Salsa Verde (mexican Green Tomato Sauce)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb tomatillo, husks removed and rinsed
• 3 serrano chilies, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup cilantro, roughly chopped and loosely packed
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, roughly chopped for garnish
• 1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons onions, roughly chopped
• sea salt

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 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.
• 3 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.
• 4 to serve: sprinkle the top with the extra cilantro.