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How to Roast Green Chiles at Home

How to Roast Green Chiles at Home
  • Category

    Green Chile

  • Cusine

    American

Ingredients

Raw chile peppers - anaheim, Hatch, poblano, or jalapeño

Directions

Turn on your gas burner on to the highest setting. Balance the chile pepper directly on the metal grates over the gas burner. Let the chile pepper sit on the burner as its skin begins to bubble and turn black .

Once one side of the chile gets well blistered, use tongs to turn the chile to another side. Repeat until the chile gets blistered or charred on all sides. Obviously you need to pay close attention to the chile. It should just blister and char a bit, not catch fire. Using this method you can roast several chiles at the same time. At least 2 per burner, and you can have a couple burners going at once. At this point you can freeze the blackened roasted chiles by letting them cool to room temp, placing them in a freezer bag, squeezing out the air and freezing them. When you defrost them, the blackened skins will peel right off! If you need to use the chiles right away, continue with the instructions.

Place the chile in a bowl and cover with a plate . Let the chiles sit for 5 or 10 minutes. The steam from the hot chile will help the peel come off more easily.

Remove the chile from the bowl. Use your fingers or a damp towel or damp paper towel to rub off the charred peel. You may find it easier to do this over a sink, because it can get rather messy. Try to avoid running water over the chile itself, as doing so may wash away some of the chile's flavor.

Make a slice into the side of the chile and cut away and discard the stem, seeds, and veins. Place in a covered container and refrigerate. The chile will keep for several days in the fridge. Or you can place in a freezer bag, press out the air, and freeze. Frozen chiles will last for several months.