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Nov 19 2025

Salsa Verde Cruda

Raw tomatillos, serrano, onion, cilantro and salt, blitzed until bright and sharp. The taquería workhorse: tart enough to cut through pork fat, hot enough to notice.

A bowl of salsa verde
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. JED / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5)

Base

Tomatillo

Chiles

Serrano

Heat (1–5 🌶)

2

Texture

Smooth

Scoville low (SHU)

10000

Scoville high (SHU)

23000

Keeps (days, fridge)

5

Best with

Carnitas, suadero, anything fried

Ingredients

  • 6 tomatillos, husked and rinsed
  • 1–2 serrano chiles
  • ¼ white onion
  • 1 handful cilantro
  • 1 small garlic clove
  • Salt and a splash of water

Where to find it

  • Taquería El Trompo Feliz
  • Los Dos Compadres
  • Tacos La Güera
  • El Canastero de Coyoacán
  • Juanita’s Breakfast Tacos

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