Tomatillo sauce

[ProdigalHorn]

Anyone have a good one? I was just in the mood this week to make some chicken enchiladas.

I looked around online a while back and didn't really come up with a good one. The one I tried just didn't have a lot of flavor, was just really hot. Ended up having to mix in some canned green chili sauce.

 

[77horn]

10 tomatillos
1-2 jalapenos (depends on size and how spicy you want it)
1 avacado
1/2 onion
3-4 cloves garlic
1/2 of a supermarket bunch of cilantro
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sour cream
squirt of lime juice.

I boil the tomatillos abt 5 min. Then everything into the blender. (this is sized to max out my blender)

 

[BigWill]

I've never boiled the tomatillos, I've always roasted them on the grill.

Maybe I'll try the boiling thing.

 

[ProdigalHorn]

Thanks 77, that sounds really good. The avocado and sour cream were missing from my last try and that might make the difference.

Last time I think I put two jalapenos in and it was way too much, couldn't taste the sauce itself. So I may try it with one and see.

 

[led224]

I just made this using 6 tomatillo's and skipping the cilantro and sour cream. I went with two jalapeno's and wish I had just used one or at least de-seeded them. It is delicious in spite of the heat. I think the avacado makes all the difference.
There's a boston butt in the crock pot with 1 beer, lime juice, red onion, garlic, one thinly sliced jalapeno, chili powder, cumin, salt & pepper.
The tomatillo salsa is going to be awsome on the pulled pork tacos and will be ready at the end of the first quarter.

 

[bullzak]

I broil them in the broiler on a cookie sheet so you get all the juice. Works great.

Cant wait to try this version but will go easy on the peppers. Tomatillo is easy to overwhelm.

 

[ProdigalHorn]

I just made it - very good stuff! I put about three or four times the amount of sour cream, and it turned out well.

 

[Y Sanchez]

What are some other ideas that this might be good on?

 

[ProdigalHorn]

I used it as enchilada sauce, and my one complaint would be that it doesn't really have a sauce texture. It still works but it seems almost more of a dip. I wonder how it would be if you included some cream of mushroom soup or something like that.