Floozy Speak!

Ever since I left texas six years ago one single most haunting element has plagued me... Chuy's Creamy Jalapeno Dip. Chuys is name of a local chain of muchy goodness in texas, chips, queso, tacos, and dip.. oh that wonderful dip. The dip is to die for. I've tried to order it, bribe for it, i've offered to hundreds of dollars for just a taste to come my way up north... but alas nada. It's haunted me for years, just a the thought of it brings happiness to me.

Just recently i bought a magic bullet blender and hatched the idea of creating my own creamy jalapeno dip. After a few experiments and I love that blender btw, I did it, i created the dip! Well its not THE dip, its my version of the the dip. What to call it I pondered... Ever since I met Mary I've named nearly all of my creations after her or her cat Otis (a girl). So I call this dip Zesty Oti' and it damn good and damn hot maybe even too hot to be considered a creamy dip.

Zesty Oti'

1 part ranch dip, lays ranch dip, maybe even helluva dip
1.5 parts green salsa dip hot, maybe medium
a few skints of cilantro (1 skint is like 1 ladyfinger)
a slice of green pepper (or anything hell add a mushroom)
a squeeze of lime (small slice)
1 jalapeno (canned, or fresh'n'frisky, bigger the more punch and less creamy)

Place contents in tall bullet, attach cross blade, place on bullet blender and pulse to desired goodness. Eat right away or let stand in fridge for cooling not that'll help cause that dip will be damn cool and hot. Bonus effect - eat with lime chips for even more goodness.

I think Zesty Oti goes best with either a Dos Equis and lime or another creation of mine, the Barrel'N'Mary...

Barrel'N'Mary

1 part Margaritaville Tropical Tangerine Tequila
1 part orange/cheap/expensive liquour
1.5 part rita mix
1 dash of triple sec (if needed)
1 squeeze of lime (small slice)
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1 cup of frisky ice
3 fresh strawberries, or other like fruit

Place dangerous liquid contents with ice and mix in shaker, coat ice nice and good. Now separate ice from liquid doom. Place coated ice with fresh fruit into tall bullet cup, apply cross blade, assemble and pulse lightly a few times. You don't want to blend this ice to a pulp. You want ice that has been in a fight. Frisky ice is now ready to party. Mix in liquid doom. Enjoy slivers of ice in your newly formed barrel'n'mary drink, apply dip to chips, consume and don't think about weight watcher points.

other recipes I've found on the web...

The Unauthorized Chuy's Creamy Jalapeno Dip

16 oz. (or 24, it matters little) sour cream
1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch Dip Mix powder
1 handful cilantro leaves (more or less to taste)
3/4 cup pickled jalapeno slices (more or less to taste)
Put the ingredients in a blender (or use a nifty hand blender) and blend until smooth. Eat immediately or, even better, chill for a few hours letting the flavors meld.

The ingredient volumes can be tinkered with to suit your particular taste, without sacrificing the basic qualities of the dip. It is good on chips (tortilla or potato), tacos (particularly of the shrimp, fish, or fajitas variety), burritos, salads (thinned), hamburgers (like mayonnaise)."

Chuy's Creamy Jalapeno Dip

3 cups ranch dressing
1/4 cup roasted green chiles (I'm sure canned would be ok)
1/4 cup sliced jalapeños (from a can)
3 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves
1/2 tomato, diced (preferably Roma)

Pulse all ingredients in a blender in batches until smooth. Chill and use as needed.

Special Thanks to Colette who came into town from Texas this week and brought me official Chuys Jalapeno at last as well!