Tomatillo Salsa overdose!

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mandyinut

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Hi! I have been marinating everything imaginable in this tomatillo salsa smileys/wink.gif My favorite was chicken marinated overnight, grilled, sliced into thin strips and added on a warm tortilla with green chile tomato rice. Oh, heaven!

Tomatillo Salsa

(To cook the tomatillos, you can either roast them in the oven, or boil them. Roasting will deliver more flavor; boiling may be faster and use less energy. Either way works, though boiling is a more common way to cook the tomatillos.)

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb tomatillos

1/2 cup chopped white onion

1/2 cup cilantro leaves

3 cloves of garlic (I used 4 or 5)

1 Tbsp fresh lime juice

1/4 teaspoon sugar

2 Jalapeño peppers OR 2 serrano peppers, stemmed, seeded and chopped

Salt to taste

Method

1 Remove papery husks from tomatillos and rinse well.

2a Roasting method Cut in half and place cut side down on a foil-lined baking sheet. Place under a broiler for about 5-7 minutes to lightly blacken the skin.

2b Boiling method Place tomatillos in a saucepan, cover with water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove tomatillos with a slotted spoon.

2 Place tomatillos, lime juice, onions, cilantro, chili peppers, sugar in a food processor (or blender) and pulse until all ingredients are finely chopped and mixed. Season to taste with salt. Cool in refrigerator.

 
Thanks, Mandy. We grow tomatillos and are always happy to find a new recipe for them.

 
You grow tomitillos? where are you located?

I have tried growing them in No. Ca - Redding. the plants are beautiful, fruit takes forever to set, then summer is over and I get very few. I'm told I need a male and female plant. How do I know? Also, told I water too much. Any suggestions?

 
I can't believe you have a problem growing them in CA!

We live in Michigan. I plant tomatillo seeds in late May. You're right, the plants are beautiful - lots of little yellow flowers and the tomatillos look like little lanterns hanging on the plant. We start picking them when the husks begin to look dry or turn yellow which is usually mid to late August. Our garden gets minimal water. We rely mainly on rain. If it's very dry, we water. I assumed that tomatillos would grow better in warmer climates, but they are surprisingly hardy here and reseed themselves. Do you remember hAndyman? He grows tomatillos in Canada.
Better luck this year!

 
I think they'd do well where you are - they like dry.

I'll e-mail you the blurb I was reading from Rick Bayless about them.

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I grow them here, 80 miles south...but I think your problem is

more along the lines of 1) it's too hot or 2) there's more nitrogen in your soil and it doesn't push the bloom or the set. I'm really leaning toward the heat. I finally had tomatillos in October. The days were still warm and sunny, but the soil wasn't as hot so the fruit could set. I have the same problems with both tomatoes and peppers here as well...same think. It's too hot for the fruit to set. You have some intense heat up there...!

 
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