Salsa Verde: Easy taste for everyone

Salsa Verde

A Mexican kitchen icon

Usually prepared at a medium spiciness level for steaks, home meals. While a taco seller can offer a very spicy option for tacos which usually are using a bit more oily tortillas and oily meat. And as well it can be prepared in a very low spiciness variant for some parties so that even children can add to their snacks, tamales, tacos, tortas, etc. 

The most important ingredient of Salsa Verde is a Mexican type of green tomato called "Tomatillo" which matures staying green and it has a smaller size than the average red tomato. Tomatillo taste is less sweet than red tomatoes, more acidic and this gives the unique taste that Salsa Verde is famous for.

Most of times is preferred to use Serrano peppers while some people might opt for Jalapeno peppers or some would simply use both peppers. And in addition some other non spicy peppers to add texture and taste such as Poblano. And of course, onion, garlic and herbs.

Salsa Verde is used by Mexican families on Tamales, Carnitas, Tacos, Enchiladas suizas, Quesadillas, while many can enjoy it with simple snacks as tortilla chips.

At Mister Pepper Mexican Shop we offer Salsa Verde on three different brands.

San Marcos Salsa Verde has a light touch of oil and its texture is almost liquid, very well blended. A little bit more spicy than the Clemente Jacques version and the closest to what you can find at taco sellers in Mexican streets.

Clemente Jacques Salsa Verde is a bit ticker and chunkier in texture, it has a fresh garden taste, and it is just a little bit sweeter.

La Morena Salsa Verde comes with a touch of garlic, is a little bit more spicy than the previous two comparisons, but still in the middle range. It has a very well blended texture and it can represent the closest to a home made Salsa Verde.

How to use Salsa Verde

Improvising some mixes with Salsa Verde. Once you got from Mr. Pepper Mexican Shop some Salsa Verde, there are a few different things you can experiment with.

Creamy version - If you are fan of sour cream, you can use a blender to mix around 220 grams of Salsa Verde and around 4 spoons of sour cream. (Can be less or more depending on your taste). You will get a tasty creamy version of Salsa Verde almost with a texture similar to Guacamole.

Guacamole style version - Mix in a blender around 220 grams of Salsa Verde,  one or half an avocado (Remove husk and bone) and you will get a Guacamole plus all the tasty properties of tomatillo and a touch of chilly pepper. You can as well add two spoons of sour cream to this and get a sauce with beautiful creamy texture and fresh taste of Mexico.

Hot version - Once that you get from Mr.Pepper Mexican Shop the Salsa Verde of your choice and as well some hot peppers such as Jalapeno, Serrano or for a very spicy version Habanero. On a hot frying pan add a little bit of oil and heat up some chilly peppers for around 30 to 60 seconds, if you like the taste of semi burnt peppers you can keep it frying a little bit longer till the peppers start getting that beautiful dark roast. I advice two peppers, but it depends on how spicy you want to make this sauce. Can be 2 Serrano peppers or 2 Jalapeno peppers, as it can be one Jalapeno and one Serrano. If you wish to make the Habanero version, I advice to start with only half of an Habanero pepper, taste the sauce and if you wish you can add the next half.  It can be done with a blender as  well as it can be prepared by mixing with a spoon chopped peppers and Salsa Verde.

Get your favourite Salsa Verde from Mr.Pepper Mexican Shop. Enjoy and share the taste!

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