SALSA VERDE (MEXICAN GREEN TOMATO SAUCE)
From Diana Kennedy's "From My Mexican Kitchen: Techniques and Ingredients." This is the best green salsa I've ever made. It can be used as a straight salsa or as a sauce to cook meat in.
Provided by Goody2shz
Categories Vegetable
Time 20m
Yield 2 cups, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 20.7, Fat 0.6, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 1.5, Carbohydrate 3.9, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 2.4, Protein 0.7
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