So, first things first – this is our 100th post. I’ll just take a moment and give myself a mental pat on the back. We’ve made it a long way from our first post …
Moving on. I get giddy over Hatch Chile season. I look forward to it for weeks, plan what I am going to make, stand outside my store while they are roasting, and just soak it in. If I could bottle that smell I would…
I always buy an entire case or two (fully roasted, of course) and freeze the chiles for later. I love the idea of having fire-roasted salsa and scrambled eggs with chiles year round. Nothing warms my soul more in the dead of winter than a taste of flaming hot chile.
Last week, I taught a cooking class all about using chiles. I showed how to make some addictive Buttery Hatch Chile Mussels and some Soft Scrambled Eggs with Roasted Hatch Chiles. I wanted a little something for everyone to sip on at the beginning of the class to showcase how versatile these beauties are. So, on a whim and not really knowing if it would work out I poured lime juice, sugar, honey, mint and a couple of chiles into a blender with some water.
It was the hit of the class. Everyone (including me) was surprised with how delicious and sweet with a hint of heat it was. We all decided that a bit of rum or tequila would make it just the thing.
Basically, I drove home from teaching the class with a sack of limes, raided my garden for mint and mixed up another pitcher just for myself.
So, raise a spicy glass of limeade to impromptu recipes, Hatch Chiles and the color green. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 5 cups Water
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 1/3 cup Honey
- 1-2 Roasted Hatch Chiles, seeded w/ membranes removed
- 1 large bunch Mint
- 1.5 cups fresh lime juice (about 10-12 limes)
- Ice
- Rum - totally optional, but probably awesome
Method
- In a high speed blender, mix water, sugar, honey, chiles and mint. Blend until the sugar is dissolved.
- Pour into a pitcher and mix in lime juice. Taste for sweetness and add honey if needed. Add ice and serve cold.
- NOTE: this would make an awesome spicy mojito - just add a splash (or two) of rum
Lydia, this post was brought to you by the color green.
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