Chiles rellenos
Chiles rellenos recipe in the mexican category
Recipe ingredients:
- 12 large mild, green chiles
- 1/2 pound jack cheese cut into long narrow strips
- Batter:
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup yellow or white cornmeal
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
Recipe method:
- Parch and peel chiles leaving stems on. Cut small slit below the stem, removing seeds if desired. Insert strips of Jack cheese being careful not to split chile.
- Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Add cornmeal. Blend buttermilk and slightly beaten eggs, then combine milk mixture with dry mixture and blend together.
- Slightly moisten each chile with water dip in plain flour, then in batter. Allow to drain slightly and drop in deep fat which has been heated to 375 F.
- Fry until golden. Drain on paper towels. Keep warm on platter in 300 F oven while completing frying and serve immediately.
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