Chile Verde Sauce

Ingredients for chile verde salsa or sauce

5 from 10 votes

Blistered tomatillos, roasted green chiles, and garlic blended into a bright, smoky sauce in 20 minutes. Spoon it over eggs, simmer it into enchilada sauce, or freeze it for pork chile verde all winter.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: Mexican

Meat & Poultry: vegetable

Servings:

Calories: 28kcal

Author: Dorothy Stainbrook

Equipment

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds tomatillos
2 Anaheim or Jalapeno chile peppers
3 green chile peppers poblano, serrano, Hatch or your preference
4-5 cloves garlic
2 cups chicken broth
1 bunch green onions (scallions) coarsely chopped
1 bunch cilantro stems removed (about 1/2 cup)
2 teaspoons sea salt more as needed

Instructions

Remove papery husks from tomatillos and rinse. Cut the tomatillos in half and place cut side down on a foil-lined baking sheet. Place peppers (whole) and 4-5 garlic cloves (in their skins) on the baking sheet.
Roast tray of tomatillos and peppers and garlic under a broiler for about 5-7 minutes or until skins are blackened.
1 1/2 pounds tomatillos, 3 green chile peppers, 4-5 cloves garlic, 2 Anaheim or Jalapeno chile peppers
Cool tomatillos and peppers for a few minutes. In a food processor or a blender combine roasted tomatillos, garlic, peppers, 2 cups chicken broth, green onions, cilantro and salt.
If you want a spicier version, add some hot chile powder to the blender (I used a hatch chile powder).
2 cups chicken broth, 1 bunch green onions (scallions), 1 bunch cilantro, 2 teaspoons sea salt
Season to taste with additional salt. Can be used as salsa immediately, stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator for 1 week, or frozen to serve later with a wide array of Mexican dishes.

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Notes

**Notes:

This recipe makes 3 cups.
The spicier you make this salsa the more salt you should add to offset the heat
This makes 1/4 cup sauce per serving
For enchilada sauce, simmer the blended sauce in 1 tablespoon oil for 10 to 15 minutes to thicken.

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