New Mexico Cuisine: Recipes description

Before the arrival of Europeans, New Mexico's current borders overlapped the areas of the Navajo, Mescalero, and Chiricahua tribes. The Spaniards brought their cuisine which mingled with the indigenous. At the end of the Mexican - American War, New Mexico became part of the United States, and was strongly influenced by incoming American tastes.

This distinct history - combined with the local terrain and climate - has resulted in significant differences between the cuisine of New Mexico and somewhat similar styles in California, Arizona, and Texas.

Many residents in the north and the capital, Santa Fe, are descended from Spanish noblemen and explorers who came in the 16th century. Mexicans arrived later. "Anglos" and African Americans traded and settled after the Civil War.

New Mexico's population includes Native Americans who have been on the land thousands of years. Most recently, Asian and Indochinese immigrants have discovered New Mexico.[8]

When New Mexicans refer to chile they are talking about pungent pods, or sauce made from those pods, not the concoction of spices, meat or beans known as Texas chili con carne. While chile, the pod, is sometimes spelled chili, chilli, or chillie elsewhere, U.S. Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico made this state's spelling official by entering it into the Congressional Record.

Here you can find such recipes of New Mexico Cuisine:

Southwest Chicken
Easiest, Amazing Guacamole
Roasted Green Chile Stew
Sizzling Southwest Burgers
Biscochitos I
Slow Cooker Santa Fe Chicken
Fry Bread II
Enchiladas - New Mexico Style
Southwest Chicken Casserole
Santa Fe Wild Rice Soup
Southwest Squash Casserole
Slow Cooker Low-Carb Santa Fe Chicken
Southwestern Corned Beef Quesadillas!
Hoppin' Juan
Texas New Mexico Chili
Santa Fe Stew
Papa Dar's Green Chile and Chicken Corn Chowder
Southwest Strata
Southwest Skillet Bread
Red Chile Paste
Mr. Bill's New Mexico Buffalo Chili
Santa Fe Tuna Carpaccio
Al Pastor Barbeque Sauce
Posole Stew
Marion's Santa Fe Almond Slaw