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Easy Tomatillo Salsa Verde
This Tomatillo Salsa Verde is the perfect green sauce to serve on your table for a variety of dishes and it's also perfect to make enchiladas & chilaquiles verdes. A true versatile salsa!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup onion (roughly chopped)
- 3 garlic cloves (peeled and roughly chopped)
- 1 poblano chile (roughly chopped)
- 1 jalapeño (add serrano peppers for a spicy version) (chopped)
- 4 cups tomatillos (about 1 ½ lbs) (husk removed, rinsed and quartered)
- 1 ½ cups vegetable or chicken stock
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ¾ tsp fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- 1
Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a medium saucepan and heat over medium high heat. Add the ½ cup onion, 3 garlic cloves, poblano, and jalapeño and sauté until lightly browned.
- 2
Add the tomatillos and the stock.
- 3
Cover and simmer until soft. About 10 minutes. Then remove from heat and let it cool slightly.
- 4
Add the tomatillo mix (without the liquid), cilantro, salt & pepper to a blender or food processor. Blend until there are no big chunks and reaches your desired consistency.