Re: [CH] green chile cheeseburger?

Matt Evans (tmattevans@gmail.com)
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:10:00 -0500 

Margaret --

You got it right -- roasted, peeled, and chopped green chile on top of
your cheeseburger after it is cooked.  In NM, it's easier to get a
cheeseburger with chile than without.  You can even add chile to your
burgers at Burger King, McDonald's, etc.

Some of my favorite green chile cheeseburgers when living in ABQ --
Owl Cafe, 66 Diner, Blake's, and that other place down on Central a
ways....?  Also, green chile pizza from Dion's (with a side salad with
green chile, too).

When we tailgated for UNM football games, we always made jalapeno
cheeseburgers -- just throw a handful of jalapenos on the grill at the
same time as the burgers -- they'll finish at the same time.  We'd
split the jalapenos in half and put them on top of the cheese.

Matt

On 11/19/05, Margaret Lauterbach <melauter@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 19:00:30 -0700
> I'm on digest, and responding to the post below.  What is a green
> chile cheeseburger?  Mouth is watering. A restaurant in our area used
> to serve hamburgers with a big slab of peeled chile (Poblano, I
> think) on the burger.  Is that it?  Or perhaps chopped chile mixed
> with the hamburger before cooking?  Peeled chopped chile -- if not
> peeled, the skin turns to razor blades in a broiler as one wanna-be
> restaurant served.  Big Jims are my favorites for rellenos, and we
> make batter from eggs or faux eggs and brown rice flour.  Great
> flavor.  Does anyone use a sauce over the rellenos?
>
> BTW, an excellent taco, but very different in flavor from what you're
> used to can be assembled out of cottage cheese, chopped celery,
> chopped onion and hot sauce (grated cheese as desired).  Margaret L
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> From: Bob Newell <bobnewell@bobnewell.net>
> Subject: Re: [CH] LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
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> I also agree about the significant differences in food in southern
> NM.... it's more "Mexican" than "New Mexican" which is no big
> surprise.  I too have been to Horseman's Haven and Roberto's and many
> others .... Las Cruces has got to have the best per-capita eating
> anywhere, for a chile-head at least.  La Hacienda Restaurant used to
> have a wicked Habanero salsa but I don't think they serve it any
> longer.
>
> One thing found state-wide, as you all probably know, is the green
> chile cheeseburger!
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