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Green Tomatillo Salsa
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 15 Minutes
Servings: 8
Recipe by Rick Bayless and originally submitted by Mean Chef. I adopted this recipe in September 2006.
Ingredients:
8 ounces tomatillos, husked and rinsed (5 to 6 medium)
hot green pepper (roughly 2 serranos or 1 jalapeno, stemmed and roughly chopped)
5 -6 sprigs fresh cilantro, roughly chopped (long bottom stems removed)
1/4 cup finely chopped white onion
salt
Directions:
1. Roast the tomatillos and chile (s) on a baking sheet 4 inches below a very hot broiler, until darkly roasted, evenly blackened in spots, about 5 minutes.
2. Flip them over and roast the other side; 4 or 5 minutes more will give you splotchy-black and blistered tomatillos and chiles that are soft and cooked through.
3. Cool and transfer everything to a blender, including all of the delicious juice that has run out into the baking sheet.
4. Add the cilantro and the 1/4 cup water and blend to a coarse puree.
5. Rinse the onion under cold water, then shake to remove excess moisture.
6. Stir into the salsa and season with salt, usually a generous 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
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