Salsa Verde: Green Tomatillo Salsa (Rick Bayless)

Submitted by AmyZoe

"Next time I make this I won't put in as much water. Too me the texture was a little runnier than I like. Flavor was excellent. Recipe courtesy of Food Network and Rick Bayless. Luckily, I tripled this recipe (posted as written)."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 1 cup
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 5 -6 medium tomatillos, husked and rinsed
• fresh hot green chili, to taste (2 serranos or 1 jalapeno, stemmed)
• 5 -6 sprigs fresh cilantro, roughly chopped (thick stems removed)
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt (to taste)

directions

1. Roughly chop tomatillos and the chiles. In a blender or food processor, combine the tomatillos, chiles, cilantro, and 1/4 cup water.
2. Process to a coarse puree, then scrape into a serving dish.
3. Rinse the onion under cold water, then shake to remove the excess moisture. Stir into the salsa and season with salt.