Whenever I am given a choice I choose seafood or food from my native New Mexico. Since it is now chile harvesting time in the Land of Enchantment and I have caring parents who have a food dehydrator I get the best dried green chiles you could ever imagine so I choose chile. You soak these in a little warm water just to soften and then chop em' up and you are good to go, they re-hydrate into the most plump and succulent chiles you could ever imagine. In a few weeks it is red chile season; after the green pods sit in the sun for a while they turn red, same chile - different flavor. There is so much you can do with chile, it is a fruit after all, but simple foods made with care are always the best.
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A bowl of beans with a couple spoonfuls of chile is an excellent example, or the more popular 'texas chili' where you mix it all together and let it stew so that the flavors get a chance to know each other and eventually get married. I have posted
chiles rellenos, which are roasted and stuffed fresh peppers with a chile sauce poured over. I have posted flat
enchiladas,
rolled enchiladas, I have posted
burritos so whats left? Huevos Rancheros a New Mexico diner classic. ...And
someone says it makes you sleep better... cool. (thanks anonymous)
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Chopped green chile ready to go. This is good just like this in a quesadilla.
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New Mexico green chile with meat.
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snapshot of red chile dryng in the sun.
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One plate of Huevos Rancheros. Pinto beans, green chile with pork and blue corn tortillas topped with a sunny side up egg.