New Mexican Food – DeadSplinter

Food You Can Eat: New Mexican Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas

The retrospective of FYCE offerings continues. This post is from September, 2020: First things first: this is not Mexican food (no matter what the tag says) and it damned sure

Food You Can Eat: Frijoles de Olla

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First things first: In New Mexican cuisine, beans are typically served whole, not mashed as refried beans—although there are plenty of places that will serve refries. They have a rich,

Food You Can Eat: Carne Asada

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First things first: Carne asada isn’t a “dish” so much as it is a primary ingredient in other foods. Carne asada, at its essence, is basically marinated beef—usually a flank

Food You Can Eat: Red Chile Stew

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First things first: During my years living in New Mexico, I was so enamored with green chile stew that I never gave red chile stew a try. After getting a

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Food You Can Eat: Carnitas

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First things first: Translated as “little meats”, carnitas were traditionally made from the leftover bits of meat from hog butchering that weren’t used in the making of chicharrónes. But, I’m

Food You Can Eat: Pollo con Arroz

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First things first: Not all traditional New Mexican food involves red or green chile. Such is the case with Pollo con Arroz (chicken with rice). It is, however, important to

Food You Can Eat: Carne Adovada

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First things first: Carne adovada is not carne asada—Cousin Matt covered that one recently. Carne asada is beef, while carne adovada is pork—specifically, pork shoulder. It is a glorious concoction