Roasted New Mexico Hatch Green Chili Recipes

GREEN CHILE NEW MEXICAN STYLE

Steps:

• Heat oil and add onion. Cook about 5 minutes and add garlic.
• Cook another minute and stir in flour. Cook for 1-2 minutes stirring so flour doesn't burn and also so that it cooks and you don't get a floury taste.
• Add chilies. Pour in stock and seasonings. Taste for salt and adjust if necessary.
• Bring to boil over medium heat and cook for about 15 to 30 minutes on a low simmer covered.
• If you want it thicker add more broth or water. This can cook for longer if you want your chile a softer texture.

GREEN ENCHILADA SAUCE WITH HATCH, NEW MEXICO CHILI

Steps:

• Roast and peel the chilies, reserving the peels, stems and seeds. I like to use a food mill for this. After pealing the chilies, chop them up and add to the food mill with a medium plate. Reserve the seeds.
• Add the reserved seeds, stems and peels to the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Simmer for ~ 20 minutes to infuse with the chili flavor and heat. Strain out the seeds and stems.
• Chop the onion and garlic and sweat (add 1 tsp salt here) over medium heat for ~10 minutes, until soft. Pulse the onions in a blender a couple of times (or use the food mill if you have it out already) until slightly smooth but still a little chunky.
• If you are doing the chopped tomatoes yourself, blanch the tomatoes for a couple of minutes in boiling water, transfer to ice water bath, peel and chop (or use the food mill again).
• In a saucepan, heat the oil, add the flour and stir for a minute or so to form a roux. The roux should get to a golden brown. Add the stock to the pan and whisk to prevent any clumps of flour. Add all remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, and simmer over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the liquid has reduced by half, about 30 minutes or so. Taste halfway through and add salt to taste.
• It's ready to serve, but I like to let it cool and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. This allows the flavors to come together.

ROASTED HATCH GREEN CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a fry pan over medium high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the oil. When the oil starts to shimmer, add the onion. Cook for about 5 minutes or until tender. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant. About 1 minute.
• Add flour, stirring, and cook for about two minutes. Add chopped chiles and cook, stirring, for about a minute.
• Add chicken broth and cook until the sauce starts to thicken. About 5 minutes. Finish with lime juice (optional) and salt.
• Note: If you want a smooth creamy sauce, let the sauce cool and chop it in a blender or food processor.

HATCH CHILI

Steps:

• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place peppers with cut sides down onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Cook under the preheated broiler until the skin of the peppers has blackened and blistered, 5 to 8 minutes. Place blackened peppers into a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Allow peppers to steam as they cool, about 20 minutes. Remove and discard skins; chop peppers into smaller pieces.
• Place cubed pork in a resealable plastic bag; coat with flour, 2 tablespoons salt, and 2 tablespoons pepper. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook pork in the hot oil until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker set to High.
• Add the Hatch chiles, remaining salt and pepper, chicken stock, diced tomatoes with peppers, onion, cumin, and garlic to the slow cooker. Mix and cover. Cook on High until pork is tender and flavors blend, about 4 hours.

HATCH GREEN CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the onion in oil in a heavy saucepan until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, then stir in the flour and cook for 1-2 minutes more.
• Add the chiles, then whisk in the stock and the seasonings.
• Bring the sauce to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer about 15 minutes until thickened but still pourable.
• May keep refrigerated for up to 5 days; freezes well.

ROASTED NEW MEXICO HATCH GREEN CHILI

Steps:

• Whether you get your chiles from the local supermarket or pick them fresh in the fields, select large, firm, meaty chiles with no sign of wilting. Wash the chiles before proceeding. Slit each pepper lengthwise, and scrape out the seeds and membranes with a spoon. Some people don't remove the seeds before roasting, but we think they're easier to remove at this stage if you plan to freeze them for later use. Also, we think freezing peppers with the seeds and membranes inside makes them hotter when thawed and used later. By the way, when handling chiles, either wear gloves or coat your hands with vegetable oil, and don't touch eyes or other sensitive areas. If roasting the chiles indoors, arrange them in a single layer on a baking sheet. A layer of foil makes for easier cleanup later. Place in the oven, 4-5 inches from the the broiler element. The skin will blister and turn black. Turn the peppers as required to blister all sides evenly. At this point, your kitchen should be filled with the mouth-watering aroma of roasting green chile! If it's a nice day outdoors, and if you have a good gas barbecue grill, you can roast your chiles that way. Arrange the peppers over high heat, turning as necessary to blister the skins evenly on all sides. Whichever roasting method is used, the pepper skins should be evenly blistered, mostly black. Cover the hot chiles with a damp kitchen towel for 15 minutes or so. This steams them and loosens the skins. You can also use a plastic or paper bag to steam the peppers.
• If you're having green chile for dinner tonight, the peppers are ready to use now. Just slip the skins off and stuff, chop, etc. Otherwise, package the cooled chiles in airtight bags for freezing. We think leaving the peppers whole and freezing with the skins on results in a better texture and flavor when thawed. When ready to use, thaw for a few minutes and the skins slip off easily. Drain on paper towels and you're ready to cook.
• Green, Chile, Stew 1 2 1/2 lb pork roast -- (2 1/2 to 3) 1 c flour 3 c roasted -- peeled, chopped green chile 1 onion 3 cloves garlic -- finely minced salt pepper chicken broth or base 1 tsp cumin 2 cubed potatoes (optional) -- (2 to 4) Cube pork roast, dredge in flour and brown until carmalized. Saute onions until translucent. Put ingredients in large pot, add water to cover Simmer until meat and potatoes are tender, add salt to taste. Onion and garlic may be added just before simmering is finished in order to keep the flavors seperate. Excellent served with flour tortillas, or hard rolls