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Hotler

(11,425 posts)
Sun Jan 7, 2024, 12:12 PM Jan 2024

Is green pork chili popular in Texas like it is in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado?

A while back I was on the phone to a customer service rep out of Huston Texas, She asked me how the weather was in Colorado and I said it was snowing and a good day to make a pot of green chili. She said she lived all her life in Huston and never heard of green chili only red.
Just curious, thanks.

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Is green pork chili popular in Texas like it is in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado? (Original Post) Hotler Jan 2024 OP
I would think Texas would be a green chile haven. ??? CrispyQ Jan 2024 #1
I forgot about 505 Nittersing Jan 2024 #2
I buy Hatch chopped chiles and green enchilada sauce nt yellowdogintexas Jan 2024 #11
"Chile" also refers to a country. SharonAnn Jan 2024 #6
chili judge here BlueTexasMan Jan 2024 #3
Arizonan here AZSkiffyGeek Jan 2024 #4
we used to have a Mexican buffet here with average food except for yellowdogintexas Jan 2024 #12
Is the pork in the form of sausage? Bayard Jan 2024 #5
Pieces of pork, cut similar to what you would use in a stew. Browned a little bit on each side. nt Hotler Jan 2024 #8
That sounds good! Bayard Jan 2024 #9
I cut up pork chops or boneless "country style" boneless ribs yellowdogintexas Jan 2024 #13
What ever is on sale. nt Hotler Jan 2024 #15
What I've had was similar to carnitas AZSkiffyGeek Jan 2024 #16
I've heard of it, and I'm in North Texas. tanyev Jan 2024 #7
red is more popular, you are right. But the Central Market Hatch Fest yellowdogintexas Jan 2024 #14
It depends. We love green chili stew and other similar things yellowdogintexas Jan 2024 #10
Chili verde? I'm making it tomorrow Retrograde Jan 2024 #17
I had green chile in Durango, Col in 1979 Marthe48 Jan 2024 #18
I've been making Chile verde for years Old Crank Jan 2024 #19

CrispyQ

(36,478 posts)
1. I would think Texas would be a green chile haven. ???
Sun Jan 7, 2024, 12:22 PM
Jan 2024

Also, I believe it's chile, not chili, but chile always gets flagged by spell check.

I'm veg, but I love green chiles. The latest jar of 505 green chiles I bought is fantastic! I went back & bought a few more hoping I got the same batch. I put diced potatoes in my green chile. I stole the idea from a local Mexican food restaurant. It makes for wonderful breakfast burritos.

on edit: Ha ha. I stand corrected. I guess it's all chili. But I'm still gonna call it chile if green chiles are the main ingred.

Chile with an “e” refers to a hot pepper. The easy way to remember this is that the shape of the lowercase “e” resembles a curvy pepper (with some artistic liberty). Chili with an “i” is a dish (or spice blend) that mixes chile peppers with other ingredients.


Nittersing

(6,362 posts)
2. I forgot about 505
Sun Jan 7, 2024, 12:29 PM
Jan 2024

I used to buy that brand pretty regularly until I discovered my favorite burrito place sells their green chile.

BlueTexasMan

(165 posts)
3. chili judge here
Sun Jan 7, 2024, 12:53 PM
Jan 2024

I've spent many years at the World's Chili cookoff (behind the store) in Terlingua as a judge and entertainer and I've never seen 'green' chili there or any where else. It's kind of a novelty that you get when you go skiiing in New Mexico.

AZSkiffyGeek

(11,026 posts)
4. Arizonan here
Sun Jan 7, 2024, 02:33 PM
Jan 2024

I've sometimes heard it called "Green chile stew" to distinguish it from traditional chili.
Regardless, it's tasty as hell!

yellowdogintexas

(22,264 posts)
12. we used to have a Mexican buffet here with average food except for
Mon Jan 8, 2024, 12:07 AM
Jan 2024

1. Sopapillas

2. guacamole
3. Green Chile Stew (they also served a red chile stew, which was milder)

We fell in love with it.

Hotler

(11,425 posts)
8. Pieces of pork, cut similar to what you would use in a stew. Browned a little bit on each side. nt
Sun Jan 7, 2024, 08:45 PM
Jan 2024

yellowdogintexas

(22,264 posts)
13. I cut up pork chops or boneless "country style" boneless ribs
Mon Jan 8, 2024, 12:11 AM
Jan 2024

"brown them with onions and garlic. add some chicken or vegetable broth, and add the chiles, some cumin and any other Mexican spices/seasonings you like. Let it cook until the meat is done. Add a can of diced tomatoes or Ro-Tel, and some pre cooked potato chunks. I steam mine in the microwave.
You can eat as is or serve over rice.

I am now seriously craving it.

tanyev

(42,564 posts)
7. I've heard of it, and I'm in North Texas.
Sun Jan 7, 2024, 05:55 PM
Jan 2024

But I would say not nearly as popular as red chili. More of a foodie thing. Might even be regional, with more popularity in the Panhandle and West Texas.

yellowdogintexas

(22,264 posts)
10. It depends. We love green chili stew and other similar things
Mon Jan 8, 2024, 12:03 AM
Jan 2024

When Hatch chiles are in season, I stock up.

Seems to me that Texans who go to New or Mexico or Colorado discover the joys of green chiles and become die hard fans. We also have a grocery here which has a Hatch Chile festival in the fall. That is when I buy my roasted chiles for the upcoming year

I need to make some Chile Verde this weekend. It is going to be cold.

The woman in Houston has not visited the right Mexican restaurants. Lots of ours have green chile enchiladas with verde sauce, so Houston should as well.

Retrograde

(10,137 posts)
17. Chili verde? I'm making it tomorrow
Tue Jan 9, 2024, 10:52 PM
Jan 2024

I'll defrost one of the packets of Thanksgiving turkey in the freezer, add onions, green chiles, and tomatillos and maybe some white beans.

It's not as common as red chilis here in California, but it exists. And I've certainly had it in New Mexico

Marthe48

(16,968 posts)
18. I had green chile in Durango, Col in 1979
Wed Jan 10, 2024, 11:55 PM
Jan 2024

I paid attention when I ate it and when I got home to Ohio, got what I thought were the ingredients, and had a pretty good result. I told my brother in Colorado that I had made green chili and he didn't believe me. When he came to Ohio to visit, I made a pot and he was impressed I made it for other people, and there are still some here in Ohio who love it.

Old Crank

(3,589 posts)
19. I've been making Chile verde for years
Mon Jan 15, 2024, 05:33 PM
Jan 2024

I even make it here in Munich. Have to tone it down a bit for any locals.
I also have to use canned tomotillos since it is near impossible to find fresh ones that don't cost a months rent....
The last ones I saw were in the $14 a pound range.... ouch.



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