Skip to main content

Mojo Verde

Tomatillos are the key ingredient in this alluring green sauce. They have an unusual and pleasant tartness that works well with a variety of dishes. I pair this mojo with a grand Fish in Foil . The sauce has the brightness of a lemon with the attendant complexity you'd expect of the other ingredients that go into making it.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

2

large poblano peppers

8

ounces tomatillos, papery husks and cores removed, and rinsed

Canola oil

1

/2 cup virgin olive oil

1

tablespoon Spanish sherry vinegar

1

1

/2 teaspoon kosher salt

2

teaspoons toasted and ground cumin seeds

1

/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly rub the poblanos and tomatillos with canola oil. Place on a baking sheet , and roast for 20 minutes. Put the poblanos in a bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and let stand for about 15 minutes. Set the tomatillos aside to cool.

    Step 2

    Peel the poblanos and remove the stems and seeds.

    Step 3

    Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor and puree until fairly smooth. Refrigerated, this will keep for up to 1 month.

Reprinted with permission from New World Kitchen by Norman Van Aken. © 2001 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.