Green Chile Sauce (New Mexican Style) Recipe

Name: Green Chile Sauce (New Mexican Style)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 lbs green chilies, roasted, peeled and chopped (hot or mild, fresh, frozen or canned); 1 lb cooked pork (optional, but you'll wish you had) or 1 lb cooked chicken (optional, but you'll wish you had); 2 tablespoons cooking oil; 4 minced garlic cloves; 2 large white onions, chopped; 3 tomatillos, chopped; 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans low-sodium low-fat chicken broth (or your favorite); ½ cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon chili powder; ¼ teaspoon ground cumin; ¼ teaspoon dried cilantro

Servings: persons

2 lbs green chilies, roasted, peeled and chopped (hot or mild, fresh, frozen or canned)
1 lb cooked pork (optional, but you'll wish you had) or 1 lb cooked chicken (optional, but you'll wish you had)
2 tablespoons cooking oil
4 minced garlic cloves
2 large white onions, chopped
3 tomatillos, chopped
2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans low-sodium low-fat chicken broth (or your favorite)
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon dried cilantro

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In a large and deep pan or skillet add oil, onion, garlic and tomatillos.
2
Lightly brown or cook until onions start to soften.
3
Add flour while stirring constantly till blended or you could make a roux and stir into the pan.
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Add all remaining ingredients and stir well.
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Cover and simmer for 40 minutes.
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Season to taste.
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If you want it hotter simply add some cayenne pepper or habanero pepper.
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For additional flavor try grilling your meat with some wood chips first.
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This sauce can be substituted wherever you would use tomato based salsa.
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I plan to add some recipes that make good use of this salsa.
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Try it on eggs, top your nachos, smother burritos, smother a grilled rib-eye steak etc --.
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Freezes well.
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Separate into serving, thaw, heat and eat.
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This size batch last my wife and I 4 months.
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Tip: The easiest way to prepare this is to buy canned green chilies.
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I use 6 - 7 ounce cans undrained.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 12 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 2 lbs green chilies, roasted, peeled and chopped (hot or mild, fresh, frozen or canned), 1 lb cooked pork (optional, but you'll wish you had) or 1 lb cooked chicken (optional, but you'll wish you had), 2 tablespoons cooking oil, 4 minced garlic cloves, and more.

Yes, Green Chile Sauce (New Mexican Style) falls under the Soups & Stews category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Green Chile Sauce (New Mexican Style)

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