Simple New Mexican Green Chile Sauce High Altitude Recipes

SIMPLE NEW MEXICAN GREEN CHILE SAUCE, HIGH ALTITUDE

Steps:

• Chop chile into 1/2-inch dice.
• Combine chile, water and chicken bouillon in a saucepan. If you like, substitute chicken broth for water and bouillon.
• Bring to a boil and simmer 30 minutes. You're done!
• Use the unthickened sauce as-is, over eggs, potatoes or meat. Or spoon over tortilla chips or Fritos and top with grated cheese.
• Freeze extras (before thickening) for up to 1 year.
• To thicken sauce, FOR EACH CUP of cooked green chile & broth, make a roux of 1 T. flour and 1 T. butter.
• Cook the roux over very low heat until flour smells cooked, 3-5 minutes, whisking frequently.
• Add sauce and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Simmer a couple minutes.
• Serve as described above.
• Frozen store-bought Bueno-type green chiles are an acceptable substitute; reduce water to 2 cups. Canned chiles may be used in a pinch; use canning liquid to replace some of the water.

GREEN CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large, heavy saucepan, heat the vegetable oil over medium-low heat; add the onions and sauté just until translucent, 4 to 5 minutes (do not let them brown). Add the chiles, garlic, and oregano and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 2 cups of the water, salt, and sugar and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes more. Remove from the heat.
• In the jar of a blender, add the chile mixture, lime juice, cilantro, and the remaining 1/4 cup water. Puree until smooth.
• In large, heavy nonstick skillet, heat the peanut oil over high heat until just smoking. Refry the sauce at a sizzle, stirring constantly, until it coats a wooden spoon, 3 to 5 minutes. Do not allow the sauce to become too thick; add more liquid if necessary. It will keep 1 week in the refrigerator and 1 month in the freezer.

TRADITIONAL-STYLE NEW MEXICO GREEN CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan, saute the onion and garlic in the oil over medium-high heat, until tender (about 3 minutes).
• Stir in the flour, cumin, salt and pepper and cook over medium heat, stirring, for 2 minutes.
• Stir in the stock and simmer until thick and smooth.
• Stir in the chiles and oregano.
• At this point you may cool, and store in refrigerator, covered, for up to one day.
• To serve, heat thoroughly.

CHUY'S HATCH NEW MEXICAN GREEN CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• In heavy-bottomed sauce pan, saute onions in corn oil until they begin to brown.
• Add garlic and cook another 2 minutes.
• Stir flour in with onions and garlic so that it thickens.
• Add chopped chilies, beef broth and salt and mix well.
• Bring to a boil and simmer 10 to 15 minutes to allow mixture to reduce.
• The sauce should be thick enough to bind chilies and onions together.
• Sauce can be refrigerated for three days, or frozen.

TOMASITA'S GREEN CHILE

Steps:

• Put the New Mexico green chile in a large saucepan over medium heat. Do not let boil.
• Make a roux. Put the oil in a saucepan, over medium heat, heat up slightly, add the flour and stir constantly. The flour should get toasted and brown, but do not burn it, about 5 minutes.
• Drizzle the roux into the green chile and mix to combine. This will make it thicker and change the color slightly, but it should not get white in color. The chile and liquid should just look darker and less bright that the green chile without any roux. Add enough roux and water to get the chile to the right consistency, which should be like gravy. You may not use all the roux.
• Add the garlic and salt. Leave the chile in the pot to simmer for 20 minutes, stirring regularly. Do NOT bring it to a boil, as that may burn the flour in the roux. Add more salt and garlic if needed and serve.

NEW MEXICO GREEN CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• Set oven rack 6 inches from the heat source and preheat oven's broiler.
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place chile peppers cut-side down on baking sheet.
• Broil in the preheated oven until the skin is heavily blistered and turning black, about 4 minutes.
• Transfer chile peppers to a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Allow peppers to steam as they cool, about 15 minutes. Peel and chop the chile peppers.
• Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in flour until mixture thickens. Stir in chopped chile peppers, beef broth, and salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.