Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde

Roasted Salsa Verde. Perfect for enchilada sauce.


SERVINGS

4

PREP TIME

15 Minutes

COOK TIME

15 Minutes


Ingredients

  • 1 pound tomatillos, husked
  • 1 jalapeno pepper
  • 1 serrano pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, unpeeled
  • 1/2 cup chicken or vegetable broth
  • 1/4 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. configure oven rack for broiling, turn broiler on
  2. place tomatillos, peppers, and unpeeled garlic in a baking dish
  3. broil, turning occasionally, until tomatillos and peppers are blackened in spots, 10 to 12 minutes
  4. remove baking dish from broiler and add broth, scrape up the good bits, let cool
  5. when cool, peel skins and remove seeds from peppers to desired heat level, peel garlic
  6. add tomatillos, peppers, garlic, onion, lime juice, and salt to food processor
  7. add about half of the liquid from the baking dish, then pulse process until mostly smooth
  8. adjust with more liquid, lime juice, and salt to desired consistency and taste