I call this recipe "Salsa de Esperanza". (Esperanza, in this case, is a name. However, esperanza also means “hope”.) Esperanza and I worked together for five years. I realized how amazing a cook Esperanza is when she made chicken mole for the middle school staff. Before moving to Mexico, I had been less than a fan of mole. My opinion changed quickly after trying Esperanza's.
Shortly after, a colleague arranged a time for several foreign teachers, including myself, to go to Esperanza’s home to learn some of her recipes and share a meal. In the following years, Esperanza repeatedly opened her home to me and my fellow foreign teachers. This recipe was always on the table. It has the delicious tang of tomatillos and the spice can be scaled up or down.
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