Tomatillo Sauce with Chipotle Chiles

Name: Tomatillo Sauce with Chipotle Chiles (Salsa de Tomatillo con Chipotle)
Yield: About 1½ cups
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon dried Mexican oregano; ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste; ½ small onion, finely chopped; Pinch of sugar, or to taste; 1 to 2 canned chiles chipotles en adobo; ½ pound fresh tomatillos, husks removed

Salsa de Tomatillo con Chipotle

Preparation info

About
1½ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food from My Heart

By Zarela Martínez

Published 1992

About

This is an excellent dipping sauce for crudités or tortilla chips. The chipotle adds a smoky, intriguing note. You can use more chiles for a spicier sauce.

Ingredients

½ pound fresh tomatillos, husks removed
1 to 2 canned chiles chipotles en adobo

Americas
Mexico
Starter
Spicy
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Place the tomatillos in a small saucepan, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, until they change color, about 5 minutes. Drain, reserving ½ cup of the liquid.

Place the chipotle chiles (with the sauce that clings to them) in a blender or food processor fitted with the steel