On May 9, 7:37*pm, Arri London > wrote:
> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>
> > On May 8, 10:12 pm, sf > wrote:
> > > On Fri, 8 May 2009 08:55:03 -0700 (PDT), Bobo Bonobo®
>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >My original post claimed that straight out of the can they are
> > > >definitely not good enough to enjoy that way (I like them like that
> > > >too).
>
> > > They're good enough for this gringo.
>
> > > >The repeated cookings really make a difference.
>
> > > There is no way I'm going to refry canned refried beans.
>
> > I can see why you wouldn't want to eat canned refried beans. *They are
> > less than ideal, but they really are improved by cooking them.
>
> > > >My favorite
> > > >bean thing is Del Taco's beans with cheese with liberal amounts of
> > > >their green chile on them, whether in a burrito or not. *If I lived in
> > > >NM, I could get a green burrito with even better green chile, but Del
> > > >Taco's is close.
>
> > Oh, and when I wrote, "Del Taco's is close" I meant that Del Taco's
> > green is close to being the same as NM chile. *I was not referring to
> > proximity.
>
> > > >It's hard to improve upon a Del Taco green burrito.
>
> > > I'm not going to "go there" with Del Taco. *I've only heard about it
> > > here.
>
> > Are you familiar with the NM style green chile? *Usually it has
> > nothing but NM type chiles such as Big Jims, water, cornstarch and a
> > little salt.
>
> Cornstarch in green chile???? A travesty! Heresy! Not to be considered!

Several people in Santa Fe and Alburquerque told me the same thing,
though one said to use flour instead of cornstarch.
>
> Green chile salsa is roasted/peeled green chiles, salt and a little
> garlic. Sometimes with tomatillos. No water needed as the chiles will be
> juicy enough but some people will put a drop of vinegar in it.

No one mentioned garlic or tomatillos, and certainly not vinegar.

We (my family) makes salsa with the tomatillos and garlic, but that's
different.

NO vinegar, that's for sure.
>
> Green chile stew is as above, with meat and often potatoes. Sometimes
> with chopped red tomatoes (although we never do that).

We got good chile stew (potatoes and meat) several times at the Range
Cafe in Bernalillo.
>
>

--Bryan