favorite receipe for chile... (Anthony, Corona: restaurant, shoppers, vacation)

[ziaAirmac]

Right out of my great Aunt's recipe book:

1tbs shortening
1lb. cubed beef or pork steak
Salt to taste
1 tbs flour
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cups water
6 tbs red powder chile

Melt shortening, add meat and flour, fry; add garlic, salt & chile powder, and blend well. Add water and let simmer for 1/2 hour. If mixture appears too thick, add more water. Serves 6.

This can be drizzled over just about anything New Mexican and it works great. I personally like drizzling it over fritos and covering that with cheese and onions.

[lalahartma]

More recipes! Does posole count?

[TiaDalma]

More home and family recipes and methods, Please.
Thank you for sharing!

I saw someone mentioned cilantro, I think I'm the only person I know who hates it LOL
And I'll try and eat just about anything, and there's little I don't like.
Years ago I was introduced to cilantro by a Thai girlfriend. They fold a fresh bunch of it up, shove it in their mouths and munch away- Whew-Ick!
We would cook together, making spring rolls and lumpia etc.
Those were the days Less/little cilantro, would go into the mix!
I ask for it to be left out when eating out too.

I just can't get used to it. But use plenty of my own curly parsley when a recipe calls for cilantro.

I'll be learning the New Mexico ways more of cooking now, your recipes are helpful.
I've not been to NM for about 2 years now- miss it.

Was to move in this next year but, will now have to watch the damage to my pension of late and see how that recovers, before I make the final move
Talk about timing!

I've been reading this Forum for over a year and finally decided to de-lurk

You are wonderful folks!

Tia Dalma

[ziaAirmac]

Well welcome from out of the shadows! You're not alone. My dad, who was born and raised in Santa Fe, can't stand cilantro either. He can taste the slightest amount. I was out visiting him in Virginia, and he asked me to make the family's posole from scratch. We were shopping and I grabbed for the cilantro and he jumped all over it. I had to check myself before I remembered his feelings about the stuff. Anyway, Welcome!

[RamblinRoseRanch]

Not a big cilantro fan here either :0)

[tecpatl]

Me and Mrs Tecpatl lovzzz it! I think she'd put it on pancakes. lol

[rybert]

Originally Posted by RamblinRoseRanch

Not a big cilantro fan here either :0)

x3

too much like tex-mex.

[tecpatl]

Cilantro is Tex-Mex????? No, senor....it's widely, enthusiastically used all over Mexico, all the way down to Chiapas and, especially Yucatan and Quintana Roo. Pretty far from Texas...
Order a Coctel de Camaron anywhere in the country and you'll get a big heap of chopped cilantro right on top of it.

[TiaDalma]

Thanks all, and I'm happy to know in this cilantro issue, I'm not alone.

I was introduced to it in Asian foods, years ago. They have piles of it in the Asian type grocery stores.

Then I notice maybe wihin the last 8ish years or so, especially when I'd see one of the 'famous' Arizona chefs make a meal {on TV and such}, they were begining to use Cilantro too. I thought Ick, not in mine, LOL

Then it just exploded across the southwest.

I still think it odd that, I knew it before from Asian meals and then saw it in southwest 'American" meals/recipes too.

I wonder if true Mexico cilantro is the same as say Thai?

I won't taste it tho to find out!

Thanks again for the Welcomes, and sorry to say, I can't make it over for a Pancake breakfast, that one gave me the hebbie gebbies, Whoa!

[AlisonL]

Originally Posted by rybert

x3

too much like tex-mex.

x4.
Do not like cilanto in any form, shape or manner.