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- From: garhow@hpubmaa.esr.HP.COM (Garry Howard)
- Subject: Cafe Pasqual's Green Chile Sauce
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- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Burlington, MA
- Date: 13 Oct 1993 12:58:33 GMT
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- Title: Cafe Pasqual's Green Chile Sauce
- Categories: Mexican
- Servings: 6
-
- 1 1/2 lb mild green New Mexico chiles
- -roasted, peeled, seeded and
- -chopped to measure 2 cups
- 3/4 lb hot green New Mexico chiles
- -roasted, peeled, seeded and
- -chopped to measure 1 cup
- 4 c water
- 1/2 white onion
- -medium diced
- 2 ts dried Mexican oregano
- 6 cloves garlic
- -finely minced
- 1 1/2 ts kosher salt
- 2 Tb vegetable oil
- 3 Tb all-purpose flour
-
- From: Cafe Pasqual's Cookbook by Katherine Kagel - ISBN 0-8118-0293-0
- Cafe Pasqual's is a popular restaurant in Santa Fe, NM.
-
- This is the sauce we use to dress omelots, huevos motulenos, huevos
- rancheros, enchiladas, and burritos. Called chile verde, it is the
- gravy of New Mexico. Gravies are the personal mark of a cook, so please
- feel free to make this recipe yours with your own additions or deletions.
-
- Green chiles are available fresh, frozen, canned, or dried. If using
- fresh chiles for this recipe, which are preferred, make a special effort
- to obtain New Mexico green chiles rather than use the milder, ubiquitous
- Anaheim variety. If New Mexico green chiles are unavailable, substitute
- fresh poblano chiles. Poblano chiles are shiny, dark green, and have more
- of a bell pepper shape than the longer, pointed New Mexico and Anaheim
- varieties. Fresh chiles need to be roasted, peeled, stemmed, seeded,
- and chopped before using. Frozen chiles have already been prepared in this
- manner. If using canned chiles, the least preferable choice, rinse them
- thoroughly before using. Canned and frozen chile products are specifically
- labeled by the processor as to whether the chiles are hot, medium-hot, or
- mild. If using dried green chiles, soak in hot water to cover for 45
- minutes to rehydrate them, then drain, seed, and chop.
-
- Place all the ingredients, except the vegetable oil and flour, in a large
- saucepan over medium heat. Simmer, uncovered, until juice has thickened
- and is opaque, 20 to 30 minutes. Stir occasionally, taking care the the
- chiles do not burn or stick to the bottom of the pan.
-
- In a small bowl, whisk together the oil and flour until smooth and well
- blended, to form the base for a roux. Place in a saucepan over medium-high
- heat until hot and bubbling. Reduce the heat to low and whisk
- constantly until the roux is slightly brown and has a nutty flavor. Remove
- from the heat.
-
- Add 1/2 cup of the green chile mixture to the roux and whisk thoroughly
- until smooth. Add the toux to the remaining chile mixture and cook over
- low heat until the sauce thickens and the "flour taste" disappears, about
- 15 minutes. Adjust to taste with salt.
-
- Remove from the heat, let cool, cover and store in a nonreactive
- container in the refrigerator until needed. The sauce may be refrigerated
- for up to 4 days. Check it for sourness if held any longer. The sauce
- may be frozen for up to 2 months. To heat the sauce for serving, place it
- in a nonreactive pan over medium-low heat, stirring frequently to
- prevent scorching.
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