Simple New Mexican Green Chile Sauce, High Altitude

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups green chili peppers, roasted and peeled (2 lb.)
• 3 cups water
• 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon
• 1 -6 tablespoon flour (optional)
• 1 -6 tablespoon butter (optional)

Recipe

• 1 chop chile into 1/2-inch dice.
• 2 combine chile, water and chicken bouillon in a saucepan. if you like, substitute chicken broth for water and bouillon.
• 3 bring to a boil and simmer 30 minutes. you're done!
• 4 use the unthickened sauce as-is, over eggs, potatoes or meat. or spoon over tortilla chips or fritos and top with grated cheese.
• 5 freeze extras (before thickening) for up to 1 year.
• 6 to thicken sauce, for each cup of cooked green chile & broth, make a roux of 1 t. flour and 1 t. butter.
• 7 cook the roux over very low heat until flour smells cooked, 3-5 minutes, whisking frequently.
• 8 add sauce and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. simmer a couple minutes.
• 9 serve as described above.
• 10 frozen store-bought bueno-type green chiles are an acceptable substitute; reduce water to 2 cups. canned chiles may be used in a pinch; use canning liquid to replace some of the water.