figmo59 - Posted - 05/15/2011:  07:51:38

a loco resterraunt makes a really great chip dip.....

i'm trying to figger out whats in it and how to make it.

so i turn to you guys for help...

it is light green about the consistancy of sourcream and has a real peppery kick to it.

too hot for some but i really like it.

served cold

no chunks in it...smooooooth...and creamy.

great with tortia chips!

any guesses would greatly appreshe-ated

Edited by - figmo59 on 05/18/2011 14:39:44

Jeff 1965 - Posted - 05/15/2011:  09:00:13

I would ask the people at the restaurant what the ingredients are and how it's made. It's your right to know what you're eating. Then make it yourself. Would that be plagiarizing?

Edited by - Jeff 1965 on 05/15/2011 09:02:23

CurtissWhite - Posted - 05/15/2011:  09:07:30

Sounds like a spicy guacamole. Avacado's (whipped) and some habanero peppers. Be so careful with the habaneros. They WILL set you afire. And wash your hands with oil after handling them. Good luck, Fig.

Gomer - Posted - 05/15/2011:  10:33:06

There is a local place here that mixes Jalapenos with olive oil and some garlic and then whips it into a mayonnaise. type consistency. Goes great on everything or as a dip.

figmo59 - Posted - 05/15/2011:  10:48:43

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Originally posted by Jeff 1965

I would ask the people at the restaurant what the ingredients are and how it's made. It's your right to know what you're eating. Then make it yourself. Would that be plagiarizing?

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 i did ask................but they chose to smile and behave like it was their favorite fishin hole......i can honor that ,but it won't prevent my quest! ...

it's only plagiarizing if i copy their recipie and take credit for thinking it up on my own.

which makes me wonder, if i do figger it out......on my own...dose that show proof of work?..........still tastes good!

figmo59 - Posted - 05/15/2011:  10:52:26

quote:

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Originally posted by CurtissWhite

Sounds like a spicy guacamole. Avacado's (whipped) and some habanero peppers. Be so careful with the habaneros. They WILL set you afire. And wash your hands with oil after handling them. Good luck, Fig.

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 i like things that are stupidly HOT!...........just look at Liz!

Jeff 1965 - Posted - 05/15/2011:  10:58:25

Ingredients are often surprisingly simple. My wife and I go to a local Mediterranean restaurant that has a very tasty dessert. We found out that its ingredients are Phyllo Dough and a Milky Way candy bar. It's rolled up like a spring roll and then deep fried.

Edited by - Jeff 1965 on 05/15/2011 11:01:11

MarkRough - Posted - 05/15/2011:  11:06:56

My guess, based on what I make at home:

1 avocado

2 TBS sour cream

salt

juice of one lime

cilantro to taste

habanero pepper to taste

Put it all in a food processor and blend the snot out of it.

JonT - Posted - 05/15/2011:  11:35:49

I agree that this sounds like a spicy guacamole, but just to suit my own tastes, if I were making up my own version of this, I would not use habanero peppers. I'd use jalapenos instead. They're not quite as hot, and they have a distinctive flavor that I much prefer. To each his own. Right?

10sbum - Posted - 05/15/2011:  12:51:13

NOT what you requested, but really good:

Avocado Dip

2 firm avocados, chopped

2 plum tomatoes, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/4 cup red onion, chopped

2 tsp red wine vinegar

2 tsp olive oil

2 tsp fresh parsley

4 oz feta

mix & chill

JakobVirgil - Posted - 05/17/2011:  06:25:40

it is probably guacamole

but could be something as simple as

Crema (mexican sour cream)

roasted (hatch or anaheim) chillies,

cilantro

blended to

maybe some queso fresco but then you would have to simmer it

BConk - Posted - 05/17/2011:  06:37:47

Al - what's this local restaurant?

jbell - Posted - 05/17/2011:  11:17:17

There is a chain here in Texas called Chuy's, that makes an addicting jalapeno/ranch dip.  Perhaps try a bit of finely chopped jalapeno in ranch dressing?

figmo59 - Posted - 05/18/2011:  13:30:56

we are on the right track!

Liz found some green Haba-narleyo sauce!

i mixed up 2 table spoons of sourcreeme and bout 1/2 of the bottle of green stuff..................OMG! wake up and take notice you will!.................GOOD!

she got an avacodo that has to ripein and some kinda mexican cream stuff in a can...

i think if we put it ALL in a blender we might have it.  will keep ya posted

figmo59 - Posted - 05/29/2011:  11:02:16

update,

so far the best that we've done is

16 oz lite sourcream ....and 4 oz (whole bottle) ..of green habiaero sause

stirred up good

pretty close match...........rite tastey