Best Mexican Green Sauce Recipes

CHUY'S HATCH NEW MEXICAN GREEN CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• In heavy-bottomed sauce pan, saute onions in corn oil until they begin to brown.
• Add garlic and cook another 2 minutes.
• Stir flour in with onions and garlic so that it thickens.
• Add chopped chilies, beef broth and salt and mix well.
• Bring to a boil and simmer 10 to 15 minutes to allow mixture to reduce.
• The sauce should be thick enough to bind chilies and onions together.
• Sauce can be refrigerated for three days, or frozen.

SALSA VERDE (MEXICAN GREEN TOMATO SAUCE)

Steps:

• Put the tomatillos whole in a small saucepan, barely cover with water, and bring to a simmer. lower the heat and continue cooking until soft but not falling apart, about 5 minutes depending on size. Drain, reserving the cooking water.
• Using a molcajete: Mash and grind together the chiles, 1/2 cup cilantro, the garlic, onion, and salt. Add the tomatillos a few at a time, crushing and grinding well after each addition and adding a little of the cooking liquid until you have a textured sauce of medium consistency. You will probably need about 1/2 cup or even more of the cooking liquid.
• Using a blender: Put 1/3 cup of the cooking water into the blender jar. Add the chiles, 1/2 cup cilantro, the garlic, and the onion and grind to a paste. Add the tomatillos a little at a time, blending with about 1/3 cup more of the cooking liquid until you have a textured sauce of medium consistency. Add salt to taste.
• To serve: Sprinkle the top with the extra cilantro.

MEXICAN SALSA VERDE, GREEN HOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a food processor.
• Process until almost smooth.
• Let stand at room temperature for 1-2 hours.

MOLE VERDE -- MEXICAN GREEN SAUCE

Steps:

• Toast the pumpkin seeds in an ungreased pan, turning them over and shaking the pan from time to time to prevent them from burning.
• Set them aside to cool.
• Grind them in an electric grinder or blender to a fine powder.
• Put 1 1/2 cups of the broth in a blender, gradually adding the tomatillos, sorrel, hoja santa, chopped epazote, and chiles, blending as smooth as possible.
• Heat the lard in a flameproof casserole in which you are going to serve the mole; fry the blended ingredients, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan to prevent sticking for about 25 minutes.
• Add the rest of the epazote.
• Stir 1/2 cup of the broth into the pumpkin seeds until you have a smooth consistency and gradually stir into the cooked ingredients.
• Continue cooking over low heat, stirring constantly for 10 more minutes.
• Take care that the pumpkin seed mixture does not form into lumps; if this happens, put the sauce back into the blender and blend until smooth.
• Add any remaining broth and salt, to taste.
• If the sauce is too thick, add a little water to dilute.

VEGAN MEXICAN QUINOA BOWL WITH GREEN CHILE CILANTRO SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine cashews, green chile peppers, hemp milk, jalapeno pepper, and salt in a blender; process until smooth.
• Pour cashew mixture into a small bowl; stir in 1 cup cilantro.
• Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Divide romaine lettuce among 4 bowls. Top with quinoa, black beans, red bell pepper, and onion. Drizzle cilantro sauce on top. Garnish with remaining 1/4 cup cilantro and chopped avocados.

MEXICAN GREEN SAUCE WITH TOMATILLOS AND AVOCADO (SALSA VERDE)

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender (or with mortar and pestle), process garlic and salt to a paste.
• In the processor or blender, place onion, jalapenos and tomatillos and pulse to make a slightly chunky mix. Remove to bowl.
• Halve and pit avocado and scoop out flesh. Chop finely and add to other ingredients. Add cilantro and mix well.
• Serve with tortilla chips or as a condiment for meat, fish, poultry, burritos or quesadillas.
• Makes about 2 cups.

MEXICAN POLLO VERDE ALMENDRADO CHICKEN IN GREEN ALMOND SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the chicken pieces into a heavy casserole with the stock, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer gently, covered, for 45 minutes, or until tender. Lift the chicken out onto a platter and set aside. Pour the stock into a jug. Rinse out and dry the casserole.
• In a blender or food processor combine the onion, garlic, parsley, coriander, lettuce, hot peppers, and almonds, and reduce to a coarse puree. Do not over blend as the finished sauce should have some texture, not be entirely smooth. Heat the oil or lard in a large, heavy skillet and pour in the puree, which will be almost paste like because of the almonds. Cook the mixture, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, for 3 to 4 minutes over moderate heat. Transfer it to a casserole. Stir in 2 cups of the stock, season to taste with salt. Add the chicken pieces, cover, and simmer just long enough to heat the chicken through. Serves 6.
• Arroz Blanco (White Rice) is good with this. For a completely Mexican meal, serve the chicken with the rice and with tortillas. Frijoles (Beans), and guacamole (Avocado Sauce).
• The Book Of Latin American Cooking.

MEXICAN SQUOODLES WITH CREAMY FIRE-ROASTED GREEN CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in squash and corn; cook, stirring frequently, until squash is softened, about 5 minutes. Transfer to individual serving plates.
• Combine Neufchatel cheese, chile peppers, and milk in a blender; blend until sauce is smooth.
• Heat sauce in a saucepan over medium heat until warmed through, 2 to 4 minutes; pour over squash mixture.

MEXICAN GREEN SAUCE

Steps:

• Boil the tomatillos and jalapenos in salted water until just tender, about 10 minutes, then drain.
• Place in blender or food processor with cilantro, onion and garlic (mint, if desired) and blend until smooth.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Pour sauce in and stir for 5 minutes.
• Add broth and salt, return to a boil, then simmer for 8 to 10 minutes until thickened.

MEXICAN SHRIMP IN GREEN BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saute pan or dutch oven over medium-low heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Add the green beans,spices, chipotle, adobo sauce and fish stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes to allow flavors to meld.
• Add shrimp. Stir and cook for 1 to 2 minutes (shrimp will just start to turn pink but still appear uncooked). Remove pan from heat, cover and allow shrimp to stand until they turn bright pink (this takes approximately 5 minutes).
• Garnish each portion with the cilantro (chopped, if desired). Serve immediately with a lime wedge on the side.
• This is good served with rice and warm corn tortillas to soak up the juice, refried beans and sliced avocado.
• NOTE: if you prefer, jarred nopalitos may be substituted for the green beans.

SIMPLE NEW MEXICAN GREEN CHILE SAUCE, HIGH ALTITUDE

Steps:

• Chop chile into 1/2-inch dice.
• Combine chile, water and chicken bouillon in a saucepan. If you like, substitute chicken broth for water and bouillon.
• Bring to a boil and simmer 30 minutes. You're done!
• Use the unthickened sauce as-is, over eggs, potatoes or meat. Or spoon over tortilla chips or Fritos and top with grated cheese.
• Freeze extras (before thickening) for up to 1 year.
• To thicken sauce, FOR EACH CUP of cooked green chile & broth, make a roux of 1 T. flour and 1 T. butter.
• Cook the roux over very low heat until flour smells cooked, 3-5 minutes, whisking frequently.
• Add sauce and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Simmer a couple minutes.
• Serve as described above.
• Frozen store-bought Bueno-type green chiles are an acceptable substitute; reduce water to 2 cups. Canned chiles may be used in a pinch; use canning liquid to replace some of the water.

MEXICAN GREEN SAUCE

Steps:

• In a blender-- blend avacados.
• In a medium pan boil tomatoes, tomatillas and garlic for 15 minutes.
• After 15 minutes add tomatoes, tomatillas, garlic and sour cream to blender and blend for 5 minutes or until creamy smooth.

CHUY'S HATCH NEW MEXICAN GREEN CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• In heavy-bottomed sauce pan, saute onions in corn oil until they begin to brown.
• Add garlic and cook another 2 minutes.
• Stir flour in with onions and garlic so that it thickens.
• Add chopped chilies, beef broth and salt and mix well.
• Bring to a boil and simmer 10 to 15 minutes to allow mixture to reduce.
• The sauce should be thick enough to bind chilies and onions together.
• Sauce can be refrigerated for three days, or frozen.