Easy Homemade Salsa verde, made with tomatillos, serrano o jalapeño peppers. This authentic Mexican salsa is the way we make it in Mexico. Goes great with carnitas, steak tacos, and grilled chicken.
Course Salsas
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword authentic Mexican salsa verde,, green tomato salsa recipe, how to make spicy tomatillo salsa verde
2or 3 serranos peppersif using Jalapeño peppers use 1
Salt to taste
About 3 cups of water to cook the tomatoes and peppers.
4tablespoonChopped ChilantroOptional
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Instructions
In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Add the pepper and tomatillos, simmer, uncovered, for 12-15 minutes.
Drain, reserving ¼ cup water of the liquid.
In a blender, puree the peppers, tomatillos, garlic and chopped onion, the cilantro if using, then add the reserved liquid if needed to get a saucier texture.
Transfer to a bowl and add salt to taste.
This sauce can be refrigerated for up to 3 days and can also be frozen.
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Notes
This recipe makes 2 cups of salsa verde
In some places, fresh tomatillos are not available. You can buy canned Tomatillos as an option.
Chopped cilantro is an excellent addition to this sauce; it could be added to the final process in the blender, or at serving time.
If you are using a food processor, only pulse a few times to avoid making the salsa too watery.