Our green chile stew doesn't have tomatoes. Nor does our posole which also uses green chiles. I've seen a posole recipe using red chiles and tomatoes, but never tasted or tried making it. Dave TLCC > Good Evening...We spent Thanksgiving in Alamogordo,NM with the > kids/grandkids. My son makes a good green chile stew and I wanted to > replicate it for some friends tonight...along with posole. > > The recipe I found in a Jane Butel cookbook has tomatoes in it. My son't > did not. Anyone know what's 'real' New Mexican as Jane B. is supposed to > be the goddess of Southwestern cooking. I tooke classes with her about 15 > years ago in Albuquerque but we didn't do this dish. > > Inquiring minds want to know...although these Norwegian north Iowans won't > know the difference and will enjoy whatever I dish up for them. They're > good folks! > > SandyO > CH #1146 of the moderate persuasion > >