Stuffed Chiles with Mashed Potatoes

Stuffed Chiles with Mashed Potatoes

Chiles Rellenos de Papas
Creamy mashed potatoes taste wonderful nestled in roasted green chiles. There is no batter or frying for this relleno, a common preparation. Bright yellow corn scattered around the chiles makes a super presentation.
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Ingredients

Makes 6 servings

  • Tomato Sauce for Stuffed Chiles
  • 6 large poblano chiles roasted and peeled
  • 6 small about 1 pound boiling potatoes, peeled and sliced
  • 1 large garlic clove thinly sliced
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons crumbled cotija or mild feta cheese
  • ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 cup cooked corn kernels fresh (from about 1 medium ear) or thawed, if frozen

Instructions

  • Prepare the sauce.
  • Reserve covered, off heat.
  • Prepare the chiles.
  • Then, with a small sharp knife cut a slit lengthwise from the stem end to within 1-inch of the tip of each roasted and peeled chile.
  • Keep the stems intact.
  • Cut out the seed pod and rinse the chiles under running water to wash out the remaining seeds.
  • Pat the chiles dry with paper towels.
  • Set aside on a plate.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°.
  • In a medium saucepan, cook the potatoes and garlic, in water to cover, over medium heat until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
  • Mash the potatoes and garlic with the milk, butter, cheese, and salt until smooth.
  • Stuff each chile with about ½ cup of the mashed potatoes then close to reshape.
  • Lay in an oiled baking dish.
  • Cover loosely with foil and bake until hot, about 25 minutes.
  • Reheat the sauce.
  • To serve, spoon a pool of sauce on each of 4 serving plates and lay a stuffed chile in the center of each plate.
  • Surround with a border of corn.

Notes & Wine Advice

erve hot.
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Course; Side Dish
Cuisine; Mexican

Stuffed Chiles with Fish

Stuffed Chiles with Fish

Chiles Rellenos con Pescado
Cooks from Veracruz, which hugs the Gulf of Mexico, are known for preparing fish every way imaginable, including using it to stuff chiles that are then topped with fresh tomato sauce. It's delicious.
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Ingredients

Makes 6 servings

  • Tomato Sauce for Stuffed Chiles
  • 6 large poblano chiles roasted and peeled
  • 1 pound fresh fish fillets such as rock cod or snapper
  • 2 cups water
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • 1 medium white onion sliced
  • 2 parsley sprigs
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 medium tomatoes peeled and chopped
  • 2 medium garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons drained capers chopped
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano Mexican variety preferred, crumbled
  • ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground pepper or to taste

Instructions

  • Prepare the tomato sauce.
  • Reserve in the pan off heat.
  • Prepare the chiles.
  • Then, with a small sharp knife cut a slit lengthwise from the stem end to within 1-inch of the tip of chile.
  • Keep the stems intact.
  • Cut out the seed pod and rinse the chiles under running water to wash out any remaining seeds.
  • Pat the chiles dry with paper towels.
  • Set aside.
  • Cut the fish fillets into 4-inch pieces.
  • In a large skillet, bring water and wine to a boil.
  • Add the fish, onion, and parsley.
  • Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the fish is just opaque and just barely flakes when tested with a fork, 8 to 10 minutes, depending on thickness of the fish.
  • Reserve the fish on a plate.
  • When cool enough to handle, remove the skin and bones from the fish and discard.
  • Break fish into pieces with your fingers and reserve on a plate.
  • Preheat the oven to 375°.
  • Chop the remaining onion.
  • Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat and cook the onion until softened, about 3 minutes.
  • Add the remaining ingredients.
  • Cook, stirring, until the tomato juices reduce and the mixture is nearly dry, 4 to 5 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat.
  • Add the reserved fish.
  • Stir gently to mix.
  • Stuff the chiles equally with the fish mixture and place on a baking sheet.
  • Cover with foil and bake until completely heated through, about 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Reheat the sauce.
  • Serve hot with the sauce spooned over the chiles.
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Course; Fish
Cuisine; Mexican

Stuffed Chiles with Turkey

Stuffed Chiles with Turkey

Chiles Rellenos con Pavo
In this modern rendition of stuffed poblano chiles I turned to the flavors of Veracruz and seasoned the cooked turkey with capers, raisins, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves, and also added toasted pine nuts. You can use meat from the Basic Cooked Turkey Breast or roasted turkey meat from a deli.
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Ingredients

Makes 6 servings

  • Tomato Sauce for Stuffed Chiles
  • 6 large poblano chiles roasted and peeled
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium white onion finely chopped
  • 1 medium garlic clove finely chopped
  • 6 ripe plum tomatoes peeled and finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano Mexican variety preferred, crumbled
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon Mexican canela or Ceylon variety preferred
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
  • 3 cups shredded or chopped cooked turkey meat
  • 3 teaspoons raisins
  • 3 teaspoons drained small capers
  • 3 teaspoons toasted pine nuts

Instructions

  • Prepare the tomato sauce.
  • Reserve covered off heat.
  • Prepare the roasted chiles.
  • With a small sharp knife cut a slit lengthwise from the stem end to within 1-inch of the tip of each roasted and peeled chile.
  • Keep the stems intact.
  • Cut out the seed pod and rinse the chiles under running water to wash out the remaining seeds.
  • Put the chiles on a plate and set aside.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°.
  • Heat the oil in a medium skillet and cook the onion and garlic until softened, 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring, until most of the juices cook away, 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
  • Stuff each prepared chile with ½ cup of the turkey mixture.
  • Lay the chiles in a rectangular baking pan, cover loosely with foil and bake until heated through, 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Reheat the sauce.
  • Pour about ¼ cup sauce on each of 4 serving plates.
  • Place 1 chile on each plate and serve hot.
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Course; Turkey
Cuisine; Mexican

Stuffed Chiles with Shredded Spiced Chicken

Stuffed Chiles with Shredded Spiced Chicken

Chiles Rellenos con Picadillo de Pollo
When I travel in Mexico I'm always tempted by the many different versions of chiles rellenos. Sometimes they are fried in a fluffy egg batter and sometimes there is no batter at all. Both ways are common. The first time I ate this relleno stuffed with chicken picadillo was in San Miguel de Allende and it's one of my favorites.
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Ingredients

Makes 6 servings

  • Tomato Sauce for Stuffed Chiles
  • 2 cups / ½ recipe Minced Spicy Chicken
  • 6 large fresh poblano chiles roasted and peeled
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 large eggs separated
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Vegetable Oil for frying, such as corn oil

Instructions

  • Prepare the tomato sauce.
  • Reserve, covered, off heat.
  • Prepare the chicken.
  • Reserve.
  • Then, prepare the chiles.
  • With a small sharp knife cut a slit lengthwise from the stem end to within 1-inch of the tip of each roasted and peeled chile.
  • Keep the stems intact.
  • Cut out the seed pod and rinse the chiles under running water to wash out the remaining seeds.
  • Pat the chiles dry with paper towels.
  • Stuff each chile with about ½ cup of the reserved picadillo.
  • Reshape and secure the opening with toothpicks.
  • Put all but 1 tablespoon of the flour on a plate.
  • Dust the stuffed chiles with flour and reserve on a plate.
  • Beat the egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer or by hand until foamy.
  • Add the salt and beat to soft peaks.
  • Beat in the egg yolks, 1 at a time.
  • Beat in the reserved 1 tablespoon of the flour.
  • In a heavy medium skillet, heat about 1 cup of oil until hot (375°).
  • One at a time, dip the chiles into the egg batter to coat.
  • Place a chile gently into the hot oil with 2 wooden spoons or tongs.
  • Cook, turning once, until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side.
  • Drain on paper towels.
  • Repeat with remaining chiles.
  • Reheat the sauce.
  • Serve with the tomato sauce spooned over the chiles.
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Course; Chicken / Side Dish
Cuisine; Mexican

Stuffed Chiles with Minced Beef

Stuffed Chiles with Minced Beef

Chiles Rellenos con Picadillo
Picadillo is a popular filling for chiles rellenos. It is made of minced pork, beef, or chicken, combined with onions, tomatoes, herbs, spices, and sometimes nuts, raisins, or other fruit. It's quite common in Mexico to serve two rellenos together, one filled with picadillo and another with cheese (see Stuffed Chiles with Cheese).
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Ingredients

Makes 6 servings

  • Tomato Sauce for Stuffed Chiles
  • 1½ cups minced pork Or beef , Minced Spicy Pork
  • 6 fresh poblano or Anaheim chiles roasted and peeled
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 large eggs separated
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Vegetable Oil for frying, such as corn oil

Instructions

  • Prepare the tomato sauce.
  • Reserve, covered, off heat.
  • Prepare the beef filling.
  • Reserve.
  • Prepare the chiles.
  • Then, with a small, sharp knife cut a slit lengthwise from the stem end to within 1-inch of the tip of each roasted and peeled chile.
  • Keep the stems intact.
  • Cut out the seed pod and rinse the chiles under running water to wash out the remaining seeds.
  • Pat the chiles dry with paper towels.
  • Stuff each chile with about ½ cup of picadillo.
  • Reshape and secure the opening with toothpicks.
  • Put all but 1 tablespoon of the flour on a plate.
  • Dust the stuffed chiles with flour and reserve on a plate.
  • Put the egg whites in a large bowl, and beat with an electric mixer or by hand until foamy.
  • Add the salt and beat to soft peaks.
  • Beat in the egg yolks one at a time.
  • Beat in the reserved 1 tablespoon of the flour.
  • In a heavy medium skillet, heat about 1 cup of oil until hot (375°).
  • One at a time, dip the chiles into the egg batter to coat.
  • Place a chile gently into the hot oil with 2 wooden spoons or tongs.
  • Cook, turning once, until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side.
  • Drain on paper towels.
  • Repeat with remaining chiles.
  • Serve with the tomato sauce spooned over the chiles.
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Course; Side Dish
Cuisine; Mexican

Stuffed Chiles with Cheese

Stuffed Chiles with Cheese

Chiles Rellenos con Queso
Dark green poblano chiles, roasted, peeled, and stuffed with cheese, then coated with a fluffy egg batter and fried are probably the most widely known of all the chiles rellenos. In most regions of Mexico poblano chiles are used for rellenos, but Anaheim and fresh New Mexico chiles are often used in the north. They also work very well.
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Ingredients

Makes 6 servings

Instructions

  • Prepare tomato sauce and keep warm.
  • Prepare the chiles.
  • Then, with a small sharp knife cut a slit lengthwise from the stem end to within 1-inch of the tip of each roasted and peeled chile.
  • Keep the stems intact.
  • Cut out the seed pod and rinse the chiles under running water to wash out the remaining seeds.
  • Pat the chiles dry with paper towels.
  • Stuff each chile with a quarter of the cheese.
  • Reshape and secure the opening with toothpicks.
  • Put all but 1 tablespoon of the flour on a plate.
  • Dust the stuffed chiles with flour and reserve on a plate.
  • Put the egg whites in a large bowl, and with an electric mixer (or by hand) beat until foamy.
  • Add the salt and beat to stiff peaks.
  • Beat in the egg yolks, at slow speed 1 at a time.
  • Beat in the reserved 1 tablespoon of the flour.
  • In a heavy medium skillet, heat about 1 cup of oil until hot (375°).
  • One at a time, dip the chiles into the egg batter to coat.
  • Place a chile gently with two wooden spoons or tongs into the hot oil.
  • Cook, turning once, until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side.
  • Drain on paper towels.
  • Repeat with remaining chiles.
  • Remove toothpicks.
  • Serve hot with the tomato sauce spooned over the chiles.
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Course; Side Dish
Cuisine; Mexican

Savory Corn Cake

Savory Corn Cake

Torta de Elote
There are many traditional corn cakes, both sweet and savory. This one is moist and rich and tastes of sweet corn and butter. Serve it warm alongside saucy meats and beans, such as Chicken and Green Chile Stew or Oven-Barbecued Beef. The cake will keep refrigerated for 2 to 3 days, and can be reheated in the oven or microwave.
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Ingredients

Makes 4 servings

Instructions

  • Position oven rack on upper third level.
  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Grease an 8-inch-square baking pan and line the bottom with parchment or waxed paper.
  • In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Reserve.
  • In another bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter, oil, and sugar until fluffy.
  • Add the egg yolks.
  • Beat well.
  • Beat in the blended corn.
  • Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
  • In a separate bowl, beat egg whites to soft peaks.
  • Fold into the batter.
  • Turn the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
  • Bake 30 minutes or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Let stand in the pan on a rack 10 minutes.
  • Cut into 4 squares and then cut each square from corner to corner into triangles.

Notes & Wine Advice

Serve warm.
Note:
If the top appears too pale when the cake is done, brown briefly, 30 to 45 seconds, under a hot broiler to make the top a little crusty. Watch carefully to prevent burning the top.
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Course; Cake
Cuisine; Mexican

Corn Pancakes

Corn Pancakes

Tortitas de Elote
Fresh corn makes irresistible little pancakes, to accompany entrées, such as sauced meat or poultry dishes, or as a quick snack topped with salsa. The batter is easy to make and quick to cook.
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Ingredients

Makes about 16 small pancakes

Instructions

  • Cut the kernels from the corn cobs, and scrape the cobs to release the corn milk.
  • Put in a bowl.
  • Stir in the milk and egg.
  • In another bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Stir the dry ingredients into the corn mixture and mix well.
  • In a medium nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium heat.
  • Spoon about 2 tablespoons of batter into the oil to form a small pancake.
  • Repeat and cook about 3 pancakes at a time about 1 to 2 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.

Notes & Wine Advice

Serve hot.
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Cuisine; Mexican

Hominy, Corn, and Poblano Chiles

Hominy, Corn, and Poblano Chiles

Pozole, Elote, y Chiles Poblanos
Hominy—corn kernels treated to remove the skins and often made into a stew or soup of the same name—is popular in the American southwest and throughout much of Mexico, where it's commonly called pozole. Hominy is sold precooked in cans, which simplifies making this recipe. I like to use white hominy for this dish for color contrast with the yellow corn kernels and green poblano chiles. Serve as a side dish with fish, pork, or chicken.
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Ingredients

Makes 4 servings

Instructions

  • Heat the oil over medium heat in a medium deep skillet, or wide saucepan.
  • Add the onion and oregano.
  • Cook, stirring, until the onion is softened, about 3 minutes.
  • Add the hominy and chicken broth.
  • Cook until the liquid is reduced to about 2 tablespoons, about 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Stir in the corn, poblanos, and salt.
  • Cook until the corn is tender, about 3 minutes.

Notes & Wine Advice

Serve hot.
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Course; Side Dish
Cuisine; Mexican

Corn and Cabbage

Corn and Cabbage

Elote y Col
Sautéed cabbage and corn is a quick way to add a serving of everyday vegetables to a main dish. Fresh salsa can be added to the vegetables during the last minute of cooking, if desired. The cabbage and corn combination goes well with roasted meats and poultry
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Ingredients

Makes 4 servings

Instructions

  • Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
  • Add the onion and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
  • Add the cabbage and cook, stirring, until wilted, 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Add the corn, jalapeño, and salt.
  • Cook, stirring frequently, until the corn is tender, about 3 minutes.

Notes & Wine Advice

Serve hot.
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Course; Side Dish
Cuisine; Mexican