Tomatillo Green Chili Salsa Chipotle

It is a super easy copycat recipe of Tomatillo Green Chili Salsa Chipotle, which will bring all the amazing flavors of Chipotle to your Mexican meals.

What are Tomatillos and how do use them? A tomatillo is a small round fruit with a green color and a papery husk. They’re native to Mexico and are commonly used in Mexican cuisine to make salsas, sauces, and more. Other names are Mexican husk tomato, jamberry, Mexican tomato, and husk cherry.

What’s The Difference Between a Tomato and a Tomatillo? They actually look the same, but they are totally different fruit. Tomatoes are sweeter, red in color, and don’t have the vibrant tartness that tomatillos have. Tomatillos have a slightly more acidic, slightly less sweet flavor than ripe and unripe tomatoes. They also have a dry, papery shell (husk) that should be removed before cooking.

Tomatillos are perfectly served with some delicious tacos, such as my Jack in the Box Taco recipe, or many delicious Mexican foods.

Ingredients you’ll need

• Tomatillos
• Roma Tomatoes
• Jalapenos
• Red onion
• Cloves Garlic
• Fresh Cilantro
• Lemon Juice
• Lime Juice
• Salt, Pepper
• Ground Cumin, Dry Oregano

Let’s make Tomatillo Green Chili Salsa Chipotle

1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Hold 4 raw tomatillos back, but place the rest of the halved tomatillos and the Roma tomato cut-side down on the baking sheet. Bake until they begin to toast, about 20 minutes.
2. In a food processor, combine the roasted tomatillos and tomatoes, the raw tomatillos, jalapeños, red onion, garlic, cilantro, cumin, and oregano. Pulse until the mixture is mostly smooth with some texture
3. Taste and add more chiles and/or seeds depending on your preference for spiciness.
4. Add lemon and lime juices, and season to taste with salt and pepper.

• Remember, salsa tastes spicier when warm and when tasted without food. It will be milder after chilling and when eaten with food.
• If you’re a little shy about spice, add a little bit at a time and taste as you go along. 
• Don’t over-blend your tomatillos! Keep a little texture in the sauce.
• You can make ahead your salsa, and it can be stored easily in the fridge. Also, you can freeze it for up to three months. 

Other sauces that you might be interested

• Gordon Ramsay Tartar Recipe

Tomatillo Green Chili Salsa Chipotle

It is a super easy copycat recipe of Tomatillo Green Chili Salsa Chipotle, which will bring all the amazing flavors of Chipotle to your Mexican meals.

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 5 cups

Calories 50 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 2 pounds tomatillos husks removed
• 1 Roma Tomato halved
• 2 fresh jalapeños with seeds and membranes
• ⅔ red onion
• 4 large cloves garlic
• ½ cup fresh cilantro
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 1½ tsp salt
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp dry oregano
• ½ tsp black pepper

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Hold 4 raw tomatillos back, but place the rest of the halved tomatillos and the roma tomato cut-side down on the baking sheet. Bake until they begin to toast, about 20 minutes.
• In a food processor, combine the roasted tomatillos and tomatoes, the raw tomatillos, jalapeños, red onion, garlic, cilantro, cumin, and oregano. Pulse until the mixture is mostly smooth with some texture
• Taste and add more chiles and/or seeds depending on your preference for spiciness.
• Add lemon and lime juices, and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Notes

• Remember, the salsa tastes spicier when warm and when tasted without food. It will be milder after chilling and when eaten with food.
• If you’re a little shy about spice, add a little bit at a time and taste as you go along. 
• Don’t over-blend your tomatillos! Keep a little texture in the sauce.
• You can make ahead your salsa, and it can be stored easily in the fridge. Also, you can freeze it for up to three months. 

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