MikePinTucson

We ate at Cowgirl's for lunch one day and it was quite good. I had (what else?) a burger with green chile.

We had dinner one night at Coyote Cafe, in the Cantina on the top floor / roof. Very good, and reasonable prices.

http://www.coyotecafe.com/index.htm

Fajitas are just warmed tortillas (you can choose either flour or corn), along with a sizzling plate of grille meat, onions, and peppers. Tostadas are crisped tortillas, generally corn, with toppings. Usually beans, sometimes beef, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.

volcanogirl

Tostadas are usually flat, like a crisp flat taco shell with the meat, lettuce, tomato, cheese, etc. piled on top. Fajitas are usually flour tortillas and folded over like a taco - grilled chicken or beef filling with yummy sauteed onions.

DebitNM

I don't want to beat a dead horse, but at many restaurants in ABQ [and Santa Fe and Taos as well] you can request whatever kind of chile you want, red or green. So you can get a chicken burrito with green or red, ditto even the carne adovado [but the pork will be in red chile] can be served smothered in red or green.

MikePinTucson

You aren't beating a dead horse, DebitNM. I'm just mentioning what you normally see in restaurants here in Arizona. Which is definitely different than what you will find in NM. I certainly wouldn't argue with you over NM food, which I an not that familiar with.

Normally (not always) restaurants here will not have separate sides of green chile salsa, only red. The green is (again, I am talking about here in Arizona in general and Tucson) generally only used in chile verde, pork in green chile salsa. And burritos usually don't come with salsa unless requested (called "enchilada style" here), and then it is red chile.

Another of my favorites is a carne seca or shredded beef chimichanga. I usually order salsa on the side (no choice -- red only available).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimichanga

DebitNM

ok, now we are getting down to brass tacks and I see our problem, Mike!

In NM, we are not talking about salsa when we talk about chile! It is a sauce that is used on top of cooked food [i.e. burritos or mixed in with it, like the dish I made for the picnic].

http://www.buenofoods.com/recipes/tr.htm

http://www.buenofoods.com/recipes/gcsauce.htm

MikePinTucson

No, we are talking the same thing. I just kind of use the terms interchangeably. My MIL, who lived with us for several years, was Hispanic, and she just referred to both types (chunky or saucy) as "salsa". The Spanish word for sauce is salsa, so I just tend to use that word for both types. When I said green chile salsa, I was thinking of the sauce - type salsa. Now, is eveyone totally confused?

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/salsa

Amazing how lively a conversation gets when food is invlolved, isn't it?

By the way, I make my own red chile sauce when making my own tamales or chile verde. Funny, but when it was cooked into a dish, my MIL used to call it mole (mo-lay).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_(sauce)

odie1

I love, love, love a good green chile cheeseburger. Smetimes it comes with a whole roasted chile, sometimes it's in more of a sauce style.

Here is a link for while you are in New Mexico to the best places to get a GCC in the state, there is a link on the right for a map showing all the locales of the best.

http://www.newmexico.org/greenchilecheeseburger/

Rendevous Diner in Greer has been voted one of the best in Arizona by AZ Highways. There GCC is delish as are there homemade cobblers.

http://www.arizonahighways.com/stati...contentID=1257

volcanogirl

I can vouch for the green chile cheeseburgers at Bobcat Bite - mmmmm!!!! And The Shed has great mocha cake.

GiuliaPiraino

If you happen to be in Scottsdale, Arizona, I'd have to put my vote in for Cowboy Ciao, it's very Arizona. Although it doesn't really feature an indigenous food to Arizona, it's just very, very Arizona! I really enjoy taking visitors here! http://www.cowboyciao.com/menu.php

They make a lot of fun things in house that you can take home like their famous bacon pecan brittle, so good!

Cranachin

Is it in NM that those in the know ask for a fried egg on top of their cheese enchiladas? At least I think it was on top of the enchiladas.

I can't remember if it was NM or Texas. It has been too long.

ElendilPickle

Mike, if you get a chicken enchilada here, it usually has green chile. As Deb said, though, you could have red if you like.

Lee Ann

DebitNM

@cranschin -
From my post above:
"DH loves a carne adovado burrito with an egg over easy on top for breakfast."


You also could be referring to heuvos rancheros.

Cranachin

Deb

Not huevos rancheros - it's a dish that one (from outside the area, anyway) would not normally associate adding an egg to. Also not a burrito that I am remembering - of that much I am sure.

From googling "enchiladas egg" it looks like enchiladas montadas (stacked enchiladas) are served with an egg on top. Maybe that is what I remember.

LSky

You might like green corn tamales in AZ. My husband is a Zonie and he eats them whenever he returns. They're mild and sweet in flavor, until you add some salsa.

odie1

Lots of time NM cuisine will add a fried egg on top of their enchiladas-especially when they come as a dinner plate vs an a la carte offering.

LSky

I've had some of the best biscuits in my life outside of Tucson.

lennyba

LSky - remember where?