Posts Tagged ‘bhut jolokia’


White Chicken Chili

Now that the weather is cooling off, I’m looking forward to using New Mexican chile in dishes like stews, cauldillo and chili. Hatch green chile goes great with chicken. Adding white beans like Great Northern adds extra protein. Here’s what you’ll need: Ingredients * 1 tablespoon olive oil * 1 white onion, chopped * 3 [...]

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Bhut Jolokia-The Hottest Chile Pepper

There is a recurring bit in “The Simpsons” where Homer eats some kind of fiery spicy hot food, has a cartoonish physical reaction like flaming smoke rings flying out of his mouth while shrieking, then promptly and calmly says “more please.” Not so when Dr. Paul Bosland of the Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico [...]

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Turkey Soup With New Mexican Chile

This recipe is less about the New Mexican chili and more about what the heck to do with all that turkey you have left over from the holiday dinners. More specifically, the bits and pieces of dark meat scattered about the platter. Sure, the breast meat will find its way into sandwiches and omelet’s faster [...]

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New Mexican Chile Stew

I’m really looking forward to the end of the summer heat and some cool evenings now that the calendar says it is fall. Not that you would know it around these parts, but I digress. Cooler weather calls for stews and the following recipe is a pretty classic one for New Mexican  chili stew. So [...]

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