I had my annual tiny trophy chili cookoff this past weekend again. I decided to eschew my three time winning recipe for something different this year, green chili.
Ingredients;
pork rib meat chunked
chicken breast chunked
green bell
jalapeno
anaheim
poblano
cubanelle
green onion
white onion
tomatillos
pigeon peas
small white beans
monterey jack cheese
cilantro
garlic
ginger
sea salt
cumin
black pepper
white pepper
seasoning salt
chicken stock
vinegar
lime juice
I roasted all the peppers and tomatillos in the oven covered with a little olive oil and sea salt until they began to brown. I peeled the skins and deseeded. While all that was going on, I sauteed the meats, onion, roasted green bell, and removed. I pureed the chile mix and added to the pot along with the chicken stock, seasonings and all other ingredients. I simmered everything for a couple hours, then added the cheese to thicken.
I didn't win best overall this year, but I finished second. I also won most unique. Green chili is not something that is very common to this area so it was fun to watch people try it that may have not been able to before.
Now this morning I made something I have been craving for a while. Homemade chicken fried rice.
Ingredients;
cooked and cooled rice
diced chicken breast tossed with Thai and Cherry Smoked Scorpion Powders
onion
green onion
carrot
jalapeno
roasted red peppers
habanero oil
garlic
ginger
soy sauce
fish sauce
sesame oil
oyster sauce
Sriracha
I cooked the rice yesterday and let it cool overnight in the fridge. I heated up my wok and added the habanero oil. When it was screaming hot, I stir fried the chicken, then added the veggies, garlic, and ginger. Next the rice, I basically had to chop it all up as it was one solid piece
after it was spread out in the pan, I added the soy, fish sauce, sesame oil, Sriracha, and oyster sauce. Once everything was mixed and good and hot, its done. Delicious and very spicy, just what I was craving!