ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police say an Albuquerque man wanted this mother's traditional New Mexican stew so much he broke into her home and stole it.

The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://goo.gl/5YvuLT ) 23-year-old Jonathan Ray recently was arrested after he ignored his mother's commands to stay away from her posole and ran off with the holiday dish.

According to a criminal complaint, Ray texted his mom that he wanted some of her posole but she told him no.

The complaints say the Ray's mom later found her gate and garage broken. Police say a pot of the posole also was gone.

Ray was later arrested on a residential burglary charge.

It was not known if he had an attorney.