A tamarillo sauce, something totally new to me [Eng/Esp]
I find it interesting how you can take an ingredient and use it to prepare a recipe that is completely different from how we usually use that food. That's what happened to me with the tree tomato, or tamarillo. It would never have occurred to me to prepare it in a savory sauce...
Me resulta interesante como se puede tomar un ingrediente y preparar con 茅l una receta totalmente distinta a como habitualmente usamos ese alimento. As铆 me sucedi贸 con el tomate de 谩rbol, o tamarillo, nunca se me hubiese ocurrido prepararlo en una salsa salada...
I have always used tree tomatoes to make juices, which are usually sweet, until recently when a friend told me how her mother, who is from Ecuador, used to make a savory tree tomato sauce. I took note, added my own personal touch, and ate a generous serving with toast. I almost finished it all in one sitting. It has an intense flavor that really stands out.
Join me in making it 馃槈
Siempre he usado los tomates de 谩rbol en la elaboraci贸n de jugos, que por lo general son dulces, hasta que recientemente una amiga me coment贸 como su mam谩, originaria de Ecuador, preparaba una salsa salada de tomate de 谩rbol, tom茅 nota, le agregu茅 mi toque personal y ya me com铆 una buena raci贸n con pan tostado, casi la termino toda de una sola vez, tiene un sabor intenso con mucho protagonismo.
Acomp谩帽ame en su preparaci贸n 馃槈
Ingredients:
- 2 tree tomatoes, or tamarillos.
- 2 sweet peppers.
- 1 sprig of cilantro.
- Slices of red onion to taste.
- 1 dash of olive oil.
- 1 dash of water.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Ingredientes:
- 2 tomates de 谩rbol, o tamarillos.
- 2 aj铆es dulces.
- 1 ramita de cilantro.
- Rodajas de cebolla morada al gusto.
- 1 chorrito de aceite de oliva.
- 1 chorrito de agua.
- Sal y pimienta al gusto.
Preparation // Preparaci贸n:
Cut off the tops of the tree tomatoes, wash them, and place them in boiling water for about 5 minutes until they open up a little. Meanwhile, wash the sweet peppers and cilantro with water and vinegar.
Se corta la parte de arriba de los tomates de 谩rbol, se lavan y se ponen en un poco de agua hirviendo durante unos 5 minutos hasta que se abran un poco. Mientras, se lavan los aj铆es y el cilantro con agua y vinagre.
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Allow the tree tomatoes to cool slightly and remove the skins. Once they have cooked a little, this is easy to do by hand. Blend them together with the sweet peppers, salt, and a splash of water.
Se dejan entibiar un poco los tomates de 谩rbol y se les quita la concha. Luego de haberse cocido un poco, es f谩cil hacer esto con la mano. Se lic煤an junto a los aj铆es dulces, la sal y un chorrito de agua.
Strain to remove the seeds. I strained it directly into a bowl where I had placed the red onion slices.
Se cuela para desechar las semillas. Yo la col茅 directamente en un recipiente donde coloqu茅 las rodajas de cebolla morada.
The sauce quickly began to blend with the onion, giving it much more flavor. I added a little cilantro, which I mixed thoroughly into the mixture, along with a dash of olive oil and a pinch of pepper.
R谩pidamente la salsa comenz贸 a integrarse tambi茅n con las sustancias de la cebolla, d谩ndole mucho m谩s sabor. Agregu茅 un poco de cilantro que integr茅 por completo a la preparaci贸n, m谩s un chorrito de aceite de oliva y una pizca de pimienta.
I let it sit for about 10 minutes with the container covered to better blend the flavors, and then added a little more cilantro before serving.
I liked this sauce so much that I could easily serve it as a soup for an appetizer. It had a very pleasant tangy flavor and even went well with toast. I think it would also go well with croquettes.
After my friend told me about this recipe, I saw that there are many versions on YouTube. Most of them add hot chili peppers, but since I don't like them, I made it with sweet peppers. It was a great success.
Dej茅 reposar unos 10 minutos con el recipiente tapado para integrar mejor los sabores y luego para servir agregu茅 un poco m谩s de cilantro.
Me gust贸 tanto esta salsa que bien me la pudiese servir como una sopa para una entrada, qued贸 con sabor acidito muy agradable, incluso con pan tostado estuvo bien. Creo que tambi茅n puede combinar con unas croquetas.
Luego que mi amiga me habl贸 de esta receta, vi que por YouTube hay muchas versiones, la mayor铆a les agregu茅 aj铆 picante, pero como a m铆 no me gusta, yo la prepar茅 con aj铆 dulce. Todo un acierto.