Green Chile Sauce

Sumitted per a request for New Mexican Green Chile Sauce which is delicious on scrambled eggs, in burritos, as a topping for hamburgers or with just about anything to add a bit of zip to meat, poultry or fish. Recipe source: Coyote Cafe cookbook.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Yields: 4 cups

Ingredients

• 4  lbs  New Mexico green chilies (or subsitute Anaheim chilies w/ 3-4 jalapenos)
• 8  cloves garlic, roasted,peeled and chopped
• 4  cups water
• 4  teaspoons  roasted oregano (or subsitute 2 teaspoons dried)
• 1  teaspoon  roasted ground cumin
• 2  teaspoons salt

Directions

1. Roast the green chilies under the broiler for 5 minutes or until slightly blackened.
2. Place chilies in a paper bag to allow them to steam until cool enough to touch.
3. Remove the blackened parts and discard.
4. Place peeled chilies and the rest of the ingredients in a food processor and chop until finely chopped.
5. Do not puree.