New Mexican Food

I figured I would create a thread for New Mexican food. Please share your delicious New Mexican dishes and recipes here.

I'll start this off with a classic southern NM dish. Chile con carne.

You don't need many ingredients, but good roasted hatch green chile is a requirement. I used about 20 roasted big jims for this. De seed the chiles, remove the stems, then roughly chop them. Cube up your beef, rough chop an onion, and a couple of cloves of garlic. Throw all that goodness in a crock pot for about 5 hours on low, and serve once tender with some refried beans and a tortilla. I also like to serve a fried egg with it, but it's not necessary. Simple and delicious!

 

[Grass Snake]

Had alot of dissapointing tamales this year for some reason. Might have to start making them myself.. 

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

The filler for the tamales is ready. Time to start wrapping!

 

[t0mato]

Your food always looks amazing. Even when it's not assembled completely.

 

[Grass Snake]

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[Thegreenchilemonster]

I'm getting some assistance from my wife for the tamale wrapping. She's really good a wrapping them.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

First batch of tamales going in the steamer

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

New Mexican red chiles and home grown pequin rehydrating for the menudo. I blitzed them, then added them in the broth with the tripe and trotters

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

The tamales came out perfectly. I ate three of them to stave off my hunger for the menudo.

 

[t0mato]

Looks killer.

Those are the perfect on the go snack.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

I do eat them on the go but they are a bit messy on the go really lol.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Now a CORN DOG!!!!!

 

[Grass Snake]

tamales are best smothered with salsa. How do you that on the go? Nevermind the crumbles..
 

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Word. They must be really dry in Portland.

 

[Grass Snake]

Word. They must be really dry in Portland.

 

 
They have a really moist climate tho

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Maybe it's cool to be messy in Portland.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Dude probably puts chili in his pocket. Calls it take out.

 

[Grass Snake]

not too many know about pocket chili yet

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

tamales are best smothered with salsa. How do you that on the go? Nevermind the crumbles..
 

These green chile tamales are spicy from the inside out. The tasty masa on the outside helps to quell the fire which it contains.

 

[t0mato]

On the go. Like you can pack them away and eat them later.

The aztecs used to take them on hunting and gathering trips.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Bahaha. So basically anything I can pack for later is a food on the go snack A whole turkey and cranberry sauce in tupperware. #portland