Christine Dabney wrote:
> Tommy Joe > wrote:
>
>>I always thought chili verde was made with tomatillos,
>>but that shows you what I don't know.
>
> In New Mexico, tomatillos are not used in green chile...just the
> chiles. They are the star of the show..

The word chile is in the name after all. But I've seen green sauce made
with only green chilis, only tomatillos or both. I don't know if that's
a regional variation in Mexican cuisines or if it varies family to
family.