Recado de Pepian Indio (Guatemalan Pepian Indio Sauce)
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Cooking:
30 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Recado de Pepian Indio (Guatemalan Pepian Indio Sauce)

1. Tomatoes - 6
2. Fresh tomatillos, husks removed - 8
3. Onion, peeled - 1
4. Garlic cloves - 2
5. Sesame seeds - 2 tablespoons
6. Hulled pumpkin seeds - 2 tablespoons
7. Thick slice of French baguette - 1
8. Fresh cilantro - 4 sprigs
9. Salt - 1 teaspoon
10. Black peppercorns - 2
11. Chicken broth - 3 cups
12. Olive oil - ¼ cup
13. Chayote, cut into 8 pieces - 1
14. Potatoes, thickly sliced - 4
15. Fresh corn kernels - 1 cup
16. Chicken broth - 3 cups

How to cook deliciously - Recado de Pepian Indio (Guatemalan Pepian Indio Sauce)

1. Stage

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; place tomatoes, tomatillos, onion, and garlic into the hot skillet and stir until vegetables are lightly charred, about 20 minutes. Remove vegetables from skillet; stir sesame and pumpkin seeds into the hot skillet, stirring until seeds are lightly toasted, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

2. Stage

Toast baguette slice in a toaster. Place baguette slice, tomatoes, onion, garlic, sesame seeds, cilantro, salt, and black peppercorns into a blender; pulse several times to chop, then blend the mixture until smooth. Pour 3 cups chicken broth into blender and puree again.

3. Stage

Strain blended sauce through a sieve and pour into a large saucepan; stir olive oil into sauce. Place over medium-high heat, bring to a boil, and cook for 3 minutes. Stir chayote, potatoes, and corn into sauce; stir in 3 cups chicken broth. Bring back to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until chayote and potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.