Yield: Yields about 4 cups.

You can make this sauce for the Stacked Chicken Enchiladas a day ahead. It’s also delicious napped over grilled chicken, swordfish, and pork, or served cold as a simple table condiment.

Ingredients

7 to 8 oz. tomatillos (about 5 medium)
1 qt. homemade or low-salt chicken broth
1-1/4 to 1-1/2 lb. fresh Anaheim chiles (6- to 8-inch chiles), roasted, peeled, and seeded, coarsely chopped
2 tsp. minced yellow onion
1 tsp. dried oregano (or 2 tsp. chopped fresh oregano)
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. kosher salt; more to taste
1/4 tsp. ground white pepper
2 Tbs. cornstarch, dissolved in 2 Tbs. water
Your favorite hot sauce (optional)

Nutritional Sample Size approx Tbs.
Calories (kcal) : 14
Fat Calories (kcal): 3
Fat (g): 0
Saturated Fat (g): 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g): 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g): 0
Cholesterol (mg): 0
Sodium (mg): 27
Carbohydrates (g): 2
Fiber (g): 1
Protein (g): 1

Preparation

Put a medium saucepan of water on to boil and remove the papery outer skin from the tomatillos. Boil the tomatillos until soft, 5 to 10 min. Drain and purée in a blender or food processor. Return the tomatillos to the saucepan along with the chicken broth, chopped green chiles, minced onion, oregano, garlic, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 min. Add the cornstarch slurry; stir well. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is thickened slightly and reduced to 4 to 4-1/2 cups, another 5 to 15 min. Adjust the seasonings if needed, including hot sauce if the sauce isn’t spicy enough to suit your taste.

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TheEarlofGrey | 01/07/2018
I was lucky enough to get a batch of roasted Hatch peppers from a friend so I used some of them in this sauce - delicious!! Made more and froze it and we've been enjoying it in a variety of ways all winter. A keeper!
ronnielj52 | 08/15/2009
This sauce is so delicious, my son and I are canning enough for winter use. This recipe made 2 pints our first canning cycle. We plan to quadruple it for all future batches, or until we have a good supply. In early summer, we planted what we thought was a sweet red pepper. Instead, the plant yields multiple heads of pinky-sized red 'HOT' peppers, which we're calling, 'Cherry Bomb Peppers'. We added these to this recipe for canning. For serving on other foods, we also mixed the sauce with a small amount of quality sour cream and got rave compliments. Yum!

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Name: Green Chile Sauce
Yield: Yields about 4 cups.
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 7 to 8 oz. tomatillos (about 5 medium); 1 qt. homemade or low-salt chicken broth; 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 lb. fresh Anaheim chiles (6- to 8-inch chiles), roasted, peeled, and seeded, coarsely chopped; 2 tsp. minced yellow onion; 1 tsp. dried oregano (or 2 tsp. chopped fresh oregano); 1 clove garlic, minced; 1/2 tsp. kosher salt; more to taste; 1/4 tsp. ground white pepper; 2 Tbs. cornstarch, dissolved in 2 Tbs. water; Your favorite hot sauce (optional)