It's Hatch Chile Time!

[58limited]

I went and bought some more from HEB today, I'm going to need some more for my hot sauce business plus some more for me - I'll use some in the Team Cook and leave the ones in the freezer alone. This time the cases they got were 18 lbs and the peppers were pre-bagged in 2lb increments inside the cardboard case. Price dropped a quarter/ pound from last week.

[jayjordan]

When you go to HEB to buy the cases, who do you talk to in order to get a case?

[58limited]

jayjordan I grab one of the produce employees, there is usually one around stocking the produce shelves and bins. If not I ask one of the HEB curbside shoppers to grab a produce employee from the back.

[jayjordan]

UPS has lost my 2nd Day Air order, it’s been “on the way” since 8/5. Status shows that they don’t know where it’s at. Have emailed and called Fresh Chile Co. with no response.

[jayjordan]

More than 24 hours since I last contacted them, still no response. Initiated dispute on my credit card.

[58limited]

jayjordan Did you call or e-mail? I'd call them directly. Sometimes e-mails get lost in the shuffle.

[jayjordan]

Called and emailed

[58limited]

I was going to buy some Pueblo Chile this year to compare with the Hatch Chilies but the Pueblo farms are smaller and apparently don't get a volume discount from UPS or FEDEX. A bushel of Pueblo Chile is $45.00, not bad. But with shipping it comes to $138.00.

[jayjordan]

It took Fresh Chile more than 3 days to respond to my phone call, but they made it right. Received my order today. Cancelled the credit card dispute. Now, on to roasting them and figuring out what to use them for! Probably start with making a salsa - so if anyone has recommended recipe that would be great.

[jayjordan]

Roasting chiles!

[58limited]

Lookin' good!

[Michael_in_TX]

Yes! I like how the charred skins peel off easier (at least for me) than poblanos.

[58limited]

Last order of the season: 25 lbs of Red Hatch! I received 50 lbs last week, 26 lbs unroasted plus 9 lbs roasted went into this year's hot sauce production. The rest was roasted and diced.

All of this 25 lb box will be for my own use. I just now roasted them - took about 20 minutes for the whole box. I divided the box into three loads for roasting: this seems to be the ideal amount to load into the drum roaster.

[Mosca]

Hehe. Nice.

[Purc]

Feed the flame.

[Livermoron]

Gonna have to try this. I use Kenji's pressure cooker green chili recipe, but I substitute hatch chilis for the other chili mix. So far I'm undefeated in the office chili cookoff...