Oh the things I go through to get a descent photo for the website… Let me start from the beginning… I made a batch of salsa verde last week to go with some tacos, but having had a few cervezas on an empty stomach, the tacos and salsa were demolished before I had a chance to take a photo of the salsa verde by itself. Oops!
Fast forward a week and I’ve made a fresh batch of salsa verde. Then I realize I don’t have any chips to show it with. So I got a bag of masa harina out, kneaded some dough, made a single tortilla, cut it into pieces and made some fresh baked tortilla chips just for this post:-)
I tend to prefer salsas made with tomatoes for chips, but as a condiment on tacos, eggs, etc, I’m a huge fan of this green tomatillo salsa. It’s tangy, sweet and spicy with some very concentrated flavours owing to the fact that everything gets fire roasted before it goes into the salsa.
You could of course use canned tomatillos, but given how widely available the fresh ones are here in North America, there really isn’t any excuse to not use fresh ones.
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Ingredients
- 5 medium tomatillos
- 1 medium serrano chili
- 3 cloves garlic (unpeeled)
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- ½ medium onion (minced)
- 10 sprigs cilantro (minced)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Peel the husks off the tomatillos and wash thoroughly. Score the bottoms of the tomatillos with a knife.
- Move the oven rack to the top position and turn on the broiler. Lay down a piece of foil onto the rack and turn up the edges to prevent juices from running off. Place the tomatillos, chili and garlic on the foil and broil until the skins charred. Flip everything over and char the other side.
- Remove everything from the oven with the foil, being careful not to spill any of the liquid. Remove the core excess char from the tomatillos and mince with a sharp knife. Mince the chili and garlic and add to a bowl with the tomatillos. Add the lime juice, onions and cilantro then salt to taste.
Notes
Marc Matsumoto says
Anna’s is one of my favourite Mexican places on this coast:-)
Kevin (Closet Cooking) says
Salsa verde is so simple and yet so addictively good!
Kevin (Closet Cooking) says
Salsa verde is so simple and yet so addictively good!
Lori Lynn says
Making the chip for the blog? Of course. That is our art.
My favorite breakfast when traveling Mexico years ago was a scrambled egg, with all things green: salsa verde, avocado, cilantro, sliced jalapeño. Continues to be my all time favorite breakfast.
Great post Marc.
LL
Lori Lynn says
Making the chip for the blog? Of course. That is our art.
My favorite breakfast when traveling Mexico years ago was a scrambled egg, with all things green: salsa verde, avocado, cilantro, sliced jalapeño. Continues to be my all time favorite breakfast.
Great post Marc.
LL
chels says
DEDICATION… I love it! And that looks soooo tasty. I feel like I can taste it through that photo! 🙂
chels says
DEDICATION… I love it! And that looks soooo tasty. I feel like I can taste it through that photo! 🙂
Ravenouscouple says
This recipe sounds fantastic! So glad you visited our site…so that we can discover yours. Amazing. Brilliant. Love those shishito peppers on your header and your philosophy about not cooking with recipes. Moon Cake foods was a favorite–loved their grilled lobster tail specials on thursdays! Can’t believe we’ve been missing out on your blog –just added you to our blogroll. Thanks! Hong and Kim
Ravenouscouple says
This recipe sounds fantastic! So glad you visited our site…so that we can discover yours. Amazing. Brilliant. Love those shishito peppers on your header and your philosophy about not cooking with recipes. Moon Cake foods was a favorite–loved their grilled lobster tail specials on thursdays! Can’t believe we’ve been missing out on your blog –just added you to our blogroll. Thanks! Hong and Kim
gogofriyo says
hi people
Forgetmenot says
great recipe …am going to buy tomatillos just to try this one!
Fazef34r says
i used to make this kind of salsa but after visiting this site, i have changed the way i make it
Lkc100 says
I just made this…..tomatillos are in super store now……I bought some…..
made this salsa…..it is amazing
Becca says
how long does this salsa last in the fridge? Thanks!
Marc Matsumoto says
4-5 days provided you don’t double dip and keep it in a sealed container.