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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Food Related => Topic started by: 02ebz06 on August 12, 2021, 01:33:17 PM
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Just got my Roasted Chilies for the year.
In the fridge overnight, then tomorrow we will remove the tops, remove what skin is left, and rinse.
If we feel up to it, we will vacuum seal and freeze tomorrow as well.
If not, that will be for Saturday.
We made up all the bags for vacuum sealing a couple weeks ago, so that will save quite a bit of time.
Many just freeze them and clean when they use them. I prefer to get it out of the way.
The boxes start out at 1-1/9 bushel each. After they are roasted, all three boxes would fit in a bushel with room to spare.
I'll post a couple more pics when we get process going.
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Looks like that sure beats growing them. Will the 3 boxes last you the full year? Glad to see you bought "hot".
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I bought 2 boxes last year, and ran out in early June, so 3 should be fine.
I got medium hot last year and they were like mild-medium. Disappointed.
Tried one already and these are hot.
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Where do you buy them?
What is your go-to meal for using them?
I wasn’t quite clear…are they fresh or already roasted when they arrive?
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Most any supermarket in NM sells them, but no all roast them.
You can get them as far north as southern Colorado, down to northern Texas, don't know about Arizona, but I suspect you could find them there.
Check Walmart frozen food section. We can get frozen ones year-round here.
I don't recommend canned Hatch Chilies. The preservatives change the flavor, and not in a good way.
We got these at Albertsons. Buy them in the store, take them outside and someone will roast them for you.
I put them on pretty much everything: pizza, eggs, brisket or pulled pork sandwiches, on most everything that goes in a tortilla.
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Here is the process we use:
Scrape any skin off, flip over, scrape skin off, cut off top, put in bowl of ice water, repeat.
First case was a breeze, only a few had any skin to scrape. Took 45 minutes.
Second case apparently didn't get roasted as long, took an hour and a half. A lot of scraping.
Just finished lunch so going back out to do the third shortly.
Vacuum sealing and freezing will wait until tomorrow.
Second pic is the finished case.
They will get another rinse in cold water, and dried off before vacuum sealing.
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Great looking chilis!
Our Anaheim's are coming in full blast. I finally wised up on the roasting and instead of using the MAPP's torch went to the Harbor Freight weed burner. A 30 minute job went to 5 minutes!
I love them diced in grilled cheese sandwiches!
May I get somewhat personal and ask appx how many in a case and appx $$$ for case? As a Cheap Screw, I wanna know how much I am making on my labor in the garden!
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We can get them here in south central Texas too. H-E-B has a big promotion with them every August. I haven't seen roasted ones, just raw. My wife loves the flavor so I need to try to roast some. Do you just use flame to sear them real quick?
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Great looking chilis!
Our Anaheim's are coming in full blast. I finally wised up on the roasting and instead of using the MAPP's torch went to the Harbor Freight weed burner. A 30 minute job went to 5 minutes!
I love them diced in grilled cheese sandwiches!
May I get somewhat personal and ask appx how many in a case and appx $$$ for case? As a Cheap Screw, I wanna know how much I am making on my labor in the garden!
They were $24.95 a case. I didn't check around for prices, just bought them.
As for how many chilies, I'll be able to give you a fairly close count after I vacuum seal them this morning.
I put about 4-6 in a bag (depending on size of chilies), so I can do a bag count after.
I've thought about buying a roaster, but unless I can think of other uses for it, it wouldn't be very practical for once a year use.
But then I've been know for buying things that aren't practical. ;D
Bought a Machete at Harbor Freight a couple weeks ago.
Have no idea what I'll do with it. Hahahahahaha
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We can get them here in south central Texas too. H-E-B has a big promotion with them every August. I haven't seen roasted ones, just raw. My wife loves the flavor so I need to try to roast some. Do you just use flame to sear them real quick?
When I lived in Roanoke, TX, we used to go to Central Market in SouthLake, TX and they would have a truckload a day brought in from Hatch, NM.
Roast them in front of the store until they ran out.
Had to get their early, as they would run out by noon on some days.
They did that fore about a week in early August.
You might check to see if they have a store in your area.
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I haven't seen the H-E-B here in town roast them. They sell a roaster for about $40 that you put over a flame and then spin it by hand but I don't know what else I would do with it. Might be good for other veggies too
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Bentley, on the case with all large chilies, I got 24 bags of 5 chilies. So, 120 chilies, give or take, in a box for $24.95.
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Finished the vacuum sealing today.
First pic is the assembly line. Worked well with wife bagging and me sealing.
Second is ready for first trip to freezer.
Flatten them out so they will fit better standing up in baskets.
Then put them in baskets and back to the freezer.
Good for another year...
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Not sure if this was addressed to me, but I will never pass up an opportunity to make a video! Specially with fire! Rest in paper bag for 15 minutes, and wash off in sink.
Roasting Anaheim Chili's (https://youtu.be/5NApnu-i-2c)
My wife loves the flavor so I need to try to roast some. Do you just use flame to sear them real quick?
(https://i.imgur.com/HgxINpCh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Xw9dw9Ih.jpg)
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We looked for hatch chilis here to no avail, at least where we looked.
My wife lived for several years in Santa Fe and loves them.
She did find this though and while I have nothing to compare it to, I love it.
This morning seasoned ground beef omelette with sharp cheddar, jack and queso fresco cheese. Superb.
Had too much grease from the cheddar but I just avoided it.
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They look pretty good!
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Young Guns are the ones most markets carry in the stores here for roasting.
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yorkdude, thanks for sharing that picture of the bottle. I am going to order an X-Hot one on Amazon.
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Young Guns are the ones most markets carry in the stores here for roasting.
Good news, have you ever tried the salsa? Curious to get your take on it, we really like it.
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yorkdude, thanks for sharing that picture of the bottle. I am going to order an X-Hot one on Amazon.
You betcha, I am going to step it up as well. I bet you will like it.
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yorkdude, thanks for sharing that picture of the bottle. I am going to order an X-Hot one on Amazon.
You betcha, I am going to step it up as well. I bet you will like it.
I think it may be good mixed in with burgers or cheesesteaks.
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Would be an excellent condiment for either of those choices!
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Young Guns are the ones most markets carry in the stores here for roasting.
Good news, have you ever tried the salsa? Curious to get your take on it, we really like it.
I have not, we make our own most of the time since I am not a fan of garlic.
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yorkdude, thanks for sharing that picture of the bottle. I am going to order an X-Hot one on Amazon.
BBL,
It is cheaper if you go directly to their site.
I just ordered three for $58.00 ($19.33 per bottle) from them.
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yorkdude, thanks for sharing that picture of the bottle. I am going to order an X-Hot one on Amazon.
BBL,
It is cheaper if you go directly to their site.
I just ordered three for $58.00 ($19.33 per bottle) from them.
Try your store first please, we honestly paid $8.99 per 32 oz. bottle. This was at Dillons.
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yorkdude, thanks for sharing that picture of the bottle. I am going to order an X-Hot one on Amazon.
BBL,
It is cheaper if you go directly to their site.
I just ordered three for $58.00 ($19.33 per bottle) from them.
I saw that but didn't want to buy 3 bottles.
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Bueno Chile is often found in the frozen foods section at the grocery store. No preservatives or additives . :clap:
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Bueno Chile is often found in the frozen foods section at the grocery store. No preservatives or additives . :clap:
I buy those when I run out. ;D
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Bueno Chile is often found in the frozen foods section at the grocery store. No preservatives or additives . :clap:
Often in the Southwest USA maybe, but not in the Northeast in the opposite corner. :(
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Bueno Chile is often found in the frozen foods section at the grocery store. No preservatives or additives . :clap:
I buy those when I run out. ;D
Me to. I usually get a roasted case from Food City grocery store every summer but I don't have enough freezer space for more. < Thanks Costco & Sam's >
Lew, I wasn't sure how far the distribution went.
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My bottle arrived today. Now I have to figure out how I intend to use it.
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My bottle arrived today. Now I have to figure out how I intend to use it.
Very interested to get your take on it.
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My bottle arrived today. Now I have to figure out how I intend to use it.
Very interested to get your take on it.
It may be a little different than your take as I bought the x-hot flavor.
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My bottle arrived today. Now I have to figure out how I intend to use it.
Start with breakfast. Scrambled eggs with green chili on top or an omelet with green chili in it.
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My bottle arrived today. Now I have to figure out how I intend to use it.
Start with breakfast. Scrambled eggs with green chili on top or an omelet with green chile in it.
Unfortunately, I do not eat eggs unless they are in bread or cake. I don't like the taste or texture.
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My bottle arrived today. Now I have to figure out how I intend to use it.
Start with breakfast. Scrambled eggs with green chili on top or an omelet with green chili in it.
Unfortunately, I do not eat eggs unless they are in bread or cake. I don't like the taste or texture.
Oops, guess that was a bad choice. Haha
On most any sandwich would be good.
I like just green chili and cheese in a tortilla. Very simple and good.
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X-Hot hatch chilis with ham and cheese in a quesadilla. Good stuff. Not super spice hot, but had my nose running.
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I found Young Guns chile in the frozen foods section at WM yesterday. Thanks for sharing this new to me brand. :clap:
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Do you prefer shredded beef over ground in a burrito?
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Do you prefer shredded beef over ground in a burrito?
yes, but that pulled pork in the picture that I had reheated in the crock pot the other day.
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Ahh, shredded pork, not beef, OK...