what do I do with these Tomatillas?

[Lost4words]

weird fruit grows in little chinese lanterns. We grew a plant this year but cant find much info on them, like when are they ripe if they stay green?

Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks! 8643

[bicentennial_baby]

1. I would go ask the Cooking and Baking group

:hi:

[Kali]

2. I have a couple of good recipes

Mexican is how I know it.

They need to be poached or cooked a little even for fresh salsa. Let me know if you want recipes - mine are hard copies and I will have to type them out...and I need to get to work on something else - can do recipes later today.

[Chan790]

3. Salsa

I use them, along with fresh jalapenos, canned black beans, and cilantro, to freshen up store-bought salsa.

Beyond that, I have no clue.

[Gormy Cuss]

4. When they're ripe they are pale yellow or purple, in most cases.

They are generally used to make green salsas or enchilada sauce
Here's a link with recipes:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search?q=tomatillo

They are generally picked before they're fully ripe, as soon as the fruit fills the husk and the husk is just starting to open. One plant can produce a lot of fruit. I made the mistake one year of planting a six pack and I had more tomatillos than I could give away.

You can peel the husks, chop the tomatillos in half, and blanched them for a couple of minutes then freeze them for use next winter.

BTW, they are cousins to the flowering plant sold as Chinese lanterns