Chile

RE: Chile (Green_Chile)

Tue, 02 Aug 2005 01:01:15 GMT

I have yet to taste this, as I'm not that into sweets, but the idea is very intriguing.

http://www.attachemag.com/archives/04-04/passions/passions2.html

RE: Chile (1bbqboy)

Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:17:12 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by NYNM

Uh huh.

Most people on the East Coast are surprised to learn that Santa Fe is about 8,000 ft above sea level (a bit higher than Denver); Taos even higher. And they think its all "desert."
Actually Santa Fe is were the western end of the Great Plains, southern end of the Rocky Mountains and northern end of Chihuauha desert meet. Maybe that's why the food - not to mention the views - are delicious.

I've driven through NM going back and forth from Kansas to Arizona lots of times, but hadn't thought much about the elevation limits for growing tomatillos, about 2500 ft, so that makes sense. I'm growing some this year, but I'm at about 1500 feet here.

RE: Chile (NYNM)

Mon, 01 Aug 2005 23:43:14 GMT

RE: Chile Beer:

I'm sitting here in Santa Fe with a bottle of

Rio Grande "Pancho Verde Chili Cervesa"

from Rio Grande Brewery Alburquque www.riograndebrewing.com

"made with premium malts, hops, chili, water"
(now how about a malted with chile!)

RE: Chile (Grillmeister)

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 12:21:42 GMT

As a kid, I backpacked in the Sangre de Cristo range near Taos. Trying to cook dehydrated rations in that altitude was an experience for this low-lander! Speaking of red or green, I think the hottest (yet edible) concoction I ever ate was at the El Rancho Hotel in Gallup (Rt. 66 touring). Some kind of red chile stew from hell. I like my Texas chili the best, but for a close second I head west for any type of NM chilies.

RE: Chile (NYNM)

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:50:38 GMT

Uh huh.

Most people on the East Coast are surprised to learn that Santa Fe is about 8,000 ft above sea level (a bit higher than Denver); Taos even higher. And they think its all "desert."
Actually Santa Fe is were the western end of the Great Plains, southern end of the Rocky Mountains and northern end of Chihuauha desert meet. Maybe that's why the food - not to mention the views - are delicious.

RE: Chile (kland01s)

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:35:37 GMT

I am one of those people who returns to New Mexico as often as possible for a chile fix. Probably the only place on earth I can eat 4 times in one day and loss weight! Something about the chile and the altitude.

RE: Chile (NYNM)

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:49:41 GMT

No tomatillos in (Northern) New Mexico. Only red/green depending on time-on-the-bush. Also (in restaurants) sometimes the red is hottest, sometimes the green is hottest. You have to ask. But, usually the red is a thin-ish sauce (like thin tomato sauce) while the green is more like finely chopped pepper pieces. And it is not just the hot-ness, there is a "flavor" to each that is quite subtle and delicious. And healthy (not fattening; a true "veggie").

Most people come back to NM for a periodic "chile-fix"; chile is said to be somewhat addictive.

RE: Chile (tiki)

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 15:01:35 GMT

Speaking of green sauce---try it over your next chicken fried steak!! Terrific---first got the idea from a little place in Guyman Ok. I will take it over white gravy any day!

RE: Chile (1bbqboy)

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:21:32 GMT

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=378&whichpage=1
there's this thread from long ago about green sauces. When I learned to make chile verde in Arizona, it was always a tomatillo/pepper combination. A friend from the Yucatan always adds an Avocado in addition. Do tomatillos flourish in NM? Maybe it's too high.

RE: Chile (tamandmik)

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:26:57 GMT

There is a custard stand in Las Cruces called Caliches, they have over 30 different toppings for custard. One of them, you guessed it, Green Chile! But I have not yet had the balls to try that one yet!

RE: Chile (Donna Douglass)

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:53:04 GMT

There's Cave Creek Chili Beer, by the Black Mountain Brewing Company, in Cave Creek/Carefree, Arizona.

Donna

RE: Chile (NYNM)

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:09:51 GMT

Red/Green/Christmas.
Get it?

(where else in USA is chili made with green chile?)(not tomatillo)

RE: Chile (BT)

Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:20:24 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Scallion1

quote:
Originally posted by NYNM

Oh, I forgot beer.

There's a number of NM beer brands that put chili flavor and even real chiles in the bottle!

Others?

Whoa, Nelly. Beats the hell out of drinking some stupid worm. Do you have the names of any of these elixers?

Don't knock that "stupid worm". Mescal "con gusano" (the stupid worm, to you) is the elixir of life on the border where my winter place is (south of Tucson) and I make regular trips across to procure it for CA devotees.

I suspect there's somebody in Tucson putting chiles in just about anything, but I must admit the best ones come from New Mexico. Most of New Mexico has some altitude to it--6000 ft plus--which keeps it cooler. Chiles like sun and warm weather but not the hellish heat of the lower desert in summer (Tucson has had highs above 100 for more than 30 days in a row so far this summer--and Phoenix is even worse with 115 being too common).

RE: Chile (NYNM)

Sat, 16 Jul 2005 22:59:23 GMT

I'll be back in NM in a few weeks. I'll get some names. I think Rio Grande is one brand; another - with the real live chile is Texas somethin'

RE: Chile (Scallion1)

Sat, 16 Jul 2005 21:48:26 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by NYNM

Oh, I forgot beer.

There's a number of NM beer brands that put chili flavor and even real chiles in the bottle!

Others?

Whoa, Nelly. Beats the hell out of drinking some stupid worm. Do you have the names of any of these elixers?

RE: Chile (NYNM)

Sat, 16 Jul 2005 20:19:47 GMT

Oh, I forgot beer.

There's a number of NM beer brands that put chili flavor and even real chiles in the bottle!

Others?

Chile (NYNM)

Sat, 16 Jul 2005 20:17:18 GMT

Having lived for a while in New Mexico - a "chile" (not chili) based economy, chile was a staple like salt and pepper. I had it in hot chocolate, on fruit, on popcorn, sold mixed in peanut brittle, popcorn, chocolate bars, of course "food" (like salsa, enchilada, potatoes, eggs), and almost everything.

And the Chile Culture, like Hatch chile, August roasting time, etc......

What other interesting dishes have you had made with chile?