What to do with roasted Hatch chilis?

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So every year my specialty grocery sells roasted Hatch chilis, and every year I'm not sure what to do with them. They also sell them in pretty large containers--all over 2 lbs.

So far I made a fresh corn/chili/crab salad and I still have a whole bunch of chilis left :)

Ideas?

TIA

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Ah, my favorite part of the end of summer...HATCH PEPPERS!

First and most obvious, chiles rellenos. I try to do this recipe at least twice while I can get them freshly roasted. Once you freeze them, they don't hold up as well and get holes.

Next is chicken sopa (basically a chicken/chile lasagna made with layered corn tortillas.

Then comes chicken tortilla soup, hatch chile dip, sauce, and homemade queso made simply from a layer of pureed green chile, carmelized onions and melted white cheddar.

Simply grilled and aside a nice steak is nice.

Later in the year when it's not so blistering hot outside, it's time for beef fajitas with plenty of them thawed, and sal picon the same way.

Grilled shrimp wrapped in chiles and prosciutto...


ah, let me count the ways....

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Also very good with eggs. I do an egg, green chile, chorizo, potato sort of hash that is great served with corn tortillas.

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I probably should have mentioned ... I'm in Texas and it's hotter than it's been all year. I'm looking for summery/cool recipes--it's more the outcome than the process that I'm concerned about. I can't bear the thought of eating anything heavy right now ...

Unfortunately I'm not set up to freeze them. A deep freeze is on my list ...

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Check out the following website for tons of recipes/ideas for all kinds of chili peppers

www.pepperfool.com

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Quesadillas with Hatch chilis and shrimp are wonderful.

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One of the best things ever is to take a hot, freshly roasted chile and wrap it in a flour tortilla. Chow down, take a breath, and repeat.

No sauce. No extras. It's pure heaven.

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Heaven. If you're not into the traditional New Mexico creations (though you're really missing out) try these: chop and mix them into a the eggs for a potato and sausage frittata, top with goat cheese, chill in fridge and have for lunch/dinner with a glass of white wine. Mix them into a fresh corn soup/chowder for a nice roasted heat, layer them into quesadillas with leftover steak or chicken. They're a great topper for cheeseburgers and pizza. But, really, what would be best is a bowl of posole, some great chili beans, or a big casserole of chicken or turkey enchiladas. Rellenos won't work with these guys, unfortunately. But experiment - I find they enhance a lot of dishes. Salsa, stuffings, calabacitas...

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I assume that you are getting these from Central Market...Look at their website and check out the demonstrations at the store...They usually have several ideas/recipes for the Hatch chiles....

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I love Hatch chile's!!! Since I have recently moved to New England I can't get them here. My mom lives down the street from the main Central Market in San Antonio - that place is so great!

These are some great chile ideas. I'm all for the chicken sopa, shrimp and chili Quesadillas and especially Posole!

I also make a tart with Carmelized onions, goat cheese and chile's. Yum!

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Our local Whole Foods serves a Roasted Hatch Green Chile and Salmon burger. The chiles are chopped and mixed into the salmon patty. Not to hard to replicate at home and great served on ciabatta.

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Stew (pork roast as the meat is best)
Green chile sauce (goes on almost everything)
Pizza and sandwich topping - burgers and hot dogs too
Goes good in cheese dip (goes good with cheese in general)
Chile rellenos
Huevos rancheros
Just about anything Mexican (tacos, enchiladas, etc)
Salsa
 
Those are just what I can think of off the top of my head... There's probably plenty more you can do with them. Excellent, excellent foodstuffs... I've even had it in sushi in Albuquerque. Wish I could get them fresh instead of frozen, chopped and shipped...

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I love to use roasted Hatches in Posole Verde. Pork, nixtamal, oregano, white onions, garlic. That's pretty much all it takes, A really good pork stock helps, which I achieve by simply boiling my bone-in pork with a few onions and garlic cloves prior to making the stew. If you do this, you'd want to reduce cooking times accordingly.

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Whatever you do, don't make hatch brownies!!! My friend got one at central market thinking it would be like a brownie with ancho chili powder and was severely disappointed. It got passed around the table and deemed inedible!

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Here's what I've done with the rest:

* Kind of a grownup Sloppy Joe thing with ground bison, onion, Hatch chilis, garlic, molasses, brown sugar, paprika, etc. I usually use jalapeno oil for heat--subbed the chilis.

* Gave a few to my dogs (I cook for them--no kibble)

* Tonight if the chilis are still up to it I will doctor bottled spaghetti sauce with them

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