The long-awaited companion to the best-selling Green Chile Bible, this vibrant collection of rich, red chile recipes celebrates the blending of historic Spanish, Indian, and western frontier traditions in southwestern cookery, and explores some of the best European and Asian contributions to the current Southwest "fusion" style. Red Chile Bible caters to every chile cook's desires-from the passion for finding new ways to cook with chile to the ambition to achieve the ultimate classic salsa. It covers the gamut of Southwest styles from the traditional to contemporary, from down-home rustic to unashamedly elegant, from comfortably mellow to fiery hot.