In the fall of 2011 we shot a short video for a contest sponsored by Chile Monster, a supplier of New Mexico chile, tortillas and tamales. The goal of the video was to “represent ANYTHING about New Mexico Chile, your LOVE for chile, Eating Chile, ANYTHING CHILE!” It sounded like fun, so we went for it!
Bobby came up with a great idea that required his brother Jeff, a person who loves eating hot food (the hotter the better), to eat a bowl of really hot NM green chile. The premise of the idea – let’s make Jeff sweat!!! For the video Bobby shot Jeff eating a bowl, actually two bowls, of fresh roasted New Mexico chile with a few beans and a little hamburger meat (recipe follows). The video should make you smile. It sure makes me smile! (NOTE: You can watch in HD if you choose. Once you hit play, click on the “360p” and select “720pHD”, then go to full screen so you can really watch Jeff sweat! 
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So did we win the contest? YES, we WON! Guess what we won? Roasted Green Chile! Do you think I could come up with something to do with that? The chile prize was actually lagniappe. It was the making of the video and having fun with my family that was the real prize!
Now for the Recipe
So what IS he eating? He’s eating a very simple Green Chile Stew. It’s not our regular Green Chile Stew, but it was still quite tasty and very easy to make. For the video I held back on all of the non-chile ingredients, because I wanted the chile to be the star of the show – although I think Jeff stole the show! The initial green chile stew (what Jeff ate) was WAY TOO HOT for me, so when we had the leftovers for supper the next night I added more meat and beans. The following recipe is how I would make it for “normal” people.
Easy Green Chile Stew Recipe
Serves: 6
Prep and Cook time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
1 tsp. coriander seeds
1 Tbsp. canola oil
1 pound lean ground beef (optional for vegetarians)
½ medium onion, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
24 ounces of homemade chicken stock or water
3 to 4 cups roasted, peeled, chopped green chile (mild, medium or hot – your preference)
2 cups cooked pinto beans
¼ to ½ tsp. salt (to taste)
Instructions
- Heat a Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Add the coriander seeds and toast for about 2 to 3 minutes, until aromatic and toasted, shaking often. Transfer seeds to a spice grinder or mortar and grind.
- Add the oil, beef, onion and garlic to the hot pot. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the stock, the green chile, and ½ tsp. ground coriander. Cook for 15 minutes.
- Add the pinto beans and cook for 10 minutes. Taste and add salt if needed.
- Serve with warmed flour tortillas.
Kitchen Notes
Vegetarian – Omit the meat, use water or vegetable broth, and add a few more beans if desired. I love the vegetarian version!
The chile – The stew that I made for the video was made with “hot” chile. We had to make Jeff sweat afterall, and with his iron stomach, medium would not have worked. You can always adjust the amount of chile that you use based on the temperature of the chile and how hot you want your stew.
Our normal pot of Green Chile Stew, which is one of Bobby’s favorite things to make, is quite different from this recipe. It’s a lot heartier and more like a real stew. He makes it for me several times in the winter to help warm me up, so I’ll post the recipe for Bobby’s stew later on.
New Mexico Chile Series
Part I – Red or Green? and Christmas – Red and Green
Part II – NM Red Chile: Recipes
Part III – NM Green Chile: Recipes and Green Chile Stew and a Video
Part IV – NM Green Chile Enchiladas
Part V – NM Red Chile Enchiladas
This recipe has been linked up to the blog hops Friday Potluck, Fat Tuesday, Let’s Do Brunch, Gluten-Free Wednesday, Midweek Fiesta, Sunday Night Soup Night, Made From Scratch Monday, Made with Love Mondays, Whole Foods Wednesday, Creative Thursday, Full Plate Thursday, Weekend Potluck. Click on the links to enjoy a variety of great recipes!
Easy Green Chile Stew was featured on the Hearth & Soul Blog Hop by Zesty South Indian Kitchen.
This recipe was a featured recipe in The Huffington Post, October, 2012.
Love the video!! You sure got him sweating
But he finished! I like spice but the toned down chili looks perfect for me.
Thanks Katherine! We had fun and I think Jeff had the most fun!
Oh that’s such a good video, I’d definitely vote for it. I’m a bit of a hot food fanatic but I don’t know if I could eat two bowls! Love your recipe, I’d probably use a mix of medium and hot (with sour cream on the table for my husband lol)
Thank you! I’ll post the voting link tomorrow – I hope! I use to could eat food this hot, but now I need that sour cream or at least a glass of milk!
I have had bowls of green chile all over NM. But, that was the best bowl of green chile ever. Nice and hot but the flavor of the chile really came through. I think I am going to start making it like this rather than the “typical stew style.” Thanks to you and Bobby. I had a great time. xoxoxo MJ.
Thanks Jeff!!!! I think we all had a great time! Should have done a “making of film!”
xoxoxox back at cha!
Great video, MJ! And he’s not sweating, he’s dripping!
It was REALLY HOT!
Wow! He is really sweating! I love the video.
Thanks Sally!
Good job, Jeff! It’s clear that you have never met a bowl green NM chili that you didn’t like.
You’re a better man than me on the hot hot green.
Fun video: awesome music, and I love the cicadas (I think?) singing in the background.
“That was good!” lol
Yes – they are cicadas! When Jeff first tasted the chile he said that it might not be hot enough to make him sweat! WRONG!
Thanks for your comments John!
Love this MJ! Music is great and the sweat rolling off his face is hysterical.
Thanks Bev! He loved it – the hotter the better!
Wow, that it hot, is Jeff okay? I like hot but that is HOT. Nice video, voted.
LOL – Yes, Jeff is o.k. I’ve actually seen him worse, but not much worse. He loves it and had a blast! We all did! Thanks for voting!
This sounds and looks wonderful! I absolutely LOVE the video! Great job!
Oh my goodness…I seriously can hardly watch that video because it’s driving me NUTS! I WANT SOME TOO!!!!!! LOL. I loved watching it, great video, not too long, and I just loved watching him eat that soup…you can tell he really enjoyed it, even if it was making him sweat!
HAHAHAHA That video is awesome!!! Well done guys! I can’t believe Jeff ate it all!!!
) I have voted for you! Good luck! And congrats to Tina for winning your give away! <3
Thanks for the wonderful comments!!! I’m thrilled y’all enjoyed the video and thanks for voting. Joanne and Manu – I know you like it hot, so you would have loved this chile!
What a great, easy and delicious recipe! The hotter the better for me too
This green chile stew looks amazing — perfect for fall’s chilly nights!
I can’t even start to tell you how much I enjoyed that!!!!!
Wow Jeff ate it all… my stomach can’t tolerate spicy food. It’s shame – I love to try and enjoy all kinds of spicy food but I’ll be gone for hours after that and it’s just not worth it. My husband loves spicy food and eat while he sweats. I kind of dream of eating spicy food to experience that heat. I was watching this video and felt envy that Jeff eats this chile so good! Looks yummy and wish that my stomach cooperate with me!
Love the idea of green chile stew particularly now as the weather is turning… it looks so nourishing and comforting. Beautiful photos too.
Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments! I’ll definitely being passing them on to Jeff and Bobby!
Such fun to watch. Must have been a blast to make. Jeff’s devilish grin was the perfect coup de grace. Thanks for sharing!
I miss green chili so much from when we lived in the Southwest. I might just have to go hunt some down here in Alaska. Perfect for a cold day
We love chili – all different kinds – I would have to use mild chilis for my whimpy family!
Priceless! That does sound like quite a hot chili, even in it’s milder variations, but sometimes hot is just what you need! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with Let’s Do Brunch.
Very nice video,you have made him sweating!!
We like to eat spicy food,and chili too….Thanks for sharing this interesting recipe & post with Midweek Fiesta…
What a cool story, and congrats on your win! Green Chile Stew sounds so tasty, although I’d make a milder version for my wimpy taste buds! Thanks for sharing this with Sunday Night Soup Night, look forward to seeing you again soon!
The video is awesome, MJ, and wow I don’t think I could last long under that kind of heat! I enjoy a little spice, but then I go looking for the sour cream and milk and shredded cheese to cut the spice! Thanks so much for sharing with Made with Love Mondays!
That is the way my husband likes his chile! I like that you serve your chile with tortillas instead of cornbread, I never thought to do that before.
Alea, this chile stew is more about the chile than the meat and here in NM, tortillas are the standard carb for chile dishes! Now Texas type chili I would definitely eat cornbread! Thanks for dropping by!
I love spicy food, i would love taste this chili. I like you idea of serving them with tortillas. Thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop. I have to highlight this recipe as it is spicy.
Hi MJ,
We are Hatch Green Chili fans and always look forward to the Chili season. Your Green Chile Stew looks great, we will sure give it a try. Great video, easy to see why its a winner! Hope you are having a great week and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Thanks Miz Helen! I hope you do try to stew. It’s really good! Happy weekend!
MJ,
LOVE IT! I can’t believe how red he got and that he was actually sweating. It sure must have been HOT. I love a good chili and I like it hot but maybe not as hot as Jeff. Great video. Made me smile
Thanks for sharing at Creative Thursday. I can’t wait to try this recipe. Have a wonderful weekend.
Michelle
Thanks Michelle! Making the video was a lot of fun! We still smile about it. I hope you get a chance to try the stew. It’s easy and oh so tasty!