Saturday, March 29, 2008

Chile Rellenos

We just made tasty Chile Rellenos from scratch, based on the dish at Papá Chano's in Monterey.
Below is the recipe followed by some photos...

Ingredients
• 2 Pasilla (or Poblano) chile peppers per serving
• shredded cheddar and jack cheese
• 1 or more eggs beaten with a little water
• corn masa flour
• oil for frying

Preparation
• Roast peppers under broiler on all sides, then place the peppers in a plastic bag in the refrigerator until cooled. (This process "sweats" the pepper and makes the peeling process very easy).
To remove seeds: Slice down one side of the pepper, trying to keep the original shape (and the stem). Remove the seeds and drain on a paper towel.
• Place 2 to 3 slices of cheese in each pepper, secure with toothpicks.
• Dip stuffed peppers in flour, then egg mixture, then flour.
• Place each floured pepper on waxed paper until all are stuffed and floured.
• Heat oil for frying in large fry pan.
• Fry peppers on all sides until golden brown in color.

The Raw Pasilla Pepper Roasting the Peppers
Coating with corn masa Frying the Chile Rellenos
The Final Product

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