Creamy tomatillo-cilantro sauce
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Total time: 35 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 12 • Difficulty: Easy
Pair this fresh, creamy sauce with Mexican favourites like tacos, quesadillas, and enchiladas. Unfamiliar with tomatillos? They look like a small green tomato, have a delicious bright, tart, acidic flavour, and are most frequently used in salsa verde. Don’t be intimidated by them – they are a cinch to prep and use. Their papery husks slip off easily so once their outer husks are peeled and removed you can chop them as needed.
Ingredients
Olive oil
2 tsp(s)
Tomatillo
1 pound(s)
Onion
½ cup(s)
Jalapeño pepper
2 tbsp(s), chopped (don’t touch seeds with bare hands)
Minced garlic
2½ tsp(s)
Table salt
¾ tsp(s)
Ground cumin
½ tsp(s)
Cilantro
2 cup(s), leaves (about 1 medium bunch)
Reduced-fat sour cream
¼ cup(s)
Instructions
1
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add tomatillos, onion and jalapeno; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatillos cook down and onion is tender, about 10 minutes.
2
Stir in garlic, salt and cumin; cook, stirring a few times, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
3
Transfer cooled mixture to a blender; add cilantro and blend until smooth. Add sour cream and blend until combined. Pour into a serving bowl and serve or cover and refrigerate up to 4 days (serve at room temperature).
4
Yields about 2 tablespoons per serving.
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