Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Green Salsa

For most of the people anything spicy is good on any food, but, for me it seems like depending on what I'm eating varies the kick i need, if I'm eating tacos, my favorite is the spicy and creamy one, or the avocado green salsa, you may call it guacamole, but, for me guacamole is more like a fresh salsa with avocado, here i am about to teach you how to make different salsas, that depending on what you are craving is what you will need.



My personal favorite is the classic green salsa, flavorful, spicy and with so many possibilities.

the basic recipe is:

6 tomatillos
1/3 onion
1 glove of garlic
3 serrano peppers
cilantro
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of chicken bruillion

in a deep pan boil the tomatillos, onion, garlic and serrano peppers, add a little bit of oil and salt to the water, enhances the flavor and helps to cook our ingredients just right. boil for about 20 min, or until the tomatillos completely change color to a lighter tone. strain most of water (we need a little bit of liquid to make the blender's job easier). now blend the mix from the deep pan together with the rest of the ingredients, and there it is, a delicious green salsa that goes well with green enchiladas, tacos, chips, or whatever you feel like spicing up.



now there's a couple more things you can do to completely change this basic green salsa and make it completely different.

1.- the "green salsa guac" with the basic green salsa in the blender, add a whole avocado, and the juice of one lime. now it's a creamy citrus mix that is one of my favorites

2.- the "creamy green" with the basic green salsa in the blender add a whole avocado and add 1/4 cup of whipping cream, this makes the creamy green dressing like the one from cafe del rio.

Another one of my personal favorite is simple, citrus and pure evil. this is my wake up call, when i really crave pure spicy.

5 habaneros or 5 serrano peppers
(depending on how permanent you want the damage, habaneros are hotter than serranos i respect both)
juice of 3 limes
salt to taste.

in a Teflon pan, roast the peppers till they have some black in them, then grind or blend them with the lime and salt, and there you go, salsa al naturale! enjoy

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