My favorite Mexican restaurant has this “Tomatillo Salsa” that’s bomb. Has a sour tang to it but isn’t the traditional green color you’d normally see. Anyone know what style this is/ have a recipe?
by spunzotheclown
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kenster1990
A sour tang? What do you mean sour like the canned jalapeños and carrots tang? Or you mean more zest? Also what’s the spice at?
kenster1990
I’m only asking to better try and guess the recipe
kenster1990
My guess is probably
4 to 5 tomatios (roast)
Spice? Maybe like 2 chile de Arbol (lightly roast)
One ancho pepper (try getting a big one)(lightly roast)
Maybe like half an onion? Or 1/4 (roast)
3-5 garlic (roast)
Lime or lemon to taste
Salt to taste
Looks like oregano to taste
1/2 a cup of hot water
Blend and hopefully enjoy
NotoriousHEB
Anything specific is just a guess but one way to start is by replacing some or all of the fresh chiles in whatever salsa verde you’d normally make with dried ones. Arbol, cascabel, chipotle, whatever you want
yaksplat
I tried to eat a tomatillo once after roasting it. Tasted like I’d eaten a slice of stomach bile. One of the grossest things. However, it made some of the best salsa verde I’ve ever had.
dcfb2360
If it has a sour taste, it’s prob from added lime juice.
I’d guess it’s mainly tomatillos, with a lil arbol + some onion, garlic and maybe a pinch of salt. They def added another chili besides tomatillo, it’s prob arbol but if that’s not right then try ancho.
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A sour tang? What do you mean sour like the canned jalapeños and carrots tang? Or you mean more zest?
Also what’s the spice at?
I’m only asking to better try and guess the recipe
My guess is probably
4 to 5 tomatios (roast)
Spice? Maybe like 2 chile de Arbol (lightly roast)
One ancho pepper (try getting a big one)(lightly roast)
Maybe like half an onion? Or 1/4 (roast)
3-5 garlic (roast)
Lime or lemon to taste
Salt to taste
Looks like oregano to taste
1/2 a cup of hot water
Blend and hopefully enjoy
Anything specific is just a guess but one way to start is by replacing some or all of the fresh chiles in whatever salsa verde you’d normally make with dried ones. Arbol, cascabel, chipotle, whatever you want
I tried to eat a tomatillo once after roasting it. Tasted like I’d eaten a slice of stomach bile. One of the grossest things. However, it made some of the best salsa verde I’ve ever had.
If it has a sour taste, it’s prob from added lime juice.
I’d guess it’s mainly tomatillos, with a lil arbol + some onion, garlic and maybe a pinch of salt. They def added another chili besides tomatillo, it’s prob arbol but if that’s not right then try ancho.