Traditional-Style New Mexico Green Chile Sauce

Miss Annie's Note:

Every New Mexican cook has a green chile sauce, but it has to be very good sauce, or her reputation as a good cook suffers. They serve this sauce at any meal. At breakfast it is served over eggs or potatoes. It is used over burritos, in enchiladas, or over grilled meats and roasted potatoes for lunch or dinner. It is best when it is fresh or used within one day of being made. This recipe comes from Sandy Szwarc's "Real New Mexico Chile".

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 2 cups

• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons flour or 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 1/2 cups pork stock or 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup chopped roasted and peeled new mexico pepper ("or" frozen "or" canned)
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

Directions:

1. In a medium sauce pan, saute the onion and garlic in the oil over medium-high heat, until tender (about 3 minutes).
2. Stir in the flour, cumin, salt and pepper and cook over medium heat, stirring, for 2 minutes.
3. Stir in the stock and simmer until thick and smooth.
4. Stir in the chiles and oregano.
5. At this point you may cool, and store in refrigerator, covered, for up to one day.
6. To serve, heat thoroughly.

Reviews

[choco chip]

I doubled this recipe to make green chile cheese fries. I didn't add the spices until after I added the broth, and I also cut up 1 pork chop into tiny pieces and added to the pot for a little protein. Delicious! It was a little thinner than I would like, so next time I will cut back on the chicken broth a little bit, but other than that it was awesome. This will be my go to recipe from here on out. My search for the perfect green chile is over!

[Sheena #4]

Delicious, smooth sauce. Better than the canned version I usually buy. I used it for chicken enchiladas. Easy to make.

[Spice Boy]

Great simple recipe! It tastes just like New Mexico.