• Green Chili Sauce

  Filed under Dips/Sauces
  Jul 31
  
  I hope that I get this in on time, but I just had to do an entry for Waiter, There’s Something in My…Sauce hosted by Andrew at Spittoonextra.

  I had originally wanted to do this cilantro sauce that I love to serve with salmon, but I kept putting it off. Then, my husband was in a grilling mood this past weekend (he grilled 3 days in a row) so I was able to make a sauce that I have had saved and have been wanting to try. This recipe comes from Bobby Flay, and I don’t even remember how I heard about it. I had the recipe saved, but I don’t remember seeing this on tv. But I sure am glad I saved this recipe!! Bobby served it as part of a Green Chile Cheeseburger, and since my husband was making hamburgers, I decided to give it a go.
  
  But first, we were able to use the first harvest from our garden:
  
  and boy, it was good!!! A perfect addition for hamburgers!

  The recipe called for 2 poblano peppers, but when I stopped at the store, they did not have any. I decided to go with one large Anaheim pepper – as I figured the heat level would be about the same. The pepper gets grilled on the grill along with some onions. Let me tell you – I love grilled onions anyway. They become so sweet that I can eat them plain, straight off the grill. My husband cooked the pepper to perfection – the skin slid right off when I went to prepare the sauce. I really felt like Bobby Flay while making this recipe, too, putting everything in the blender to see a wonderful, spicy sauce being created before my eyes.

  I wasn’t sure my husband was going to like this, as he is usually not a fan of anything spicy. But he did not stop talking about it for 2 days. In fact, it still comes up in conversation. He claims this is an “award winning” sauce. The little bit of heat is cut by the sweetness of the onions and a bit of added honey. We ate it on our burgers, but I can imagine that this sauce would be wonderful on many other things as well. It didn’t last long at our house, and I’m sure that I will be making this one often!

  Green Chili Sauce
  from Bobby Flay

  1-2 poblano chiles or one large Anaheim chili, grilled, peeled, seeded, and chopped
  1 medium white onion, grilled and chopped
  1 to 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  2 tablespoons chopped fresh epazote, or fresh oregano leaves (I used fresh oregano)
  1/4 cup cold water
  1 tablespoon honey
  1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

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  11 Comments

11 Responses to “Green Chili Sauce”

1. 

   Poonam said on August 1st, 2007 at 3:26 am

   Looks hot!

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   marye said on August 1st, 2007 at 3:36 am

   nice job! it looks really good in the phot an that is hard to do with green…for me anyway.

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   Belinda said on August 1st, 2007 at 2:46 pm

   How great that your husband wanted to hang out with the grill three days in a row! You can’t beat that! Nor can you beat a fresh tomato from your own garden. And the green chili sauce sounds like the perfect finishing touch.

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   Tart Reform said on August 1st, 2007 at 4:29 pm

   The sauce looks and sounds great. My only issue is with Bobby Flay. I love him he is a good chef, then suddenly I can’t stand the sound of his voice (more than a little arrogant!). But he sure can make a mean bbq, even with a touch of spice like this. Thanks for the tip.

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   Leslie said on August 2nd, 2007 at 12:56 pm

   This looks so yummy. I love hot sauces!!!!!!!!!

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   Erika said on August 2nd, 2007 at 1:58 pm

   My goodness, that does sound amazing!

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   Kelly-Jane said on August 2nd, 2007 at 6:35 pm

   I’m not big on hot chillis either, but if your hubby liked it… I might too It looks really good.

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   Cynthia said on August 3rd, 2007 at 3:08 am

   This sauce-recipe is definitely a keeper.

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   Judy said on August 4th, 2007 at 12:57 am

   Mmmm, this sounds so good and perfect for bbq season.

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    Kristen said on August 6th, 2007 at 3:19 am

    That looks great!

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    Nirmala said on August 7th, 2007 at 8:47 pm

    Wow, the green chili sauce looks amazing!

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