Stocked up on Green Chiles Today

[TRG]

That sucks. I may take the company truck to NM this year and load up some Chile for the boss. Wonder if he would give me two week days for the round trip.

Where do you live?

 

[ChadT41]

Where do you live?

Mesa, Az. It’s a short 6 hour drive. If I take my dad, it’s faster, but we end up with over 1000 lbs between our two households.

 

[ChadT41]

Still cheaper than buying from the stores. Pays to go straight to the farm and I pick the batches I want. I learn Spanish for about 15 minutes a year.

 

[TRG]

Mesa, Az. It’s a short 6 hour drive. If I take my dad, it’s faster, but we end up with over 1000 lbs between our two households.

I bring chile to my buddies in Chandler every year. Not 1000 pounds though.

 

[dfergie]

$22 at La Tienda for Young Guns Friday... They usually roast better than Walmart, although I have gotten good results there. (and a little cheaper)

 

[ChadT41]

Well the 1000 lbs is my family and about 3-5 other families. My parents will also sell it to their friends, still cheaper than the stores and roasted/peeled/frozen/packaged for the normal family size dinners. About 6 per baggie. Takes 6 of us all night peeling and freezing. The roasting is done on the farm and stuck in the cooler with dry ice as my aunt lives in TorC and it’s a short drive. We have the “peeling” tree. Lol. Every year for 25 years it has had us around there peeling.

 

[ChadT41]

$22 at La Tienda for Young Guns Friday... They usually roast better than Walmart, although I have gotten good results there. (and a little cheaper)

Is that a full sack?

 

[dfergie]

Box full, which is close to toe sack quantities if I remember right.

 

[dfergie]

Here we have Walmart, La Tienda and Albertsons (which only roasts on weekends)besides a few scattered roadside vendors...

 

[ChadT41]

We pay about $22-$26(depends on year) per bushel roasted. I forget how many pounds that is, but I feel like it is approx 50 pounds raw.

 

[navychop]

 

[ChadT41]

Riiiight. Thanks a lot guys. I am eating chipotle tonight(not comparable but gets the job done)

 

[dfergie]

Just made homemade tortillas filled w/ scrambled egg, hatch green chile & chorizo burritos for my breakfast the next 3 days...


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[ChadT41]

Want to come to AZ and meal prep for me? Jesus that sounds good.

 

[TRG]

I know there are many schools of thought on the subject. But IMHO you never peel until just before use. The skin holds in a lot of flavor during the freezing/thawing process. Ive tried it both ways. IMHO freezing with the skin on is the only way to go. Most of my Hispanic friends agree.

 

[dfergie]

Skin on, peel before cooking/eating here also...

 

[ChadT41]

Peel then freeze.

 

[dfergie]

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[TRG]

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Thats worth more than gold right there. I'm going to Corralles this weekend to get 40 pounds of medium/hot. I'll ziplock most of it but I want to try out my new vacuum bagger too.

 

[ChadT41]

Mmmm