Chocolate-tomatillo sauce
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Dried red California chiles | |
| ¼ | cup | Chicken broth |
| 1 | Onion -- chopped | |
| 3 | Garlic cloves -- minced | |
| 3 | Jalapenos -- chopped | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Oil |
| 1 | pounds | Tomatillos -- quartered |
| 1 | cup | Orange juice |
| 1 | ounce | Bittersweet chocolate -- |
| Chppd | ||
| ¼ | teaspoon | Red pepper flakes |
| Salt and pepper | ||
| ¼ | cup | Cilantro -- chopped |
Directions
Toast chiles in hot dry skillet until soft. Remove stems and seeds.
In blender, process chiles with broth to form smooth paste. Set aside. Saute onion, garlic and jalapenos in oil until tender. Stir in tomatillos and orange juice. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until tomatillos are cooked and sauce forms, 20-25 minutes. Stir in reserved chile paste and chocolate.
Heat and stir just until chocolate melts. Stir in red pepper flakes, salt and pepper to taste. Add cilantro.
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From: Dan Klepach Date: 06-15-95 (159) Fido: Cooking