Salsa de Chile Pasilla de Michoacan (Michoacan Pasilla Sauce)

This sauce comes from the northern part of Michoacan. It is traditionally served over boiled rice and topped with crumbled cotija cheese, with corundas or uchepos and creme.

Submitted By: Diana Kennedy

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Ingredients

3 chiles pasilla
2 tablespoons safflower oil
2 small fresh tomatillos, husks removed, rinsed
1/4 cup water
2 garlic cloves
1/4 small white onion, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon sea salt (or to taste)

Instructions

Remove stalks if any from the dried chiles and discard. Wipe the chiles with a damp cloth to remove any dust. Heat the oil in a frying pan and gently fry the chiles, without burning, turning them around from time to time until they are firm to the touch, about 5 minutes.

Remove the chiles with a slotted spoon and drain on paper toweling. In the same oil, fry the tomate verde and garlic until lightly browned and soft inside, about 5 minutes. Put the water into a blender jar add the tomate verde, peeled garlic, and crumbled, fried chiles with their seeds and veins. Blend for a few seconds to a textured puree. Heat the same oil in the pan, add the onion and fry gently until translucent, without browning--about 1 minute. Add the blended ingredients and salt and fry, stirring form time to time and scraping the bottom of the pan, until the sauce has reduced and thickened a little and is well seasons--about 5 minutes.

Posted: 7/2/2009 1:40:22 PM

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