Smoking Hatch Chiles

[dcpendarvis]

Has anyone ever tried smoking hatch chiles?

I have a bunch of them that are probably going to go bad unless I do something.  Thinking about cutting them in half and smoking them.  Would appreciate any advice on how to do this (i.e. should I roast & peel them first, or will the skin soften up in the smoker)?

[classicrockgriller]

There is a post from DTAggie.

He did them last year and this year.

[classicrockgriller]

http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=17571.msg213080#msg213080

here's one of his post

[hal4uk]

Smoked Hatch Chiles?
Do not LIBERALLY BLEND INTO your baked bean mix.
OK?  Just roll with me on this one...   :o

[DTAggie]

When I get them, they roast them at the store in a big mesh tumbler with gas/propane jets shooting heat/fire across the tumbler.  I do not actually smoke or roast them myself.  I would think you could split them, de-seed and smoke for an hour or so at a high temp then vac seal and freeze for future use.