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Basic Green Sauce
Ingredients
Makes about 4 cups of sauce
1 cup onions; chopped
½ cup vegetable oil
10 oz fresh spinach, chopped
½ lb tomatillos, coarsely chopped
4 oz green chillies; chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon oregano leaves, dried
1 cup chicken broth
2 cups dairy sour cream
Method
Cook and stir onions in oil in a 3-quart saucepan until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except broth and sour cream. Cover and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Place mixture in food processor work bowl fitted with steel blade or in a blender container; cover and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Return mixture to saucepan; stir in broth. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Cover and refrigerate any remaining sauce.
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