Actual Tomatillo Sauce from Texas
- 1 bunch tomatillo (peek inside the husks whilst at the store, there can be some that have split and are not recommended)
- 3 big poblano peppers
- onion
- garlic
- hot pepper, of your choice (jalapeno, serrano, etc.)
- cilantro
- beer, preferably Lone Star (just to drink, don't put it in your recipe)
- salt, pepper, comino, sugar
- roast the poblano anyway you like, pan, grill etc.
- Once they are black, put them in a paper bag.
- Since nobody has paper bags anymore, pull out the cereal from it's box, and use the box.
- After 10 minutes, wash the peppers under the tap and the blackened skin will peel off.
- Pull off the stem and wash off the seeds.
- While the poblanos are roasting, soak the tomatillos in a pot of cold water, this will help soften the husks for removal.
- Do not rupture the tomatillos by pulling the stems to hard.
- You want them intact when you boil them.
- I don't have a time to boil them, maybe 10 minutes.
- They will turn weird shades of green, pull them when they look like they are about to burst, they should be soft.
- Put the softened tomatillos in a food processor once you have removed the stems and any hard parts.
- In a pan, soften a diced onion, as much garlic as you want and your diced pepper (1 good jalapeno is all you really need).
- Once all the "veggies" are soft or whenever the hell you want, dump them in with the tomatillos and blend.
- I like to really, really blend this sauce.
- While it is blending, add a good about (a handful) of fresh ciliantro.
- Add the salt and pepper and comino as well -- stopping to taste frequently.
- A touch of sugar needs to be added once you have it seasoned they way you like it -- you have to add at least a bit of sugar or the tangy-ness is out of control.
- You will make a bunch of sauce with this recipe which can then be added to most anything to make it better.
- If you are really prepared, do this a day or two in advance of a party and just put it out with some chips and your other dips, sauces.
- People will actually finish the entire bowl of this.
- Oh, and drink beer while you are doing this -- I promise it helps.
- BTW This is Tex-Mex, food network needs to add this as a category -- other wise you have to pick Baja or Oaxaca -- who knows.
there, peppers, onion, garlic, hot pepper, cilantro, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/actual-tomatillo-sauce-from-texas-502646 (may not work)