Description
This delicious Mexican salsa (Salsa martajada de tomate verde) is made with fresh tomatillos, chiles de arbol, and garlic. Everything is chargrilled till blackened, imparting a smoky flavor that makes this salsa so special. Serve with tortilla chips, or as an accompaniment to your favorite Mexican meal.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds fresh tomatillos, husks removed
- 10 dried chile de arbol peppers
- 2 cloves garlic, unpeeled
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Line a heavy cast iron grill pan or griddle with aluminum foil and place over high heat. Arrange tomatillos
- chiles de arbol
- and garlic in a single layer on top. Grill until chiles are blackened
- turning as necessary
- 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Continue grilling tomatillos and garlic until they are evenly blackened
- 8 to 10 minutes more.
- Peel garlic and place in a mortar and pestle. Season with salt and pound into a thick paste. Add chiles; pound until smooth. Add as many tomatillos as you can fit in your mortar; pound until chunky. Transfer salsa to a bowl. Repeat with remaining tomatillos
- mixing them into the bowl of salsa in batches.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 11 mins
Total Time: 26 mins
Servings: 8