Words Into Action: Mario's Tomatillo Sauce Is Hot
This ain't news, people, but one of the neat and fun things about the internet is seeing how something—a meme, a scandal, or, in this case, a recipe—spreads over the series of tubes.
Last week, Mario Batali shared a chicken-with-green-sauce recipe with us that he picked up from his kids' babysitter. It was so easy and delicious-sounding that everyone in the office printed it out or bookmarked it or what not. And, judging by the comments on that recipe, many of you did, too, with at least two Serious Eaters (JerzeeTomato and LunaPierCook) reporting that they made it.
LunaPierCook, not only made and posted about the original recipe, he came up with a good use for leftover sauce, and then goes on to detail his own experience with the recipe after making it yet again three days later: "I can see countless possibilities for this sauce, from the sauté liquid for the chicken as it was used originally, to the sauce for the pork from yesterday, to the basis for a salsa verdé, even as the topper on a seriously interesting Latina-style omelet."
Says JerzeeTomato: "The recipe takes almost no effort which I really liked. I suggest everyone make this."
[Note to klg919, who asked about cipollini braised in tomato sauce and balsamic vinegar: That's next week's recipe. Stay tuned!]
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6 Comments:
I made it, too, about 4 lbs. of chicken, a little over a pound of tomatillos and half a bunch of cilantro, Wonderful citrusy sauce, and the result made for great enchiladas. And it is, indeed, swell cold the next a.m.
lemons at 5:16PM on 09/20/07
I made it too. I unfortunately didn't have any leftover chicken to experiment with, but that sauce is pure gold.
Pauper Nick at 9:42PM on 09/20/07
Add me to the "I made it too" list. Wonderful and easy.
I poached eggs in some of the leftover sauce. And poured some over sunny-side up fried eggs. Both were excellent.
CapeCodBob at 11:47PM on 09/20/07
Don't be afraid people. Get the 3 pounds of tomatillos per 2 pounds of chicken. The are wonderfully tangy. You will not regret it.
JerzeeTomato at 2:19AM on 09/21/07
I couldn't find any tomatillos, dammit. I live in the middle of nowhere. Any suggestions? Can I substitute some other variety of tomato?
sparkythewonderdog at 10:10AM on 09/21/07
Tomatillos aren't tomatoes. They're physalis, like Cape gooseberries or the flower I remember as a kid, which is actually, I suspect, a seed pod, called "jack o'lanterns". My guess is you could use green tomatoes, but the taste wouldn't be at all the same.
lemons at 10:22AM on 09/21/07