1 Immersion blender, regular blender, or food processor
1 Kitchen scale
Ingredients
2Tbspavocado oil or olive oil
1medium white onionchopped (about 1 cup)
2-3clovesgarlicchopped (about 2 Tbsp)
2poundschopped green tomatoesSEE NOTE
2cupschicken broth or vegetable broth
2tsptable salt
¼cupcilantro leaveschopped
3tspground cumin
2tspground black pepper
8ozcanned chopped green chiles2 small cans
Saute the onion and garlic in oil in a saucepan until the onions soften.
Instructions
Heat the oil in a large pot on medium to medium-high.
Saute the onion and garlic in oil until the onions soften and brown a little, about 5-10 minutes.
Add the remaining ingredients to the pot.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 20-25 minutes or until tomatoes are soft.
Puree with an immersion blender or allow to cool down and puree in a food processor or blender.
Notes
Weigh the tomatoes AFTER chopping them so any cores or bad parts do not get weighed.Tomatillos CANNOT be substituted for green tomatoes. They may look similar but behave differently when cooking.