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What Is New mexico chile and How Can I Use It?

New mexico chile is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store it, what to substitute, and 15 recipes to get you started.

In Chinese:新墨西哥州智利
British (UK) term: New mexico chile
en français:Nouveau-Mexique Chili
en español:nuevo México Chile

Recipes using new mexico chile

There are 15 recipes that contain this ingredient.

10 Minute Enchilada Sauce

10 Minute Enchilada Sauce

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A quick and easy enchilada sauce that you can make in about 10 minutes.

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Everything Salsa

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"SOUTH TO NORTH -- `Everything' Salsa Adds Zing to, Well, Everything." Jacqueline Higuera McMahan

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Chipotle Rubbed Cowboy Steak with Jalapeno Jelly

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Thick-cut cowboy steak rubbed with smoky chipotle paste, grilled over high heat, then slathered with homemade jalapeno jelly. Includes a from-scratch pepper jelly recipe.

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Paul's Sacramento Black Bean Soup

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Sacramento-style black bean soup with smoked ham, New Mexico chile, chipotle peppers, cumin, and oregano. Pureed smooth and topped with homemade creme fraiche and red bell pepper.

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Pasta with Roasted Tomato & Red Chile Arrabiata

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Roasted tomato and red chile arrabiata sauce with New Mexico chile, garlic, oregano, and cilantro over pasta. A Southwestern twist on Italian arrabiata with fire-roasted depth.

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New Mexican Chile-Marinated Pork Spareribs

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New Mexican spareribs simmered tender, then marinated overnight in pureed dried red chiles, tequila, cider vinegar and brown sugar. Grilled hot for a smoky, deeply spiced char. Real Southwestern barbecue.

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New Mexico Red Chile Sauce

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New Mexico chiles are not overly spicy. The flavor will depend on which chiles you use. You can find dried New Mexico chiles in the Mexican section of some supermarkets or in Latin supermarkets.

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Fish in Fiery Lemon-Coriander Sauce

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Fish in fiery lemon-coriander sauce: halibut marinated overnight with green chiles, garlic, fresh cilantro, and ground coriander, then grilled and basted with ghee.

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Dom's Nuclear Chili

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A from-scratch chili built on six varieties of dried chiles pureed with beer and garlic, simmered for hours with bacon, bell peppers, and beans. Intensely complex heat with serious depth of flavor.

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Hot & Spicy Pineapple Pork

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Hot and spicy pineapple pork stir-fry with thin-sliced pork tossed in a sweet-sour sauce of New Mexico chile, brown sugar, and cider vinegar, finished with juicy pineapple, celery, and crunchy cashews.

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Smoky Joe's Texas Red Chili

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This is a Texas style red chili. Texas chili has no tomatoes but more importantly NO BEANS! Some of the ingredients I used, like the chocolate and the granulated chicken broth in lieu of salt, are non-traditional but I like the flavor it adds.

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Smoky Joe's Texas Red Chili

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This is a Texas style red chili. Texas chili has no tomatoes but more importantly NO BEANS! Some of the ingredients I used, like the chocolate and the granulated chicken broth in lieu of salt, are non-traditional but I like the flavor it adds.

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New Mexico Red Bean Chili

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New Mexico red bean chili with ground beef, three cans of kidney beans, and pureed pimentos. Built on ground New Mexico chile with allspice, cumin, and coriander.

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Apple Pie with New Mexico Chili

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Unexpected apple pie spiked with New Mexico chili powder for subtle heat and depth. The apples cook down with spices before filling the crust. Sweet, spicy, and totally unique.

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Berbere Sauce

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Toast whole spices until smoky, grind with dried chilies and aromatics, then blend with oil and wine for a thick Ethiopian berbere paste that clings to meats and vegetables.

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