Tomatillo recipes
Tomatillos are soft fleshy fruits with a distinct acidic flavour and are traditionally used in green Mexican dishes and sauces. They look and taste similar to small, green tomatoes and the outer husks are inedible, so should be removed before use.
I doubt whether you would ever find a breakfast buffet in Mexico that didn’t contain chilaquiles. They’re a perfect way of using up stale tortillas, which are cut into triangles, then fried or baked and known as totopos. Basic chilaquiles are then simmered with either salsa verde or salsa roja until they start to soften. This recipe is for the green-sauce version, with a fried egg, some crumbled cheese and a little soured cream and chopped coriander.
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Buyer's guide
Fresh tomatillos are hard to buy in the UK, though you may be able to find them at a specialist grocer. It's more likely you'll come across tinned tomatillos, which are good for making salsa.
