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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Chimichurri Sauce

Chimichurri is made from finely chopped parsley, minced garlic, olive oil, oregano, and white or red wine vinegar. Additional flavorings such as coriander, paprika, cumin, thyme, lemon, and bay leaf may be included. In its red version, tomato and red bell pepper may also be added. It can also be used as a marinade for grilled meat. Chimichurri is available bottled or dehydrated for preparation by mixing with oil and water.

Chimichurri is believed to be an Argentinian originated sauce all fingers point their, but it is known in Uruguay and other countries with similarities. A sauce and marinade for grilled meat originally from Argentina, but it is also good on salads and pasta.. The kicker our famous smoke gouda dip with chimichurri a must try so stop by and try at any of our Farmers Markets or The Meathouse.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

A little New Mexico Fun in the Sun

Roasted Red Pepper Quesadillas with Hot Mango Jam!
Here we have Roasted Red Pepper Quesadillas with Mango Hot Chili Jam from Date Night Chef using our Mango Chile Jam.
I grew up in Indialantic, Florida. There were four Mango trees along the border of our property. I used to climb those trees all the time but I don’t think I ever tried a Mango until I became an adult. Now I love to make...... Mango Salsa and serve it on top of grilled Pork Loin Chops. (I’ll post that recipe soon!)

Mango trees are very common in our area, in fact Merritt Island which runs from Melbourne where I live now north to the Kennedy Space Center, and was once filled with Pineapple and Mango plantations. If you aren’t familiar with Mangoes you must try one soon!

I recently discovered an amazing product, Mango Hot Chili Jam made in New Mexico by http://www.chileboys.com/

I decided to try this intriguing jam with Quesadillas for dinner tonight. It was awesome. It was the perfect blend of heat and sweet. Not so hot as to scorch my tongue and not too sweet. I heated the jam to soften it which made it perfect for dipping the tips of each wedge of Quesadilla.

Mango has such a sweet but refreshing tropical flavor and it was balanced perfectly with the hot chili peppers.

Date Night Chef’s Roasted Red Pepper Quesadilla with Mango Hot Chili Jam

Ingredients
2 Large Whole Wheat Tortillas
4 ounces Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
2 Ounces Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 Ounce Dry Grated Cheese ( I used Edam but Parmesan would work fine)
3 Ounces Roasted Red Peppers sliced thinly (I buy them in a jar)
1 t Chipotle Sauce (Substitute Salsa if needed)
1/2 t Minced Garlic

INSTRUCTIONS

Spread half the mozzarella on half of each tortilla. Lay the red pepper strips on top of the cheese. Sprinkle with the minced garlic and chipotle sauce. Top with sharp cheddar cheese. Fold in half and fry in a non stick skillet on high heat until the cheese starts to melt. Flip the quesa to fry the other side and sprinkle the grated cheese on top so it melts. Slice each quesa into four wedges using a pizza cutter. Microwave the Mango Hot Chili Jam for 30 seconds to soften.

Roasted Red Pepper Quesadillas with Mango Hot Chili Jam is Fun, Fancy, but Easy!
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Welcome to our Blog, Chile Boys L.L.C. Started in 2010 on a shoestring budget in Southern California, but with good products and even better service and some hard work we have managed to grow a little each year. The dream began to have a product that carried some form of New Mexico Chile. I am from Socorro, N.M. and that community is a pretty popular region for growing New Mexico peppers. We started out producing pepper jams infused with New Mexico Chile and today we have 8 different flavors of chile jams that can be found throughout Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico.

We have created this blog to keep you informed of our products, recipes and our retail locations. We also want to post interesting topics for you from the Land of Enchantment or other New Mexico related events weather they are 1st hand or 2nd hand information that is funny or interesting enough that you should know about it. For starters we are gonna post our most famous recipe given to us by Date Night Chef....

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