Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1                 Lb  tomatillos
  1                Cup  cold water
  4             Cloves  garlic -- chopped
  1              Small  onion -- chopped
  2                     Jalapeno or Serrano peppers -- chopped
                        fresh cilantro (optional)
  2                 T.  salad oil
  2               Tsp.  salt
  1               Tsp.  sugar

Preparation:

Remove outer husk from tomatillos. Cook in 4 cups water for 10 minutes. Drain. Place in blender container with 1 cup cold water, garlic, peppers, onion, and cilantro. Puree until almost liquid. Heat oil in saucepan and pour in sauce. Season with salt and sugar. Lower heat and simmer 5 minutes. If too sour, add another tsp. sugar. Variation: for a sauce with a "toasted" taste, heat the tomatillos on a heavy skillet or griddle, turning frequently, until the husks are quite brown and the fruit is soft. Remove the husk and use the tomatillos. Do not puree the sauce for a chunkier, salsa-type sauce. Excellent with poultry, pork, or beef, burritos, tacos, chicken enchiladas and tostadas.

Nutritional Information:

4833 Calories (kcal); 441g Total Fat; (80% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 240g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 4282mg Sodium