(Preparation of Fresh Green Chile)

Title:
(Preparation of Fresh Green Chile)

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Mexican,
Information




Ingredients:




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 1. Rinse and dry chile. Prick chile with the tines of a fork to allow for


 release of steam.


 


 2. Place chile on a cookie sheet 4-6 inches below the broiling element.


 Turn chile frequently until it is uniformly blistered.


 


 3. Remove chile from the broiler and cover with a damp towel for 10


 minutes.


 


 4. Proceed with one of the steps below:


 


 a) When cooled -- package chiles in a freezer-weight container, seal - --


 and freeze for later use.


 


 b) Remove the outer skin and freeze as in step A.


 


 c) Remove outer skin -- stem, and seeds.Chop and use in any recipe.


 


 d) Remove outer skin and leave chile whole -- drying, for freezing or use


 in a recipe.


 


 ? 1994 Public Service Company of New Mexico. Recipes from Cocinas De New


 Mexico, reproduced by permission from the Public Service Company of New


 Mexico. send reviews to: viva@viva.com


 


 Formatted by Badams who never pricks the peppers and who always removes


 skins/seeds prior to freezing them. (Frozen ones are not as plump and nice


 as fresh, by the way. IMHO -- they are for desparate times.)


 


 Posted at RecipeLu 10/17/97.


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Badams 
on Mar 21,


 1998