Roasted New Mexico Hatch Green Chili Food

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.

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.

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.

NEW MEXICO CHILE-RUBBED TRI-TIP WITH CHARRED GREEN ONION AND AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• For the dry rub: Add the dried chiles, brown sugar, salt, pepper and cumin to a bowl and mix well.
• Cover the tri-tip generously with the spice mix on all sides. Wrap the tri-tip in plastic wrap and let sit in the fridge for 3 hours or up to 2 days. Prior to cooking, remove the meat from the fridge and let come to room temperature, approximately 1 hour.
• Preheat a smoker (or the oven) to 225 degrees F.
• Add the tri-tip and cook until the internal temperature reaches 130 degrees F, 60 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes.
• For the charred green onion and avocado salsa: Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
• Toss the chiles and green onions with the oil and sprinkle with kosher salt. Place on the grill and cook until charred, 6 to 8 minutes. (Leave the grill on.)
• Add the charred onions to a food processor. Set the chiles aside until cool enough to handle, then stem, seed and chop. To the food processor, add the cilantro, parsley, juice from 1/2 lime and 1 tablespoon kosher salt and puree, slowly streaming in the olive oil until combined. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add the avocados and chopped green chiles and gently fold in. Adjust seasoning with the remaining lime juice and salt.
• Remove the tri-tip from the smoker and add to the grill. Cook on both sides to get a crisp exterior, about 4 minutes per side. Let rest 10 minutes, then slice against the grain and on the bias. Sprinkle with flakey salt and serve with the charred green onion and avocado salsa on the side.

AUTHENTIC NEW MEXICO GREEN CHILE STEW

Steps:

• Broil green chiles in the oven turning often to evenly darken skin making sure they don't burn.
• Remove from oven and cover with a dish cloth for 10 minutes to steam the skins off.
• While the chiles are resting, cube the meat, sprinkle with salt & pepper and brown with onions & garlic in oil in a large pot for 5 minutes.
• add jalepeno, broth, half a can of beer, spices.bring to a simmer.
• let simmer for 1 hour.
• Peel skin from chiles, chop and add to the pot (including the seeds).
• Let simmer for 30 minutes then add the tomatoes & potatoes (add a cup of hot water if needed).
• Simmer until potatoes are done.
• melt butter in a small skillet & add flour, cook for 2 minutes stirring constantly -- add to the pot.

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.