I am typically not a brand whore.  I will spend more on some brands over others but there must be a noticeable quality difference, beyond the popular label and what your friends think. I have tested assorted brands of canned tomatoes, brands of ketchup, canned beans, types of tuna fish both in oil and in water, you can pretty much name it and there is a good chance our family has tested it. Often the ones hawked on FN by the “celebrity” chefs do not come out as winners in my book. There are a few exceptions though and I am going to share one with you, well I will share one but must say several of their products are far superior to any others available out there. They are worth hunting down if you can. Depending on your market they may or may not cost more than some other brand – perhaps one that starts with the letters O R T E G.

So I share with you one of my pantry staples that I always have sitting in my “south of the border/Tex Mex” area. Yes before you ask I do have assorted areas of my pantry for certain cuisine types. Back on subject what I always do keep there is some assorted Hatch products. Normally the stuff I have the types that come in glass jars but during my last shopping trip they just had the canned varieties. I keep stocked up on both medium, and hot enchilada sauce, along with some canned roasted hatch peppers of both heats. In a pinch they both have infinite uses beyond the standards like enchiladas (which I did make this week). For example I find the sauce goes perfect when warmed and poured over a simple omelet, or toss a few of the roasted chilies onto a burger and the flavor explosion is hard to contain.

Hatch Green Chile Enchilada Sauce

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