Chipotle Tomatillo Salsa - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 small sweet onion, chopped
    2 garlic cloves, peeled
    2 dried chipotle chiles
    1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, leaves and stems
    1/2 cup water
    2 teaspoons coarse salt (to taste)
    1/2 - 1 teaspoon sugar (to taste)
    1/2 lb tomatillo, husked, washed, and roasted
    1 lime, juice of
Preparation
    To roast tomatillos:
    Place in shallow baking pan and place under broiler, turning occasionally, until charred and softened. To roast in a skillet, place whole fruit(husked), in a hot skillet over medium high heat and roast, turning occasionally, until quite charred all over and slightly softened.
    Combine onion, garlic, chipotles, cilantro, and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer until the chile softens, about 5 minutes.
    Transfer to a blender. Add the remaining ingredients and puree until smooth.
    Store in a container in the fridge 2-3 days.

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