Hatch Salsa Verde is a tangy, spicy salsa just perfect for adding a special touch to street tacos. Great on pork, chicken, beans, or drizzle over cheese dip.
Hatch Salsa Verde is a very simple, tangy and spicy cooked green salsa. It’s one of my favorite salsas and keeps for about 2 weeks in the fridge. I’ve made it with just medium chiles (Big Jim) and I’ve tried it made with hot chiles (Sandia and Mirasol). I lean toward the medium, particularly if serving it with chips or as a dip of some kind. But this is really the perfect salsa to serve on street tacos, and I lean toward making it hot if you’re going to drizzle it over pulled pork on a taco.
You also can freeze this with no problem. That’s an advantage of a cooked salsa – they generally freeze well. All in all, I recommend drizzling this over pulled pork, pulled chicken, salmon, even shredded beef. Enjoy!
- 1 ½ cups medium or hot Hatch chiles, roasted, peeled and seeded
- 2 cups coarsely chopped tomatillos
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 cup packed fresh cilantro sprigs & stems
- salt to taste
- Remove husks from fresh tomatillos and rinse tomatillos under warm water to remove stickiness, then chop coarsely.
- In a saucepan simmer tomatillos, broth, and garlic until tomatillos are tender, about 10 minutes if using fresh tomatillos and about 5 minutes if using canned.
- Add chiles to tomatillo mixture. Cool salsa slightly and in a blender pulse until coarsely chopped (use caution when blending hot liquids).
- Salsa may be made up to this point 2 days ahead and cooled, uncovered, before being chilled, covered. Bring salsa to room temperature or reheat before proceeding.
- Just before serving, in blender pulse salsa with cilantro until cilantro is finely chopped (use caution when blending if salsa is heated) and season with salt.
So what’s this salsa like on a taco? That’s where it really shines. Here we have a pulled chicken taco with some sour cream and crumbles of cotija cheese. That hot, tart flavor adds a whole new dimension just like you find in the best street tacos. I’ve taken this batch of salsa and frozen it in 1/2 to 1 cup containers so I can pull out just the right amount when I’m making homemade tacos or burritos. Easy peasy!
Hatch Salsa Verde is a tart, spicy salsa ideal for adding a special touch to street tacos. Great on pork, chicken, beans, or drizzle over cheese dip.
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