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How to Roast Tomatillos
Roasting tomatillos is easy and ideal for making sauces, salsas, and more. Learn how to roast them in the oven and broiler.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 12 tomatillos
Course:
Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine:
American , Mexican
Ingredients
- 12 tomatillos
- Olive oil or spray oil
Instructions
HOW TO ROAST TOMATILLOS IN THE BROILER
- First, preheat your oven to broil.
- Next, peel off the outer brown skin that wraps the tomatillos and discard. Rinse the tomatillos.
- Slice the tomatillos in half through the horizontal center (not up and down) and arrange on a large baking dish with the skin sides up. Spray lightly with oil.
- Bake about 12 minutes until skin side is blistering.
- Lastly, remove and cool before using.
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HOW TO ROAST TOMATILLOS IN THE OVEN
- First, preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Next, peel off the outer brown skin that wraps the tomatillos and discard. Rinse the tomatillos.
- Slice the tomatillos in half through the horizontal center (not up and down) and arrange on a large baking dish with the skin sides up. Spray lightly with oil.
- Bake about 20 minutes until skin side is blistering and the tomatillos are nice and soft.
- Lastly, remove and cool before using.
Notes
- NOTE: The tomatillos will be very soft at this point.