How To Roast Hatch Chiles
Hatch green chile peppers are best when roasted and can be used in all sorts of recipes, from salsas, sauces, chili recipes, and anything else you want to grace with a slightly smoky chili flavor. Here’s a step-by-step guide for how to roast hatch chiles.
Ingredients
- 1 lb hatch green chiles (or as many as you can fit onto a baking tray)
- 1 large ziplock bag for steaming the chiles
Instructions
- Wash and dry your hatch chiles
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Line your baking sheet evenly with your hatch chiles.
- Roast the chiles for about 20-25 minutes, or until the skins have started blistering.
- Remove them from the oven.
- Put the hatch chiles into a ziplock bag to steam them. Let rest on the counter for about 15-20 minutes.
- Remove the chiles from the bag and carefully peel off the skins. They should come off pretty easily.
- Your hatch chiles are now ready to use in a recipe or you can freeze them in a ziplock freezer bag for later.
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