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Stocked up on Green Chiles Today

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.
 
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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.
 
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.
 
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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.
 
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.