Carlos O’Kellys is my absolute favorite restaurant in Iowa – it’s American Mexican food but I love it! Their queso and salsa is the best! And I have the authentic recipes for them and am sharing them with you!!!!
Chop onion into chunks and add to food processor – then add garlic, cilantro and salt – pulse until onion is minced and all cilantro is incorporated – you do NOT want to puree this!! pulse it on chop mode a half dozen times – and check often.
1/2 large onion, 2 sprigs cilantro leaves, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp coarse sea salt
Pour onion mixture into a large bowl
Take drained whole tomatoes and put in food processor – pulse on chop setting the big chunks of tomato are broken up. again – you do not want to puree this but you want it more than diced.
1 28 oz whole peeled tomatoes
Add tomatoes to onion mixture
Stir in chilies & jalapeño
2 oz canned green chiles, 1 oz canned jalapenos
Refrigerate for at least 12 hours
Notes
Best if you have a food processor – I just have a small KitchenAid like this