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Mela Montoya, La Cocina de Mela, stop #C

With 8 children and 17 grandchildren, Mela Montoya knows how to cook!

Born and raised in Galisteo, married to her husband Onesimo for 50 years, she has been making homemade tortillas since she was six years old.

Every year at the Galisteo Studio Tour she opens her "Cocina de Mela" at the Community Center and the public can partake of the wonderful New Mexican recipes this incredible woman has been serving for over half a century! 


Mela's Red Chile Recipe (for large family or party)

3-4 pounds rump roast (boiled)
6 large potatoes (boiled)
1/4 cup red chile
salt to taste
fresh garlic to taste
Boil the meat and save the juice. Boil the potatoes separately. Then shred the meat and cut the potatoes into small squares. In a large saucepan put in about 6 T. cooking oil. Heat oil, then use about half cup of flour and brown it, not too dark. Add the 1/2 cup of red chile and all of the juice from the meat. Bring to a full  boil before you add the shredded meat the potatoes. Add salt and garlic and let boil for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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