On Sep 20, 10:14*am, ImStillMags > wrote:


> So.....how did everything come out, finally?
>
> Was it tasty? * That's the only thing that matters in the end.


Actually, not bad. I am capable of laughing at myself. More than
capable, I love doing it, sometimes I think I have to do it. It was
funny the way I took the advice to simmer the tomatillas a bit to
soften them up prior to blending, then let them sit covered in
simmering liquid for close to half an hour. I was doing too many
things at one time.

I will make it again another time. What I made last night I will
eat for the next 6 days. It's not as thin as I thought it would be.
But next time I'm going to put the tomatillas in the blender without
simmering them first. Or I'll simmer them only briefly. These
tomatillas (which I have never before used in cooking), were already
soft, so simmering them was probably a bad idea, and leaving them on
too long was definitely a bad idea.

The pork roast turned out ok, stovetop - but I think broiling
some country style ribs would be just as good. I'll tell you what I
did that I liked though. I put two potatoes in that roast, cut into
quarters. It's incredible how with all that cooking they come out so
firm yet tender. I'm thinking why not just criss-cross some carrots
or other cheap veggies on the bottom of the pot with a bit of water
and aromatics and then put a bunch of quartered taters on top? The
meal was ok and I thank you for the recipe and additional help. But
it's funny, the best thing out of the meal were the taters. I love
when the unexpected happens in a positive way.

Oh, about laughing at myself. I was referring to the
tomatillas. I was multi tasking, doing stuff I wasn't used to -
blending, etc. - and the tomatillas were simmering all the while.
When it came time to put them in the blender, I ran off as much hot
water as I could, then put in some cold. Then I took a spoon and went
in to fish out the first tomatilla into a bowl to tranfer without
liquid to the blender. It evaporated in the spoon. It was like a
balloon with nothing in it. Just skins. I had about 12 of them in
there and I think maybe 3 came out with any kind of shape. It was
funny. I think what saved it from being to thin were the romaine
leaves. From the first time I read about those going into the mix I
had a feeling it was a good thing.

Accidents are fun as long as they don't cost too much,
TJ