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Title: Chile Verde (Basic Green Chile Sauce)
Yield: 1 Serving

Ingredients

      2    Tbs vegetable oil; or olive
           -oil
    1/2 sm onion; diced
      1 lg garlic clove; minced
      2    Tbs flour
    1/4 ts ground cumin
    1/4 ts black pepper
  1 1/2 c  chicken broth
      1 c  green chiles; roasted &
           -peeled
    1/4 ts oregano
    1/2 ts salt
      2 ts jalapenos; if you want it
           -hot

Instructions

Heat the oil in a 1-2 qt saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic,
cover and cook over low heat for about 5 minutes to wilt the onions. Don't
let them brown. Raise heat to medium, stir in flour, cumin and black
pepper. Cook, stirring about 2 min. When the onion/flour mix just begins
to color, remove from heat and add broth, stirring constantly to avoid
lumps. Add rest of ingredients. Return pan to heat, bring to a boil, cover
and simmer over low heat another 30 minutes. The finished sauce should not
be too thick; dilute with more broth or water if needed. You can puree it
if it's not smooth enough. Will keep in fridge for a week; heat before
using.

Green chile (or chili), or chile verde can mean different things, and
knowing one from another is a distinction that marks one as an insider (or
_real_ chile-head!). The term applies to:
1) the fresh green chiles picked before they turn red.
2)A paste made from roasted green chiles and garlic presented at the table
to flavor 'frijoles' (= beans),
3) The thickened cooking sauce served over enchiladas, burritos, etc.,
4) The same sauce with chunks of cooked pork (or other meat) The following
recipe is for the chile verde sauce (#3). It can also include tomatoes
and/or tomatillos

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Serving Ideas : Served as a soup/stew or a sauce for bean burritos.

Contributor: mikeb@radonc.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Preparation Time: 0:00

Reviews

Sorry, but tihs isn't even close to the green chile sauce they make in New Mexico and Texas. I was raised on green chile (Hatch), so I know what I am looking for in taste, heat, etc. I just made a batch of this, tasted it, and threw it down the disposall. YUCK!! :((

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