Green Chile Sauce – a sweet and spicy sauce made from green chiles, onions and honey.
I hope that I get this in on time, but I just had to do an entry for Waiter, There’s Something in My…Sauce hosted by Andrew at Spittoonextra.
I had originally wanted to do this cilantro sauce that I love to serve with salmon, but I kept putting it off. Then, my husband was in a grilling mood this past weekend (he grilled 3 days in a row) so I was able to make a sauce that I have had saved and have been wanting to try. This recipe comes from Bobby Flay, and I don’t even remember how I heard about it. I had the recipe saved, but I don’t remember seeing this on tv. But I sure am glad I saved this recipe!! Bobby served it as part of a Green Chile Cheeseburger, and since my husband was making hamburgers, I decided to give it a go.
But first, we were able to use the first harvest from our garden, a big tomato, and boy, it was good!!! A perfect addition for hamburgers!
The recipe called for 2 poblano peppers, but when I stopped at the store, they did not have any. I decided to go with one large Anaheim pepper – as I figured the heat level would be about the same. The pepper gets grilled on the grill along with some onions. Let me tell you – I love grilled onions anyway. They become so sweet that I can eat them plain, straight off the grill. My husband cooked the pepper to perfection – the skin slid right off when I went to prepare the sauce. I really felt like Bobby Flay while making this recipe, too, putting everything in the blender to see a wonderful, spicy sauce being created before my eyes.
I wasn’t sure my husband was going to like this, as he is usually not a fan of anything spicy. But he did not stop talking about it for 2 days. In fact, it still comes up in conversation. He claims this is an “award winning” sauce. The little bit of heat is cut by the sweetness of the onions and a bit of added honey. We ate it on our burgers, but I can imagine that this sauce would be wonderful on many other things as well. It didn’t last long at our house, and I’m sure that I will be making this one often!
Green Chile Sauce
Ingredients
- 1-2 poblano chiles or one large Anaheim chile ,grilled, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 1 medium white onion ,grilled and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic ,chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh oregano ,chopped
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper, if needed.
Nirmala says
Wow, the green chili sauce looks amazing!
Kristen says
That looks great!
Judy says
Mmmm, this sounds so good and perfect for bbq season.
Cynthia says
This sauce-recipe is definitely a keeper.
Kelly-Jane says
I’m not big on hot chillis either, but if your hubby liked it… I might too 🙂 It looks really good.
Erika says
My goodness, that does sound amazing!
Leslie says
This looks so yummy. I love hot sauces!!!!!!!!!
Tart Reform says
The sauce looks and sounds great. My only issue is with Bobby Flay. I love him he is a good chef, then suddenly I can’t stand the sound of his voice (more than a little arrogant!). But he sure can make a mean bbq, even with a touch of spice like this. Thanks for the tip.
Belinda says
How great that your husband wanted to hang out with the grill three days in a row! You can’t beat that! Nor can you beat a fresh tomato from your own garden. 🙂 And the green chili sauce sounds like the perfect finishing touch.
marye says
nice job! it looks really good in the phot an that is hard to do with green…for me anyway.
Poonam says
Looks hot!