"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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> Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> My salsa turned out really sweet. My tomatillos are from my garden. My
>> neighbor made the same basic salsa with store-bought tomatillos -- his
>> salsa is not sweet. What gives? When I say sweet, I mean like the
>> sweetness of an orange. I was able to moderate the taste by using more
>> lime juice. He's using a recipe he got from a cooking class they took
>> when in Mexico last winter. But really, the recipes are the same --
>> tomatillos, onion, peppers, garlic, cilantro and salt. My recipe has
>> lime juice, his doesn't
>>
>> Are some tomatillos sweeter than others by variety? Or sweeter because
>> they were picked ripe? Or???
>> Janet
>
>
> Yes, some are sweeter than others. Also the sweetness might be from your
> onions.
>
> How did you cook them? (I boil 'em whole before making green salsa)
>
> I just checked my tomatillo plants out in the garden and they are
> *covered* with empty balloons :-) (they will fill in later) I just hope
> we don't get an early freeze this year.
>
> Bob

I cooked the quartered tomatillos, onions, garlic and peppers on stove top.
No added water. Uncovered, to thicken the sauce. I added the cilantro,
salt and lime when I put the cooked stuff in the blender. I never thought
about the onions. I bought a sack of yellow onions and they seem to have no
onion punch -- they are quite mild, but less mild than the sack that I got
before. I've got gazillions of the empty balloons and was wondering whether
they would fill out or not. Thanks for the insight.
Janet