In the plaza at Santa Fe New Mexico, there is a WoolWorths store (it is now a five and dime) that invented the "frito pie" back in the 60's. Concept is simple, split open a bag of fritos, pour on the red or green chilie (yes, thats with an "e") add cheese, onions, sour creme, or what ever you like. Looks something like this:
I was walking through the grocery store this morning, craving frito pie. Was stocking up on jalapeños when I thought W.W.B.D.? (what would Buckie do?)
Frito Pie Turds! Of course!
These looked interesting - already seasoned.
Made up a stuffing of refried beans and mexican cheese blend. Could have added other items but decided to keep it simple:
Fired up Jerome to do what he does best:
The payoff:
The technique is to stuff a small ball of filling in first, add 3 Fritos (the straight ones work best) and stuff with more filling.
Tasty! I think I am going to get some Green Chillies, grown in Hatch New Mexico (sometimes called Anaheims on the west coast), and do some extra large turds with lots of stuffing.
Winz