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Salsa Verde con Chiles de Arbol

Salsa Verde con Chiles de Arbol

My family knows these chiles as chile de arbol. This is a fast, easy salsa to make and it's very authentic. It is always a crowd-pleaser.

Submitted by: Antonio from Milwaukee, WI
Yield: 2 cups

Ingredients

  • 10 tomatillos
  • 1/4 medium onion
  • 2 cloves whole garlic
  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 10 stalks cilantro
  • salt, to taste

Preparation Instructions:

Remove the stems of the chiles and wash chiles and tomatillos thoroughly with warm running water. Peel and rinse both the onion and the garlic. In a medium sauce pan, filled with about five cups water (or as much water needed to cover the tomatillos and chiles)add the chiles and cook for about twelve minutes. Then, add the tomatillos and cook for another five minutes or until the tomatillos are starting to burst and are very pale green in color. In the meanwhile, peel and pit the avocado and dice it into 1/2 inch cubes. Also wash the cilantro and mince.

Once you are finished cooking the chiles and tomatillo, remove about 1/4 cup of the liquid and pour into a blender along with the onion and garlic. Puree for about 20 seconds until the ingredients look like a thick paste. (You will know the mixture is ready when you open the blender and your sinuses are instantly cleared.)

Then add the chiles and blend until they are liquified (about 30-40 seconds). Set the blender to chop and add the tomatillos and pulse the blender about two to four times so that the tomatillos are between slightly chunky and liquified. Pour the mixture into a serving dish and add the chopped cilantro, avocado, and salt to taste. Mix ingredients gently. Serve the salsa immediately as it will still be very warm.

More About This Recipe

In Mexican kitchens salsas are never used for chips, but are used to garnish all food from eggs, to meats, to poultry and fish. For quick meals, you can always add any kind of homemade salsa to cooked meat dishes and simmer. This salsa will only keep for a couple days due to the avocado. However, if you omit the avocado, it will stay fresh, covered in the refrigerator for more than a week.

If you enjoyed this recipe, check out more Mexican recipes here.

Comments

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Based on 2 reviews

Customer Reviews

trasi p

i cant get enough of this chili !!!salsa

Laura F

It is the best salsa I have ever made with chiles de arbol. We had a family cookout and everyone loved it and kept wanting to eat it with just about everything from meat to chicken and even just chips, it is delicious, you have to try it!

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