Re: [CH] Found a source for NM chiles (frozen)
T. Matthew Evans (tmattevans@yahoo.com)
Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:37:56 -0800 (PST)
On a related note, when I was still living in Albuquerque, Bueno was largely
considered the best of the frozen commercial green chile. My wife and I would
always run out of our supply of green before the harvest and would live off of
Bueno for a few months. The convenience of frozen, chopped chile is fantastic
as well -- we would pull it out and put it on everything -- salads, pizza,
burgers (until we discovered "The Great Jalapeno Synergy"), grilled cheese --
everything, really. By the way -- the really killer Dino's green chile pizza
-- that's Bueno, too.
Matt
--- "Kitajo, Todd HPP" <Todd.Kitajo@heidelberg.com> wrote:
> A while back, I was looking for a source for unroasted NM chiles (Hatch, Las
> Cruces, etc.) other than directly from the growers. Well, I've given up on
> that idea. I have found a source for frozen NM chiles from a national grocery
> chain. Unfortunately, I've only found the chiles at this chain's southern
> California locations (Anaheim and San Diego).
>
> The grocery store is Albertsons, and the brand is "Bueno - Chopped Green
> Chile". It comes in a 13 oz. tub, and the last price that I paid for a
> container was $2.99, 0r $3.68/lb. The ingredients are: Select, roasted New
> Mexican green chile.
>
> It is prepared and distributed by:
> El Encanto, Inc.
> 2001 4th Street SW
> Albuquerque, NM 87102
> 1-800-888-7336
> www.buenofoods.com
>
> You can order by mail, but it's not inexpensive. 12 containers shipped next
> day air will run you over $130.00! Last week, when I was in San Diego on
> business, I want to Albertsons and bought 10 containers and brought them back
> to Washington on the plane in my backpack. Cost: $29.99, Shipping: $0.00!
>
> We've made two batches of Green Chile Stew and had Green Chile Enchiladas
> twice in one week! If you are near an Albertsons, you search through their
> frozen food section for the chiles. I keep meaning to ask the frozen food
> manager at my local Albertsons if they can special order this by the case.
>
> It's not quite the same as roasting and peeling fresh chiles, but it's a
> whole lot better than going without!
>
> Todd
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