Once a year, Melissa’s Produce brings Hatch chiles to select Bristol Farms and Lazy Acres locations and roasts them as they do in supermarket parking lots in New Mexico. It is an annual tradition with New Mexicans because they buy the roasted chiles in bulk and use them in recipes throughout the year. For a limited time, you can experience this unique New Mexican custom. Listed below is where to find Hatch chiles in LA.
Hatch chile is a unique pepper grown in the Hatch Valley of New Mexico. Nutrient-rich soil and varying temperatures create an earthy, buttery-flavored chile highly sought by chileheads. A New Mexican cooking instructor explained that if the chile were grown in California, it would resemble an Anaheim chile.
Bristol Farms and Lazy Acres sells fresh roasted chiles by the case. You can purchase smaller quantities inside Bristol Farms if that is too much for you. They sometimes offer fresh chiles by the pound and small amounts of pre-packaged roasted chiles. Be sure to watch for the prepared food made with Hatch chiles. Bristol Farms has a flair for creating delicious items made with Hatch chiles.
If you purchase a case, wait a while to allow them to cool. Using a knife, peel the skins and remove the seeds. Save some of them whole for chile relleno; the others may be cut into strips and used in salsas and general Mexican recipes. Place them in Ziploc bags and store them in the freezer. You can often substitute Hatch chiles for jalapenos and transform ordinary enchiladas into something special.
Melissa’s Produce will be at the following Bristol Farms and Lazy Acres locations from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on the following dates:
Aug 12
Bristol Farms – Rolling Hills
837 Silver Spur Rd, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Bristol Farms – Manhattan Beach
1570 Rosecrans Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Aug 19
Bristol Farms – Yorba Linda
18421 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
Bristol Farms – Mullholand
23379 Mulholland Dr, Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Aug 26
Bristol Farms – Westchester
8448 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Sep 2
Lazy Acres- Hermosa Beach
2510 Pacific Coast Hwy, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Bristol Farms – South Pasadena
606 Fair Oaks Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030
Bristol Farms – Newport Beach
810 Avocado Ave, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Sep 9
Bristol Farms – Santa Monica
3105 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Lazy Acres – Long Beach
2080 N Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90815
I actually it my 10 lbs of fresh pasted hatch chilies at a Melissa’s stand outside my local Ralph’s this year. Bit peeling and seeding them took a couple of hours.
One year, we purchased a case of the hot Hatch chiles. We wore rubber gloves while peeling and seeding them because they were so hot.
One year I bought mild hatch chilies at Bristol Farm. But someone has mixed up the extra hot with the mild and when we tried to eat my casserole we couldn’t because it was off the scale spicy. I had given some of the casserole to my neighbor and to this day he thinks I love super spicy things.