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Almost Green Taco sauce

Almost Green Taco sauce is a sauces recipe made with Garlic, Lime Juice, Apple Cider Vinegar, and Salt. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 4 clove
• 1/4 cup
• 1/4 cup
• 2

Method (preview)

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   Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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   2 lbs. Anaheim or New Mex. chiles -- Roast -- peel, deseed

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   Heat a large cast iron skillet to hot and toast the tomatoes and tomatillos without any oil.

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   Do just one layer at a time and give each slice a nice dark brown color on both sides without burning.

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   Remove when toasted to a glass bowl.

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   Do not deglaze the pan.

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   In a blender, combine the onion, cilantro, chiles, tomatoes, garlic and tomatillos in batch sizes to half-fill the blender jar.

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   Pur|e.

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   Mix the cornstarch in the lime juice/vinegar.

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    In a large stewing pot, combine the blender loads, add the cornstarch mixture and heat until the sauce comes to a low boil, mixing constantly.

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    Be careful here, if you don't mix constantly the thick sauce will tend to erupt in hot little geysers of taco sauce that could burn you.

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    Allow sauce to cool and add salt to taste.

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    Transfer to clean jars, filling them 3/4 full and freeze what you can't use in a few weeks.

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    Be careful not to fill the jars too full or they'll break when you freeze them.

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    Adjust heat level to your personal taste. The La Victoria sauce is mild.