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Title: Cuban Green Salsa
Categories: None
Yield: 4 Servings

1 lb Fresh tomatillos or 1-1/4
-pounds canned, including
-juice
1 Yellow onion; coarsely
-chopped
2 Jalapenos; seeds removed
4 Cloves garlic
2 tb Worcestershire sauce
2 tb Dark Vermouth
2 tb Soy sauce
1 Lime ; Juice of
1/4 ts Whole cumin seed; lightly
-toasted
1/4 ts Whole fennel seed; lightly
-toasted
1/4 Red onion; diced
1/4 bn Cilantro; chopped
Salt and pepper; to taste

There's a good article with at least 5 recipes for all kinds of salsa at
San Francisco Examiner
/cgi-bin/examiner/article.cgi?year=1997&month07&day=30&article=EPICURE1305.
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Peel outer covering off tomatillos. Place tomatillos, yellow onions,
jalapenos and garlic on oiled pan and place in 350 F oven. Roast until
soft. Process mixture while still hot in blender or processor. Place in
saucepan with Worcestershire sauce, Vermouth, soy sauce, lime juice, cumin
and fennel seeds. Boil 2 to 3 minutes, stirring. Cool to room temperature.
Add remaining ingredients.

From chef Dan Bailey, The Blue Star restaurant. Posted to CHILE-HEADS
DIGEST V4 #055 by Judy Howle on Aug 01, 1997