Lamb with Dried and Fresh Red Peppers

Where would Spanish cuisine be without the New World’s tomatoes and peppers? This is a good question to contemplate over a warming bowl of chilindrón, a dish associated with the Navarra region but also popular in nearby La Rioja, as well as in parts of Aragon and the Basque Country. Nobody can pinpoint where the name chilindrón comes from—it is also used for a card game—and everyone argues over whether an authentic chilindrón should or should not include tomatoes. The m