It's hatch chile season!

[Texasgal]

I usually grill them and then skin them, chop and freeze. Anyone have any other ideas? I love them! They are so good in so many things! Eggs, sammy's, casseroles.

It's just time consuming. Any other ideas? Raw? Chopped up in salads, etc?

[Warpy]

1. It'll be another week or so until the roasters appear at the supermarkets

The whole ritual of getting the half bushel or bushel roasted at the store and then sitting around peeling them, packing them for freezing, and eating the bits and pieces on tortilla chips takes place. The smell of roasting chile is now the major fall smell for me, taking the place of the leaves that can no longer be burned. The whole city smells of it and it's like incense that makes your eyes water if you get too close to the roaster at the end of a burn.

I still think the best part is the bits and pieces on the tortilla chips, just chips and green chile.

The best way to do it a few at a time is over the burner on a gas stove, blackening the skin. Then put them into a heatproof bowl with plastic wrap on the top (they go into black trash bags here) and let them steam for 20 minutes. At that point, the skins pretty much slip right off. You can use the broiler in an electric stove but control isn't as good.

[Blue Owl]

2. Roasted green chili peppers...

Heaven!

[NJCher]

3. this sounds wonderful

Just be careful in your handling. See my thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/115744725


Cher

[Kali]

4. we get them roasted from the sellers

and yeah they go in just about everything, got our first 20 lb batch the other day...car still smells like roasted chiles