from
Bon Appétit, May 2008
Makes 2 ½ cups
Ingredients:
3 unpeeled garlic cloves
1 pound fresh tomatillos, husked, rinsed
1 small onion, quartered through root end
3 to 6 serrano chiles or 2 to 4 jalapeño chiles
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon (or more) sugar
Coarse kosher salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup low-salt chicken broth
2 tablespoons (or more) fresh lime juice
Procedure:
1.
Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Thread garlic onto
skewer. Grill garlic, tomatillos, onion quarters, and chiles until dark brown
spots form on all sides, about 9 minutes for onion, 6 minutes for tomatillos
and chiles, and 4 minutes for garlic. Cool. Peel garlic. Trim core from onion.
Scrape some of burnt skin off chiles; stem. Seed chiles for milder salsa, if
desired. Coarsely chop onion, chiles, and garlic. Transfer tomatillos and all
vegetables to blender. Add cilantro and 1/2 teaspoon sugar; puree until smooth.
Season to taste with coarse salt.
2.
Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over high heat. Carefully
add tomatillo mixture (juices may splatter). Stir until slightly thickened,
stirring often, about 2 minutes. Add broth and 2 tablespoons lime juice. Bring
to boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer until mixture measures 2 1/2 cups,
about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and more sugar and lime juice, if
desired.
DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool
slightly, then cover and chill.