Hatch vs. Anaheim chilis
On 8/14/2014 12:04 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 10:58:33 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>> I've been craving chicken tortilla soup. I finished off my frozen,
>> roasted Hatch chilies and had to use fresh Anaheims. Wow! What a
>> difference. The flavor just isn't there. It's an o.k. soup but the
>> Hatch added a lot. My chili plants are a bust this year. I'm going
>> to have to scout around and see if anyone carries Hatch around here.
>
> I just roasted, peeled, and seeded about pounds yesterday, got about
> 20 ounces of finished product. Hatch's are cheap this year - they
> usually start out at $1.19+, but this year they started at $.69-$.78
> at every store. Some stores may even knock that down to $.39 or $.49
> for a weekly sale. Northern California reported them at $.99/lb, and
> New York at $1.39.
>
> -sw
>
I just threw 4 of them on the gas grill to roast. Still have to defrost
and use the ones I did last summer. I'll freeze the ones on the grill now.
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From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas
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