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Chile Pasilla Tomatillo Salsa Recipe

Full flavored rustic salsa prepared with dried pasilla chiles and tangy tomatillos.

Prep 10m
Cook 35m
Total 45m
Yield 4 servings
Source: mexicanfoodjournal.com by Douglas Cullen

🥄 Ingredients

  • 12 small tomatillos
  • 8 pasilla chiles
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp salt + more if needed

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Remove the stems, seeds and vein from the chiles.

  2. Remove the husks from the tomatillos and rinse the tomatillos under running water.

  3. Place the chiles in a pan with just enough water cover them, bring to a boil and then turn off the heat. Allow them to soak for 15 minutes.

  4. Place the tomatillos in a pan with just enough water to cover, bring to a boil then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Blend the chiles and tomatillos with a little of the tomatillo cooking water, about ½ cup for 45 seconds.

  5. Put the blended salsa and 1 tsp. of salt into a pan over low heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

  6. Adjust the salt to taste.

📊 Nutrition (per serving)

42 kcal Calories
7 g Carbs
1 g Protein

Nutritional values are estimates from the original source.