Boy, hats off to everyone here for turning me on to El Pato. I’ve been messing around with roasting tomatoes and chilies for almost 2 decades now when just a can of this plus some chopped onion and cilantro is a perfect dupe for my favorite Mexican spot’s salsa. Working my way through the different varieties and they’ve all been stellar. Thinking the red can is in first place for me, followed by green and yellow. Yellow definitely has a nice kick but I feel like it’s significantly sweeter than the others? Curious what everyone thinks about the different types and if there’s a type I haven’t found yet.
Ingredients list because them’s the rules:
1 can El Pato
Chopped onion
Chopped cilantro
by Over_Return4665
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Im definitely about El pato. I actually mic a can of rotel fire roasted tomatoes. I hit it with the handheld blender. Then I add cilantro, onion and just a touch of oregano and salt..
Yeah definitely, I did that minimal el pato recipe from the other day and it’s great.
2 cans El Pato “yellow”
2 TBSP finely chopped fresh cilantro
2 TBSP finely diced white onion
2 tsp lime juice
1 tsp salt
Make sure you let it sit overnight in the refrigerator so the flavors can combine before serving
I’ve been trying to find it since people have brought it up in this sub, and I cannot find it in the two grocery stores I’ve been. it was even out of stock at walmart. I’m going to have to make it over to the local Hispanic stores I think
Where do you guys buy El pato
I just picked up my first can of El pato yesterday and it’s been a complete game changer!
Can’t see el pato without thinking of my dude Señor Renato 🦆