They can be eaten raw or cooked and bring the greenish color to green enchilada sauce and salsa verde verde means green in spanish.
Tomatillo green chili salsa spicy.
Though it s known as a mexican husk tomato the tomatillo tastes nothing like your average tomato.
We flame roast the tomatillos in our medium hot tomatillo green chili salsa to give it a smoky depth of flavor and use it in our hot tomatillo red chili salsa to balance the spice level with its.
Though this green hued salsa has less spice than its red counterpart we happen to think it also packs more flavor.
Its primary ingredient is the dried red chili pepper earthy and floral fruity and hot smoky and sweet it gives our beloved hot salsa its delightfully spicy depth and complexity.
8 ounces 5 to 6 medium tomatillos husked and rinsed.
Gently simmer the sauce stirring often until light and creamy 45 minutes to 1 hour.
4 or 5 large cloves of fresh garlic peeled.
Puree until smooth adding a little of the tomatillo cooking liquid as needed to get a smooth salsa then season with salt.
I usually get a chicken burrito bowl with tomato salsa and roasted chili corn salsa.
1 or 2 chili peppers type and heat index of choice.
Let us count the ways.
This tomatillo salsa from chipotle has so many layered and complex flavors you would think it takes a long time to make and is super complicated.
Serrano green poblano anaheim or jalapeño peppers go very well and lead to an even more green salsa verde.
Additionally tomatillo has a slightly herbal taste and is somewhat fruity and tart in flavor.
But really its just one extra step of roasting a few vegetables or grilling until they ve charred before adding them to a food processor when you char and roast a vegetable it adds a complex new flavor to a.
Plus it lets you look like a hero in front of your friends.
Fresh hot green chiles to taste roughly 2 serranos or 1 jalapeno stemmed.
Salsa can be made 1 week ahead wrapped and chilled.
5 or 6 sprigs fresh cilantro thick stems removed roughly.
How do we love our tomatillo red chili salsa.
How good is the tomatillo green chili salsa.
The taste is fresh and bright with the jalapeño and citrus really coming through in the flavor.
I am not a huge spicy foods fan so we used a red ember cheyenne from the garden a medium hot but slightly sweet pepper.
It s also hot but not too hot.
Chipotle tomatillo green chili salsa.
It has a tart fruity and slightly herbal flavor.