worldwide recipe: Ninfa's green sauce

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Ninfa's Green Sauce - a well-known treat for anyone who has ever eaten

at one of Ninfa's Tex-Mex restaurants in Texas.

4 fresh or canned tomatillos (about 6 8 ounces),

drained (if canned), and chopped

3 medium green tomatoes, chopped

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 2 fresh jalapenos, chopped

3 medium Hass avocados, halved, seeded, and peeled

1.5 cups sour cream

1 tablespoon minced cilantro

0.25 teaspoon salt, to taste

In a medium saucepan, simmer the tomatillos and tomatoes with the

garlic and jalapenos for 15 minutes, or until their liquid has

evaporated. While the tomatillo mixture simmers, place the avocados

in a blender. Spoon the thickened tomatillo mixture into the blender.

Add the sour cream, cilantro, and salt. Blend for up to 5 minutes to

create a smooth puree. Taste, and add more salt if needed. Don't add

extra salt if serving with salted corn chips. Serve the sauce

immediately with corn chips or refrigerate it for later use. Makes

about 4 cups of sauce. Serves a group of polite eaters or 2-3

displaced Texans.

If you can t find tomatillos, you can omit them. Add a squeeze or two

of lemon juice to replace their tang. Tomatillos are also known as

" husk tomatoes " and can be found in Hispanic markets if they're not in

the produce section of the grocery store.

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