Caliente's New Mexican Restaurant, Albuquerque

A pot of beans bubbles on the stove at Caliente's New Mexican Restaurant, where it cooks slowly all day, serrano peppers infusing it with homestyle flavor. The kitchen crew makes its chili sauces fresh from scratch, soaking local red chilies in their own juices and roasting green chilies in-house with no artificial flavors or colors from melted crayons. These sauces add flavor and color to a menu of traditional Mexican dishes, such as tamales, burritos, and sopapillas stuffed with beef or chicken, also made in-house.