646917 Sun Aug 23 16:24:23 -0700 2009 6 31 Home Cooking 0 4970805 A few years ago I was introduced to the wonderful Hatch chile and became an instant fan. I posted this extremely long thread with everything I could find about them. Not your usual Hatch New Mexican green chile recipes … Hatch vodka, pie, kugel, mashed potatoes, calabacitas, etc http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/434370 This year I added these recipes to Chow based on great tips from Chowhounds in that thread Roasting Hatch New Mexican green chiles http://www.chow.com/recipes/27659 Hatch chile fruit compote topped with crema http://www.chow.com/recipes/27657 Hatch New Mexican green chile stew http://www.chow.com/recipes/27658 Some of my favorite recipes on the web that were in that thread. A variation of Mark's Green Chile Stew 1996 Santa Fe Version http://www.resultsaccountability.com/green_chiles.htm Central Market’s Green Chile Stew http://www.centralmarket.com/Recipes/RecipeDetail.aspx?rid=971 Calabacitas. http://www.culinarymedianetwork.com/calabacitas/ New Mexico Green Chile Deviled Eggs (second link is similar) http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/uploads/nm_chilerecipes.pdf http://www.chow.com/recipes/26656 Tom's Black Beans http://denvergreenchili.com/recipes.aspx Tweak this using 1/2 the sugar, stock and wine. My favorite quick and easy uses - Great on pizza. Just add to your favorite slice - Quesadilla with Hatch chile - Tortilla spread with cream cheese, hatch chiles and rolled - Green Chile guacamole (Mash together cream cheese, roasted chile, garlic, cilantro to consistency of guacamole. The more pepper you can spare, the better. Nice garlicky taste) It’s the season … RIGHT NOW!!! Hooray. Enjoy. Sun Aug 23 16:24:23 -0700 2009 10264 rworange 1 4971226 I roast them, then freeze on a cookie sheet, then into a ziploc bag. They're great in scrambled eggs and omelets with onions, too. Sun Aug 23 19:11:22 -0700 2009 4970805 10074 Caitlin McGrath 2 4971496 RWO and CM: Where do you get them? Sun Aug 23 20:57:44 -0700 2009 4971226 10245 oakjoan 3 4971595 Raley's. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/646004 Only a few stores did roasting, but all of them offer them in the produce dept. Sun Aug 23 21:56:36 -0700 2009 4971496 10264 rworange 1 4971511 Hatch Chiles are best purchased on a road trip to Burque or Las Cruces in September, with stops at the Owl cafe in San Antonito, the Frontier, and a trip to the Chile Works in Los Alamos for a Breakfast burrito. The easiest, and one of the best ways to do green chile is a Green Chile Cheeseburger, Ground chuck, salt an peppered, slice of cheddar cheese,a nd a roasted, peeled green chile on a toasted bun. Maybe a little mayo, but no ketchup or mustard. Sweet fancy moses , I'm homesick. Sun Aug 23 21:05:03 -0700 2009 4970805 274513 wallyz 1 4971564 Your recent post on the Las Cruces thread and the recent question about Blake's Lotaburger raise the question - are you headed to Hatch for this year's chile festival? I haven't been in years, but as every Labor Day approaches I try to figure out a way to get there. Loves me some chiles. Down to the last package of Hatch greens, but the harvest is upon us. I just wish I could find a ristra that's made for cooking instead of those stupid decorative lacquered ones. It's the perfect way to dry and store red chile. Sun Aug 23 21:38:00 -0700 2009 4970805 58743 alanbarnes 2 4971590 Sadly, no. I won't be in that area until late this year or early next. Sun Aug 23 21:54:23 -0700 2009 4971564 10264 rworange