Roasted Chilies

I've always been intimidated with roasting chilies, so I decided to throw caution to the wind and conquer my irrational fears. Why, you say? Here's the back story; my neighbor invited us over to her house for a BBQ where she had the most beautiful spread of toppings laid out for the pickings. In this creative concoction, she had halved green chilies! Brilliant right!! And let me tell you, very deish paired with a grilled burger. We loved it so much that I HAD to give it a try myself. I hope my daring adventure will encourage you to try something new!

Roasted Chilies

Anaheim Chile Peppers (I had 5)

Get your BBQ piping HOT

This is what Anaheim Peppers look like.

(You can even use Poblano or Hatch Chilies)

Place peppers on grill

Close lid for 3-5 mins

Check for charred marks on the grilled side down

Once you see the grill side charred

flip the peppers over.

Close the lid for 3-5 mins

Check periodically for char marks on grill side.

Flip again to any sides that are still green.

When all the sides look pretty charred,

remove from grill and let them sit for

3-5 mins before handling them

You will need to 'clean' the peppers over your sink,

once they have cooled a bit

Start to peal the charred outside layer off the pepper

(Thongs help save your fingers when the peppers are still hot)

Have a corner of your sink,

away from the water flow,

where you discard your charred layers.

(Do not put charred skin into your garbage disposal!)

 

Pinch off top and put in garbage pile

 

 

Use tongs if pepper is still hot

Flush out Seeds

Or do like so,

if you have super human pain tolerance!

(lol)

Open your pepper by running your down one

of the seems and clean out any seed hangers.

Lightly 'wring' water off the pepper and set off to the side

Repeat above 'cleaning' steps with all other peppers

Leave like this for a topping on hamburgers,

sammys, wraps, bagels, ect, ect, ect.... 

Or dice to add a kick to enchiladas, tacos, burritos, nachos....

You can even make your own Green Chile Cream Cheese

by mixing the two together

 

Enjoy!!