the.com/enchiladas verdes
Tortillas drowning in tomatillo salsa, proof that green sauce can still be a hug.
means Corn tortillas rolled around chicken or cheese, bathed in a tangy green tomatillo-chile sauce, and topped with crema and queso fresco.
from From Spanish enchilada, past participle of enchilar, 'to season with chile' — built on chile itself, a word Spanish took from Nahuatl chīlli. Verdes just means 'green,' pointing to the tomatillo-and-green-chile sauce rather than the usual red one. So the name is almost a recipe in miniature: 'chile-dressed, and green, please.'
- the sauce
- tomatillos, not tomatoes, give the tang
- roasting trick
- charring chiles first deepens the whole dish
- classic filling
- shredded chicken, though cheese works unapologetically too
- color warning
- verde means green, not mild, stay alert