Canned Diced Chilis

RJ said:

I've been buying these little cans of diced/sliced green chilis to put in everything from omelets
to chili.

I noticed that they really didn't add to the flavor of the meal. And so, I tasted them right out of
the can. They're bland.... almost tasteless ! ????

Yep, regular old green chiles. Very mild to start with and the canning method doesn't add much to
the flavor - either mildly pickled or just placed in a buncha glop.

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I've been substituting chopped ( jarred ) jalapenos with much better results.

Depends on the result you're looking for. Preserved jalapenos, IMO, are only suitable for topping a
plate of bar nachos, fresh is better?

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Have I burned out my taste buds ?

Only you can answer that, but you were probably expecting something that green chiles ain't.

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Should I switch to the fresh green chilis I see at the grocers ?

Better flavor, but still not hot.

Best,

Marc

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I've been buying these little cans of diced/sliced green chilis to put in everything from omelets
to chili.

I noticed that they really didn't add to the flavor of the meal. And so, I tasted them right out
of the can. They're bland.... almost tasteless ! ????

I've been substituting chopped ( jarred ) jalapenos with much better results.

Have I burned out my taste buds ? Should I switch to the fresh green chilis I see at the grocers ?

Definitely. If you can find poblanos, by all means buy them.

Jack Chile

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 09:10:36 -0500, "<RJ>" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I've been buying these little cans of diced/sliced green chilis to put in everything from omelets
to chili.

I noticed that they really didn't add to the flavor of the meal. And so, I tasted them right out of
the can. They're bland.... almost tasteless ! ????

I've been substituting chopped ( jarred ) jalapenos with much better results.

Have I burned out my taste buds ? Should I switch to the fresh green chilis I see at the grocers ?

<rj>

Sounds like you've been getting Old El Paso brand, although I brought home some cans of Hatch last
trip to New Mexico and they aren't much better. I would have bought Bueno if I'd seen some.

If you can get fresh jalapeños or serranos, you'll get more flavor and some heat. Poblanos also have
good flavor (but not much heat), but you'll have to flame or roast them to remove the cellophane-
like skin.

David

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 09:10:36 -0500, "<RJ>" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I've been buying these little cans of diced/sliced green chilis to put in everything from omelets
to chili.

I noticed that they really didn't add to the flavor of the meal.

Well, they don't add much (any) *hot*. The brands available in supermarkets here are as mild as
milk. However, they *do* have a bit of a tang in something like a cream sauce.

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I've been substituting chopped ( jarred ) jalapenos with much better results.

There's a long (or is it wide?) continuum of chile types and preparations. And quite a few between
canned Anaheim and pickled jalapenos.

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Should I switch to the fresh green chilis I see at the grocers ?

Depends on the use. Experiment with them. I buy some kind of fresh (sic) chile every time I go to
the grocery store. Within a week, there'll be some dish I want to add them to -- chopped and cooked
at the 'saute onion' stage, or maybe roasted and skinned in something subtle. One nice thing about
the canned (chopped or whole) is that they're skinned. That's rather a pain to do, 'though worth it
in the end.

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 09:10:36 -0500, "<RJ>" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I've been buying these little cans of diced/sliced green chilis to put in everything from omelets
to chili.

I noticed that they really didn't add to the flavor of the meal. And so, I tasted them right out of
the can. They're bland.... almost tasteless ! ????

I've been substituting chopped ( jarred ) jalapenos with much better results.

Have I burned out my taste buds ? Should I switch to the fresh green chilis I see at the grocers ?

Roast your own green/red poblanos, anaheim, etc... Any peppers will do. Roast them on a charcoal
grill or gas stove until evenly black and bilstery, then let cool in a plastic or paper bag to losen
the skins even more, then peel and de-seed.

Try to cook (burn, actually) them as fast as possible so that only the skin burns, leving the
insides only slightly cooked.

-sw

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I've been buying these little cans of diced/sliced green chilis to put in everything from omelets
to chili.

I noticed that they really didn't add to the flavor of the meal. And so, I tasted them right out
of the can. They're bland.... almost tasteless ! ????

I've been substituting chopped ( jarred ) jalapenos with much better results.

Have I burned out my taste buds ? Should I switch to the fresh green chilis I see at the grocers ?

<rj>

The canned chiles in the yellow cans aren't hot at all. They come from California. Look for frozen
chopped green chiles; Bueno is one brand but there are others.

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I've been buying these little cans of diced/sliced green chilis to put in everything from
omelets to chili.

I noticed that they really didn't add to the flavor of the meal. And so, I tasted them right out
of the can. They're bland.... almost tasteless ! ????

I've been substituting chopped ( jarred ) jalapenos with much better results.

Have I burned out my taste buds ? Should I switch to the fresh green chilis I see at the
grocers ?

Definitely. If you can find poblanos, by all means buy them.

Jack Chile

I agree with Jack about poblanos. Roast them and remove the skin before using them. Taste them
before adding them to a dish -- they vary a lot in heat.

-bwg

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Have I burned out my taste buds ? Should I switch to the fresh green chilis I see at the
grocers ?

Surely.

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Definitely. If you can find poblanos, by all means buy them.

Or Pasillas. They're my new favorite, though I caught a certain supermarket I won't name (but its
initials are "Safeway"😉 putting bland Anaheims in the Pasilla bin once.

--Blair "Peter Piper pinched a perp who proffered piddly peppers."