Roasted Tomatillo Serrano Salsa

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 10 tomatillos
• 6 fresh serrano chilies
• 2 cloves peeled garlic
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 remobe husks from tomatillos and rinse.
• 2 place them on a baking sheet, on top rack under broiler.
• 3 broil about 4 minutes on one side, unrit blackened and soft, then turn and roast other side.
• 4 let cool on sheet.
• 5 heat a skillet over medium heat, and chiles and garlic.
• 6 roast chiles 5 to 10 minutes, until blackened and soft, turning occasionally.
• 7 roast garlic about 15 minutes.
• 8 remove and let cool, then pull stems from chiles, and peel garlic.
• 9 put tomatillos, garlic, and chiles in a food processor and coarse-blend.
• 10 transfer to a bowl and add 1/4 cup of water to bring to"salsa consistency.
• 11 "stir in onion, cilantro, salt and pepper to taste.