My Mom's Chiles Rellenos Recipe #142850
This recipe calls for fresh Poblano Chiles. If you can't find them, you can use California fresh chiles. There's nothing quite like a roasted poblano chile, though.
by Molly Bloom
40 min | 20 min prep
SERVES 12
- 12 poblano chiles
- 1/2 lb chihuahua cheese or asadero cheese or monterey jack cheese
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 eggs, whites and yolks separated
- flour, as much as needed
- 5 medium tomatoes
- 1 onion, cut in thin slices
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- salt and pepper
- Roast chiles on an open flame on the stove top. When skin becomes charred, put them in a plastic bag for about 15 minutes. Take them out and peel them. Cut a slit open and deseed them. Cut the cheese in strips, and stuff the chiles with them. Close slit with a toothpick. Beat the egg whites until stiff and stir in yolks. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan. Coat the chiles with flour and then dip them in the egg batter. Fry in hot oil until batter is golden. Place chiles in a serving dish.
- Sauce:.
- Boil tomatoes in 1/2 water. Blend tomatoes, water and the clove of garlic in a food processor to make a sauce. Strain sauce.
- In a saucepan, heat olive oil and fry onions until soft.
- Add oregano and tomato sauce. Add sugar.
- Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Pour sauce over chiles and serve.
- They're lovely with rice and refried beans.
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