Re: [CH] My 3 day chili....
Nisa (teapot@teapot.mv.com)
Sun, 13 Dec 1998 20:08:03 -0500
JJ,
I can empathize with you - about 3 years ago, I ordered 20 lbs of NM
green chiles and had a freezer full of them. It took me awhile to use
them all up - I tried one of Garry Howard's chili recipes to help
deplete my stock (I wish I had some in the freezer right now!) - his
Hotter 'n Hell Chile Verde with chicken and oh my god it really was
hotter than hell. I ate it with rice (like I had emailed you earlier
about) and sour cream (I don't usually eat chili or chile verde with
sour cream, but this time I had to.) and it was barely palatable then
and it took forever for me to eat. At least my boyfriend at the time
(now husband!) didn't try it because one time when our relationship was
still new, I made chicken enchiladas with the green chiles, he took one
bite of 'em and said "Are you trying to kill me???" and me, being the
sensitive soul that I am immediately burst into tears! It was
funny...hey, and can you believe he still married me??
Nisa
PS. How about having a glass of milk to drink while eating it?
Sometimes that helps me, but not always. Also at Indian restaurants,
they often have lassi (yogurt drink) by their side and I think it's
supposed to help fight the fire, but I'm not 100% sure about it.