I Am A Salsa Creator Failure

My Salsa

I keep trying to recreate my favorite salsa, Mateo's, because it's a bit hard to find in stores around here, and with all of our tomatoes my mother has grown it would be great to be able to utilize them, but goodness I'm not too good at this.

My first attempt consisted of me just winging it, and coming up with my own proportions based on the ingredients list on the back of the jar. I wish you could look me in the eyes when I say this so you could truly understand that when I tell you, it was not good, it was seriously not good. The first day it was quite good, and I was really excited, like wow this is great first attempt, but my thoughts quickly changed. I didn't expect the flavor to change so much after a couple of days.  I've made quite a few sauces in my twenty four years on this planet, but I suppose because I've used more subtle flavoring, that when that Cumin and Paprika spent a few days together getting to know one another, I was a bit in shock.

So take two happened yesterday. I was actually a bit scared, so to speak, to try again, but this time I actually followed someone's recipe, http://thebaldgourmet.com/recipe-best-home-canned-thick-and-chunky-salsa/ for proportions on the spices. I didn't follow the recipe exact, such as the peppers I used, and a few other things, so if it is bad it's my fault, because he has some great reviews, and next time I will just follow the recipe exactly. The reason I didn't want to was, because I wanted to share this one day on my YouTube page, and I feel funny just taking someone's recipe exactly. I know a ton of people don't, and that's just sad, because it's one thing to look at other's recipe for help, all professions not just chefs do it, but it's another to be a complete and utter thief.

I tried my second attempt today, and maybe in a few days it will change a bit again, or maybe I'm just cursed and will never be able to achieve my dream of becoming the greatest salsa maker of this generation. I liked the kick from the Jalapeños, and small bit of Habanero, but I added a bit more salt, and a dash of garlic powder to help bring about some more flavor. I really love the consistency. It was quite watery yesterday, even after it had cooled, and I was worried that I didn't drain it enough, but today it's pretty perfect.

Thanks for reading,
Marissa