Spicy Tomatillo Salsa Verde

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

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings Servings ( 2 tablespoon each)

Calories 5kcal

Author Mely Martínez

Ingredients

6 tomatillos husked and washed. About 2 cups.
3 tablespoon of chopped onion
1 clove of garlic
2 or 3 serranos peppers if using Jalapeño peppers use 1
Salt to taste
About 3 cups of water to cook the tomatoes and peppers.
4 tablespoon Chopped Chilantro Optional

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.

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.

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