Subj : Re: chile verde comments
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Fri Sep 30 2022 05:25:00

-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> I learned about chile verde from MSGT (Ret) Jerry Simmons a two time
 DD> ICS World Champion who made a mean pot of green.

 RH> Army? Wonder if he was ever stationed in TX or AZ? I've read about
 RH> chili verde, read different recipies, but have always made either the
 RH> family friendly chili (with my adaptations) that I grew up with or the
 RH> competition style I riffed from a Mr. Food's recipe.

 DD> Pretty sure Jerry was a grunt. Not goofy enough to be a jarhead. Nor
 DD> laid back enough for a wing wiper.

 RH> Infantry got the "grunt" designation, long before Steve went into the
 RH> Army.

I'm not sure of the timing - but I think it came in during the mess in
Vietnam. My younger brother was a grunt down in the delta. Came home
with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.

 DD> He always said it's about the flavour of the green chilies more than
 DD> the heat - although you do need *some* heat.  Bv)=

 RH> Agreed, but not "blow your socks off" heat.

 DD> See tagline.

 RH> I did, and agree with it. I like to taste my food, not have my mouth
 RH> numbed by heat. A good heat will cover the whole mouth, not just parts
 RH> of it.

Among ourselves chilli cooks/heads refer to "early" heat, "late" heat 
and "lasting" heat. Early heat is the up-front heat on the tongue - which
often fades out pretty quickly. The late heat is the back of the mouth/
throat heat that is usually your lasting heat. 

Then there is what I call sneaky heat. It shows up as a warm glow about
three bites into the dish and reminds you "You just ate something spicy".

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Homemade V8 Juice
 Categories: Beverages, Vegetables, Chilies
      Yield: 3 Servings
 
      6 md Carrots
      1 sm Beet; washed well
      3 lg Tomatoes
      2 c  Baby spinach; or more
    1/4    Head cabbage
      1    Habanero; more to taste
      2    Bell peppers
      3    Ribs celery
    1/4    Sweet onions
      1 cl Garlic
      3    Kale leaves
           Chile peppers
           Salt
 
  Juice all veggies, add chilies and salt to taste.
  
  Recipe adapted from Raw Sacramento
  
  From: http://www.food.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
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