{"id":2137,"date":"2021-01-28T09:50:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T14:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/?p=2137"},"modified":"2021-02-09T09:29:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T14:29:17","slug":"pico-de-gallo-seasoning-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/28\/pico-de-gallo-seasoning-secrets\/","title":{"rendered":"Pico de Gallo seasoning secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>By Elliot Kantor<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>   One of the most important skills for people first learning to cook is <strong>seasoning to taste<\/strong>. You need to know how to do two things: <strong>taste the food and make changes<\/strong>. Then repeat. To master these two skills, you just need to practice! So, I\u2019ve prepared a very basic pico de gallo recipe to practice cutting ingredients and seasoning to taste. As food goes, this particular recipe has great rewards with very little effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ugb-blockquote ugb-blockquote ugb-53f1c32 ugb-blockquote--v3 ugb-blockquote--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-53f1c32 .ugb-blockquote__quote{width:70px !important;height:70px !important}.ugb-53f1c32 .ugb-blockquote__text{font-size:51px !important}@media screen and (max-width:1025px){.ugb-53f1c32 .ugb-blockquote__text{font-size:50px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__item\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"ugb-blockquote__quote\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__content\"><p class=\"ugb-blockquote__text\">Eyeball everything and taste as you go<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"422\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Picture2.png 422w, https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Picture2-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Elliot Kantor<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"206\" height=\"154\" src=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"203\" height=\"142\" src=\"\">    First, grab some tomatoes, an onion, cilantro, salt, pepper, garlic, lime, and a jalape\u00f1o. You can add more spices or ingredients (I hear tropical fruit can taste good in this), or you can use fewer. Without time or ingredients, just salted tomato and onion can be a great topping to tacos or salads. I won\u2019t include specific measurements, but eyeball everything and taste as you go. The only rule would probably be to have less onion than tomato. Dice the tomato finely and add to a bowl. Season with salt (to taste) and dice the onion to a similar size. If cilantro is your thing, you can add that, too. By the way, cilantro stems are not bitter like parsley stems, so don\u2019t worry about separating stems from leaves. Dice a clove of garlic (raw stuff is more potent) and half of a seeded jalape\u00f1o if you have one. Again, season with salt and pepper and always taste before <em>and <\/em>after to see what you like! Squeeze in about half of a lime, tasting as you increment the amount, and that\u2019s about it. Serve on top of anything (but my favorite is homemade tacos).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>   I actually cooking by following the Basics with Babish YouTube series. In fact, this recipe is adapted from Babish\u2019s! Although I may not go into the details here, the channel is a great resource for anyone who wants to cook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Elliot Kantor One of the most important skills for people first learning to cook is seasoning to taste. You need to know how to do two things: taste the food and make changes. Then repeat. 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