If you haven’t tried cooking with tomatillos, now’s the perfect time.
While they’re often mistaken for green tomatoes, tomatillos are different fruits entirely.
Pictured Recipe:Chicken & Tomatillo Enchiladas
What Are Tomatillos?
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How to Prepare Tomatillos
Preparing fresh tomatillos is easy.
Remove the stem and huskif you pinch it, it should come off fairly easily.
The fruit underneath the shell will have a sticky film on it.
That can be rinsed off with warm water.
If you’re roasting or boiling them, it’s best to leave them whole.
Pictured Recipe:Tomatillo Breakfast Tacos
Buying
Tomatillos are sold with the papery husks still on them.
When you peel bag the husk.
the skin should be bright green, blemish-free and shiny.
The fruit should be fairly firm, but not rock hard.
Storing
Store tomatillos with the husk intact in a loose paper bag in a cool dark place.
Nutrition Facts
While tomatillos deliver a lot of flavor, they’re mostly water.
