With this starter set, you'll have enough red and green New Mexico Chile to sample several recipes out of the cookbook...we're betting after that, you'll be "hooked"! Start off with the Basic Green and Red sauces, then use the sauces in recipes like Enchiladas, Huevos Rancheros, Green Chile Stew, just to name a few. The book and video will show you exactly how to handle dried chile pods. While our green chile recipes are mostly based on fresh green chile, or peppers we buy in season and roast and freeze, canned chiles are entirely satifactory substitutes in nearly all green chile dishes.

This is our favorite "store-bought" brand of dried red chile peppers...they are the highest-quality we've come across, and are grown and processed in the Hatch area. When we can't pick and dry our own, this is our choice for dried red. There are enough chile pods here to make 2 batches of Basic Red Chile sauce, which we recommend as a starting point, since it's used in multiple recipes. After you've used these up and need a refill, check out the link to "Da Gift Basket" below.  Available in either "Mild" or "Hot".

Naturally we prefer to pick and roast our own green chile, but when you can't, you can't! These "Hatch" brand canned chiles are enough to make a couple of dishes with...other brands are available in other parts of the country, and if you can't get fresh peppers, these are a good alternative. When you've used these up and if you can't get canned chiles locally, follow the link below to "Da Gift Basket" Available in either "Mild or "Hot"

We realize not everyone has easy access to New Mexico style chile, so we've put together this starter set with all you'll need to start cooking some of the great recipes in our "Tale of Two Chiles" cookbook. You'll get the book, and the non-perishable red and green peppers as shown.
(note: "Hatch" brand and "Barker's" are registered trademarks.)

Looking for more chile peppers? You'll find them, along with hundreds of other New Mexico Chile products at "Da Gift Basket", an online store that's our favorite place to browse for chile-related products and gift items.