[CH] RE:Recipe - Lima Beans and Bell Peppers
George Nelson (70431.3065@compuserve.com)
Tue, 21 Mar 2000 22:18:50 -0500
Deb DeForest asked "Frozen anchos....? Are you finding frozen ancho
peppers some place to buy
or are these some you've frozen yourself? What is the advantage to
freezing instead of keeping dried?"
The ancho chiles were Ancho 101, kind of a smaller ancho type that I
harvested green, roasted to blister the skin and then froze. I was hoping
to be able to peel and stuff them, but they stayed in the freezer a bit too
long for that. They could be used for rajas, though, or as I did with the
posted recipe, I was able to use them chopped up to give a green chile
flavor. They would go in stews or be used as a vegetable (though in their
somewhat dessicated state, they need to be combined with something else,
like corn).
As for the advantage of freezing, it seems to work best with the green
ones. I think the red ones give the best results when dried. If it is
late in the year and there are lots of green ones, this is a good way to
keep them.
George