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They are finally here from Pueblo. Nothing better than fresh roasted chillie inside a grilled cheese sandwich. Poor man's chillie rellano.

we will buy 2 gunny sacks next week, and bag it up. 1 hot and 1 mild mixed together while they are roasting it up. then just bag them up 5 to 7 chilies in a sandwich bag and freeze.

I have never heard of that but by God it sounds like an amazing idea whose time has come in this house. Thanks

My sainted parents discovered NM Hatch Chilies in Greenville, SC today at the newly opened Fresh Market. They just called me all excited and wanted to let me know of their late life discovery. FM had the giant roasters in the parking lot so it was a soiree!!

I will share the idea of a Hatch grilled cheese and a side of tomato soup as that's their favorite and go too!

God knows I love them!!! At 79 years young and 58 years of marriage there are not 2 finer people on the planet!!

Thank you FM and NM Hatch Chilies for creating even more love in the lives of my Mother and Father today!!

Man, that sounds like some serious chiles relenos coming you guys' way!

Damn. Not even a whif down here. Gotta settle for Poblanos or cubanelles.

Publix in SC had them so FL may as well. Just not the roasting party to go along with!

Most folks out this way do not even know what they are.

Huh. I'm gonna have to check Publix produce section harder next time.

The annual Chile & Frijoles Featival held each year in late September‚ is Pueblo’s harvest celebration. The festival will be held on September 25-27, 2015. Lotta fresh roastin' of green chile's goin' on at the festival.
BTW, they grow some damn good chile's just east of Pueblo, out on the mesa.

At our local Wegmans yesterday. Later, after I grout the repair in the kitchen floor, I intend to run down and acquire some.

For you that don't have Wegmans I hope they expand everywhere. Really great grocery store that is also really good to their employees.

Pugs, dang. How do Terrapins get them all the way up there and we can't get a snif here in FL? Not getting that.

BTW, please tell me that's not a rotating basket grill in the background roasting up those Hatch's.

Alan I'm headed over to the Dulles store here in a bit. Even though the local Safeway has them they're not roasting in the parking lot, which is half the attraction.

Oh man the aroma's that fill the parking lot using the tumbler roasters are killer. And they even remove the seeds.

Probably get some to freeze as well.

For you guys that cannot find them in stores they can be ordered online. Just google hatch chilies online and a ton of places in NM will come up. Shipping probably sucks.

ie... https://www.hatch-green-chile.com/

Greg check with Publix or a local specialty store in FL. I'll bet you can find them.

Do y'all have a Fresh Market, Harris Teeter or something like it?

Also, Whole Foods is doing parking lot roasting!!!

Yep. They were doing them and they were flying out the door.

Hmmmmm...Good point. I bet it's like lunch at the ant farm around the Dulles store. On second thought maybe not! Safeway here I come. I can roast on the BGE or a Weber.

Pueblo is getting to be known as a great chile growing area. They are every bit as good as Hatch chiles.

Around here ,the Hatch are anywhere from $35-$40 a bushel where as the Pueblo grown ones are $25-$28. Nice thick meated ones. We just put up all mediums, same way 5-6 to a bag and freeze once peeled

Checked farmer's markets, Publix, several other grocery stores. Nada.

Called Fresh Market. Bingo!!!

Thanks, byc!! The people in the store by me are really nice. Spoke directly to the produce manager and he says "Some guy has been coming in here and buying entire boxes! We've only got half a box left right now".

Too funny.

He did say they'll roast them out front sometimes, too. But, they've been flying off the shelf so they've not wanted to take away from the customers buying fresh chiles.

Could be some pics of chiles relenos with some Hatch chiles coming.

Getting a little late to be rattin the street, but I'm heading over there now.

we don't even peel them all at first, we just thaw and peel as needed. easier that way.

I'll have to keep an eye out for Pueblos! Thanks Gents!!

Glad you found some Greg! Hope you like them.

David

We take most of it off, and then finish when we thaw. Took us about an hour for a bushel

Oddly, for as many types of peppers that are available year round here, I never see Hatch. But I bet there are 15-20 types I could get from local grocers or the swap meet right now.