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By: Sam Brasch

Category: Table Talk

Posted: October 8, 2012 8:30 AM

Tags: Pete Elliot, Hatch Chiles, Denver Roasted Chile, 20 days of giveaways

A Fall Tradition: Roasted Hatch Chiles

Each fall, I look forward to the sight and smell of the chile roasters along Denver’s main drags. To celebrate, my dad and I have the custom of buying a least one bushel of the bright green Hatch chiles. Usually, we make an enormous pot of chile verde and jar it to smother over burritos and eggs for the remainder of the year. This is something of a painstaking process, so I wanted some new ideas when I stopped by the Denver Roasted Chile stand on the corner of Santa Fe Drive and Evans Avenue.

Pete Elliott, whose family has been running the road-side stand for 12 years, was quick to offer the stand's signature recipe: Chile Olie’oooooooo (he insisted on this spelling). When my batch of mild chiles came out of the roaster, he popped the top off of one and removed the skin and the seeds. Then, he slapped it on a tortilla and drizzled it with olive oil and a dash of garlic salt. The results were fantastic. After my first bite, I made a mental note to use the recipe for breakfast.

What else could I do with the bushel? For Elliot, the possibilities were endless. “I pretty much eat the chiles on everything,” he says. “They really enhance the flavor. Peanut brittle! I love a piece of chile on peanut brittle.”

When I got home, I split the batch in two. One half I stewed into sauce and jarred as usual. The other, I froze for later. The replication of Chile Olie’oooooo (recipe below) is certain.

Chile Olie-oooooo 

1 roasted Hatch green chile, skinned and seeded

1 tortilla

olive oil

garlic salt

If using frozen chiles, microwave one for about 45 seconds. Once warm, place on a tortilla. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with garlic salt. Elliot recommends rubbing the oil into the chile to mix the flavors. Roll like a burrito and enjoy. 

THIS STORY WAS PART OF 5280's 20 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS!

Comments

Hatch Green Chiles

Submitted by scenicrover on Tue, 2012-10-09 07:58.

I always look forward to this time of year to restock the chiles. So much to do with them and well worth the investment. Thanks for the recipe idea. Can't wait to try it

 

Hatch Chiles

Submitted by artflew on Tue, 2012-10-09 07:53.

Great for home made salsa.

chilies

Submitted by tmurray286 on Tue, 2012-10-09 06:47.

roasted chiles are the best.

peanut brittle?  yum!  

Submitted by cathydny on Tue, 2012-10-09 06:08.

peanut brittle?  yum!  

Chile

Submitted by Arielfaith1 on Mon, 2012-10-08 22:46.

Chile the aroma of roasting chile, the gardens the aroma of the flore,fleurs, flowers aye si........

Chile

Submitted by Arielfaith1 on Mon, 2012-10-08 22:46.

Chile the aroma of roasting chile, the gardens the aroma of the flore,fleurs, flowers aye si........

Chile

Submitted by Arielfaith1 on Mon, 2012-10-08 22:46.

Chile the aroma of roasting chile, the gardens the aroma of the flore,fleurs, flowers aye si........

Green Chile

Submitted by breezinby on Mon, 2012-10-08 22:27.
 they make the best green chile!

Chilie

Submitted by Arielfaith1 on Mon, 2012-10-08 22:17.
The fire of life a plant or is it a flower, fleur or Flores ??

Pueblo Chiles

Submitted by lrenlow on Mon, 2012-10-08 22:13.

I wish we had more local chiles. It's almost impossible to find Pueblo chiles, native to Colorado. Never seems too hard to find New Mexico Hatch Chile. Disappointing, but still tastes good nonetheless.

The gardens

Submitted by Arielfaith1 on Mon, 2012-10-08 22:11.
Flowers, fleurs, Flores will always remind me of my mamma!!!

chiles

Submitted by jefftaylor1 on Mon, 2012-10-08 22:09.

Yumm, I love the smell of them.

 

Green Chilli with chocolate

Submitted by olocke on Mon, 2012-10-08 22:07.

I love chili and chocholate, they were ment to be. Love that spice and sweet

Dare I admit...

Submitted by sarahcg on Mon, 2012-10-08 21:40.

...that I've never taken part in this tradition?  Maybe this year is my year...

Time for Chiles Rellenos

Submitted by eduardolb on Mon, 2012-10-08 21:35.

 Nothing beats the smell of roasted chiles

chilli, chilli

Submitted by gman2012 on Mon, 2012-10-08 21:34.

Bring it on

Mmm, chiles

Submitted by shadow23x on Mon, 2012-10-08 21:32.

it's chile relleno season - stuff those bad boys with some cheese, a little egg batter dip...

Green Chile

Submitted by madthomas on Mon, 2012-10-08 20:59.

Delicious 

chiles

Submitted by kaaker on Mon, 2012-10-08 20:55.

Hard to beat green chili!

 

yum...

Submitted by madfabriholic on Mon, 2012-10-08 20:46.

sounds delicious

Relleno Heaven

Submitted by Clpayne on Mon, 2012-10-08 20:41.
My sister-in-law buys pounds of fresh roasted chilies from pueblo and makes the most delicious and savory rellenos with a creamy habinero sauce! Yum Yum!!

Verde Chili

Submitted by chrispayne on Mon, 2012-10-08 20:39.
Oh. My. Just what I... needed. This is roastarific!!!!! I love being green!!!

Never tried before...

Submitted by karissajohnson17 on Mon, 2012-10-08 20:34.

My husband loves green chile! Can't wait to try it. And we love the botanic gardens!

Hatch chilis

Submitted by purpleline5280 on Mon, 2012-10-08 20:30.

I buy these every year and roast them on top of my gas stove.  They are  great in everything.

Newbie

Submitted by cbrunstein on Mon, 2012-10-08 20:19.

I've never bought these chilis nor have I roasted chilis. I can't wait to try this year.

year one

Submitted by LyleSG on Mon, 2012-10-08 19:22.

This is our first year to get roasted chilis.  It won't be the last!!!

Green chili

Submitted by meglewis on Mon, 2012-10-08 19:17.
growing up in Indiana, I never heard of hatch peppers or green chili. Now I enjoy experimenting with both... Delicious!

Chiles on peanut brittle?

Submitted by happytobeme on Mon, 2012-10-08 19:10.

Sounds dangerous!  I love it!  Sweet and spicy are always so good together.  Thanks for heating things up!  I'll be trying one on a tortilla ASAP!

Roasted Chilis - Yummmm

Submitted by mindykittay on Mon, 2012-10-08 18:29.

the smell always reminds me of Fall.

Peanut Brittle!

Submitted by asachance on Mon, 2012-10-08 18:12.

I'm jazzed to try chile's on peanut brittle!

yes!!

Submitted by mykitten5683 on Mon, 2012-10-08 17:36.

love the hatch peppers.  I wrap chicken breast in them and roast then top with my homemade tomatillo sauce, cant beat it for a fall reat!

Yum

Submitted by Roberts2210 on Mon, 2012-10-08 17:25.

Thanks for the recipe! Can't wait to try it out!

Use them in Everything!

Submitted by Bean2343 on Mon, 2012-10-08 17:24.

When it's hatch chile season at the farmer's market, I wreak havok on my stomach but put them in everything!  My favorite is a spicy pesto -- cilantro, garlic, and hatch chiles.  

hatch's chilis

Submitted by hollings on Mon, 2012-10-08 17:02.

Simple & good!

 

Is it time to try the famous Hatch Chilis?

Submitted by briannerenae on Mon, 2012-10-08 16:10.

I've noticed Hatch a lot in the past month in my local supermarkets, like they're something to be celebrated in and of themselves, but I've never had one.  Is it time?  Thanks for the recipe - seems easy enough and it might be just what I need to get on the Hatch bandwagon!

Love the smell of roasting chilies

Submitted by Jsubiadur on Mon, 2012-10-08 16:06.
It means fall to me, time to stock up the freezer. I love to put chilies into a simple stew of seared sirloin, onion slices and canned tomatoes. Let it simmer til thickened and eat with toasted tortillas. Authentic yumminess!

THANKS FOR THE RECIPE!

Submitted by sherri01 on Mon, 2012-10-08 16:00.

Can't wait to try this Chili recipe-sounds delicious!

pork green chile

Submitted by KelseyWittenberg on Mon, 2012-10-08 15:48.

Pork green chile in the making...too bad mine is never as good as some places in Denver!

Can never have enough...

Submitted by ligoldman on Mon, 2012-10-08 15:30.

Of Hatch chilis or time at the DBG.

Hatch Chile Memories!

Submitted by Radmon8 on Mon, 2012-10-08 15:20.

I have fond memories of my dad coming home from a weekend afternoon in Brighton with bags and bags of roasted chiles. He'd portion them out and freeze them so we could enjoy all winter long. This past weekend, he made a big batch of chili using the roasted peppers. I love these enduring smells and tastes of the season.

Chilis!

Submitted by hopela on Mon, 2012-10-08 15:03.

While chilis are not my cup of tea, my step-dad LOVES THEM!

Yummy!

Submitted by MrsMunz on Mon, 2012-10-08 14:55.

I love the smell of the chiles being roasted at farmers markets, etc. SO GOOD!

 

D-lish

Submitted by christiantwalter on Mon, 2012-10-08 14:50.

sounds awesome

¡Que Sabroso!

Submitted by kmgamer on Mon, 2012-10-08 14:50.

...and perfect for chile rellenos!

 

Botanic gardens

Submitted by Malloy123 on Mon, 2012-10-08 14:48.

Love the Botanic garden concerts!   Can smell the chili roasting.

Glad to still get a little bit of home here

Submitted by annalissan on Mon, 2012-10-08 14:43.

I grew up in NM and was worried about leaving the awesome chile season behind. I am glad that isn't really an issue if you know the right places to scout out green chile! That recipe sounds great, especially with homemade tortillas!

Hatch green chiles

Submitted by Eagerforthefoodtips on Mon, 2012-10-08 14:42.

We get these every year during the Chile Festival in Pueblo CO.  Roasting is the smelly part but well worth the time and flavor to all our favorite dishes.

Denver Botanical Gardens rock, please enter me in the drawing!

Submitted by 123jazzy on Mon, 2012-10-08 14:31.

I want to win this!!!

Hatch Green Chilies

Submitted by jessiebliss on Mon, 2012-10-08 14:16.

A family tradition.  Can't wait to try this recipe!  

Can't wait to try Elliot's chile recipe!

Submitted by colvins on Mon, 2012-10-08 14:09.

Thanks for posting!!

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