Chile Rellenos
Source of Recipe
Food TV
Recipe Introduction
Recipe Summary
Prep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
List of Ingredients
12 chilies poblanos
1/3 cup canola oil
2 pounds lean ground round beef
1 cup chopped yellow or green onion
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 cups fresh diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Batter:
8 eggs, separated
2 cups flour
3 cups cooking oil
Ranchero Sauce, recipe follows
Salsa Ranchero:
1/3 cup cooking oil
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 bell peppers, green or red
4 tomatoes, diced
1 can chopped tomatoes
Dash cumin
Recipe
In skillet heat oil until hot. Brown onion, garlic, peppers, and tomatoes
for 2 minutes or until transparent. Add the tomatoes and cumin, and simmer
for 10 to 15 minutes until sauce is lumpy. Set aside.
Queso Blanco, shredded, for garnish
Chopped cilantro, for garnish
Roast the poblanos over a gas flame, turning until blistered and slightly
charred all over. Put them in a heavy plastic bag and set aside to steam
for 10 to 20 minutes. Peel the skin. Carefully make a lengthwise slit in
each of the peppers and remove the seeds and membranes. Rinse and drain
well using paper towels pat the peppers dry.
Heat oil in a large skillet or saucepan, add meat and brown. Add chopped
onion, and garlic stirring for one minute. Add tomatoes, salt, cumin and
black pepper and cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir constantly until meat
stuffing is dry. Set aside to cool.
Stuff the peppers with the filling and secure with a toothpick.
In a bowl beat egg whites until stiff and foamy. Add egg yolks to egg
whites and blend.
In a separate bowl add flour for dusting peppers and set aside.
In a deep skillet heat the oil. Batter and flour dust peppers and drop
into hot oil. Fry to a golden brown on both sides. Lay peppers on paper
towels to soak up excess grease. Serve chili rellenos topped with Ranchero
Sauce, garnished with shredded queso blanco and chopped cilantro.
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