{"id":13098,"date":"2013-08-27T10:08:05","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T17:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=13098"},"modified":"2013-08-27T13:55:57","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T20:55:57","slug":"hatch-chiles-morning-noon-and-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/hatch-chiles-morning-noon-and-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Hatch Chiles Morning, Noon, and Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hatch Chiles are all the rage! Seriously, you can find a delicious way to eat them, for breakfast, lunch or dinner – \u00a0and, if you haven’t tried them, you simply must experience them while you can. The season for these unique tasting chiles named from the original growing area in Hatch, New Mexico is short – beginning about mid August until mid September – which is NOW! The best thing to do is buy a case – I’m not kidding, chile heads out here in the west buy them by the case and grill and\/or roast and freeze them to have a supply of Hatch Chiles throughout the year.<\/p>\n

For breakfast, my family loves the Hatch Chile Candied Bacon Pancakes<\/a> that I created on a particularly creative morning \ud83d\ude42 Grilled Pineapple and Hatch Chile Salsa<\/a> makes a great snack, light lunch or delicious accompaniment to any grilled meat or fish.<\/p>\n

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For a quick, weeknight dinner – try these\u00a0Chicken Enchiladas with Hatch Chile Sauce.<\/a>\u00a0Corn pudding fans will delight in the simple\u00a0Corn Pudding with Hatch Chiles<\/a>\u00a0that is perfect for brunch or a tantalizing side dish – I served it with grilled lamb and guests were raving!<\/p>\n

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Pardon my Hatch Chile dreaming, let’s get back to the roastings!<\/p>\n

\"Melissas<\/a><\/p>\n

Certain markets such as Bristol Farms, Gelson’s and Sprouts in California, Glazier’s in Arizona, Dillions in Kansas and Wegman’s and Heinan’s in Maryland and Virginia hold roastings on Saturday where you can have a case roasted while you shop, or you can buy a case and return later to pick it up if you have an action-packed day planned. But stick around if you can – you’ll be surprised at the community spirit and recipe swapping that goes on at these roastings. Below are roasting dates for Arizona and California. Please check\u00a0dates and locations for roastings<\/a> in your area on Melissa’s website.<\/p>\n

\"Melissas<\/a><\/p>\n

Melissa\u2019s Hatch Chiles are hand-selected for excellent quality. Choose bright green, glossy peppers that are firm with medium to thick flesh. Avoid soft spots. Refrigerate, unwashed in a plastic bag for up to 5 days.<\/p>\n

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Melissa’s Produce <\/a>invited a group of food writers and industry folks to a special Hatch Chile luncheon to launch their latest cookbook, Melissa’s Hatch Chile Cookbook<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. Authors Chef Ida Rodriguez Hatch and Melissa’s c0-owner Sharon Hernandez shared how their mutual love of Hatch chiles created an immediate bond between them and led to their collaboration on Melissa’s Hatch Chile Cookbook. <\/em>Rodriguez declared that everyone should use hatch chiles and the created Melissa’s Hatch Chile Cookbook to show people that hatch chiles can be used as an ingredient in all sorts of cuisines: good for Italian cooking, Asian cooking, Mexican cooking, Southwestern any type of cuisine.<\/p>\n

Some of my favorites from the luncheon were the Baby Heirloom Tomato and Grilled Corn Salad (which I made the other night), Dutch Yellow Potatoes with Roasted Hatch Chile Vinaigrette, Hatch Chile Cornbread, Honey Mustard Pretzel & Nut Crunch (so making this for football watching), \u00a0Hatch Chile Salsa Fresca, and Hatch Chile Chocolate Chip Cookies – even chocolate chip cookies are better with a little bit of heat. But the real kicker for me was the Hatch Chile Ice Cubes – yep, ice cubes, soooo good in Bloody Mary’s!<\/p>\n

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With over 150 classic and unique Hatch Chile recipes, this hard cover book ($19.95) is bound to be a favorite. Every book ordered through Melissa’s is signed by the authors and ground shipping is complimentary with purchase (delivery to the continental U.S. only \u2013 may take up to 7 days after order is confirmed).\u00a0If you’re in the vicinity of Newport Beach, CA this weekend, Chef Ida will be at the Bristol Farms, Newport Beach<\/strong><\/a> roasting this Saturday, August 31st to sign books and share the many virtues of the Hatch Chile with you personally \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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