Carne Adovado, Chimayo, Rancho de Chimayo/Photo: David HammondHere are nine foods that you’ll find everywhere in New Mexico, some of which can be found throughout the Four Corners region… And now and again, even in Chicago.Carne Adovada is a New Mexican red chili pork stew. The meat is marinated in a kind of adobo (adovado or adobada is Spanish for marinated), and like the adobo of the Philippines, New Mexico’s carne adovada sits for a while in a marinade of spices and vinegar. The sauce on carne adovado frequently uses red Hatch chili peppers (green ones are young; red ones are more mature).
