Salsa Verde

If you are a Mexican food lover, most likely you have already tasted this salsa. Salsa Verde (Green Salsa) is made with tomatillos and green chile peppers. I would say it’s one of the most common Mexican salsas. It’s really easy to make, and you can enjoy it with tacos, eggs, and any meat. This salsa is particularly good with any pork dish.

My husband Luis, being a Mexican, cannot eat anything without a salsa of some sort. He likes to put this salsa on his fried eggs and eat it with some warm tortillas. He puts this salsa on one of his fried eggs and some Salsa Quemada on the other one. Since Salsa Quemada is red and this one is green, it looks very appetizing to the eye as well. I make extra and use it to make Chilaquiles in the morning or Costillas en Salsa Verde (Pork ribs in green salsa) for dinner. You can use it as a dip for chips as well, which makes it a perfect salsa for any party!

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Preparation: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 2 to 4

(You might want to double this recipe if you are making this for a party)

Ingredients

3 Tomatillos
3 Garlic Cloves
1 to 2 Serrano or Jalapeño peppers
1 wedge of White onion (about 1/8 of a small onion)
1/2 cup Cilantro
Sea Salt to taste

How to Make it

First, bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add tomatillos, garlic cloves, peppers, and onion. Cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes. When the tomatillos have changed colors, remove them from heat. Drain and reserve cooking water. Cool a little bit.

Put all the ingredients except for sea salt in a food processor or blender (I actually just use my bullet blender), and blend until the texture is not too chunky. If the sauce is too thick, add a little bit of the cooking water and mix. Add sea salt to taste. Transfer the sauce to a serving bowl of your choice. Serve warm or cold.

Enjoy!

* The traditional way to make this salsa would be to grind everything in a “molcajete” instead of a blender. A “molcajete” is a traditional Mexican mortar made of stone; basically, a Mexican version of the mortar and pestle. So if you happen to have one, go ahead and go traditional!

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