Jalapeño Salsa Verde with Cumin
Salsa Verde de Jalapeño con Comino
Recipe Yield
2 cups approximately
Cooking time
10 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1 pound tomatillos husked and rinsed
- 3 to 4 jalapeños to taste
- 3 garlic cloves unpeeled
- ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¾ teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt or to taste
- ½ cup coarsely chopped cilantro leaves and tender upper stems
To Prepare
- Preheat the broiler with a rack 2-3 inches from it. Place the tomatillos, jalapeños, and garlic cloves on a baking sheet. Broil for about 10-15 minutes, flipping halfway through, until the tomatillos are charred and mushy. Alternatively, you can char them on a preheated comal, griddle, or skillet preheated over medium heat, but it will take a few minutes more.
- When cool enough to handle, peel the garlic cloves and remove the stems from the jalapeños. Drop the tomatillos, garlic and 1 or 2 jalapeños into a blender.
- Set a small skillet, griddle, or comal over medium-low heat. Once it’s hot, toast the cumin seeds and oregano for less than a minute, stirring constantly until fragrant and browned; don’t let them burn. Scrape into the blender, along with the salt. Pulse until fairly smooth but you can still see the tomatillo seeds. Taste and add the remaining jalapeños as desired.
- Pour into a bowl. Stir in the cilantro and serve. The salsa will keep for up to 5 days, covered, in the refrigerator.
Comments
4comments inJalapeño Salsa Verde with Cumin
Vicki Lozano
Jan 14
I made this today. Super easy and very tasty
Pati Jinich
Feb 13
So happy to hear you liked it Vicki!
Amanda
Oct 13
I have your cookbook and have made a variety of the salsa verdes and this one definitely has a nice subtle difference. Going to pair this with the Chihuahua-Style Mixed Meat Grill tacos tonight. We ate that plain yesterday and it was delicious! Thanks for the amazing recipes as always.
Pati Jinich
Oct 23
Thanks to you for following and for giving my recipes a chance Amanda! Share with me your mailing address to hola@patijinich.com and I will be happy to send a signed and dedicated bookplate for your book!