Chile Rellenos

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Chile relleno taste comes in more forms than you may imagine.  Add variety to your relleno recipe with any of the derivations below.  Keep in mind that just because it taste similar doesn't mean you can pass it off a a relleno - many of these are not actually stuffed peppers.

Chile Rellenos

Ingredients

  • salsa verde
  • oil for frying
  • 6 fresh Anaheim peppers
  • 2 cups flower
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. black pepper
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 cups grated American cheese
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Meat:

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1 1/2 tsp. garlic
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper
  • 1/4 cup diced white onion
  • 3 Tbs. diced celery
  • 3 Tbs. diced green pepper
     

Directions

  • Sauté all meat ingredients until meat is thoroughly cooked.
  • Pre-heat oven to 375.
  • Roast, peel an seed peppers.
  • Mix  together flour, salt, and black pepper.
  • Dip pepper first in flour, then in  buttermilk and last in flour again.
  • Drop rellenos carefully into oil heated over medium heat. Cook until golden brown.
  • Set peppers in casserole dish and  cover with meat and cheese.
  • Bake until cheese melts.  Ad remaining ingredients. Turn oven off
  • Close rellenos inside over until serving.
  • Serve within 15 minutes with salsa verde.
     

Chile Relleno Tamales

Ingredients

  • 2 tomatoes -- diced
  • 2 minced chipotles in adobo (canned)
  • 2 tbs. minced onion
  • 2 tbs. minced cilantro
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 5 Anaheim peppers
  • 22 corn husks, soaked in water for at least 10 minutes
  • masa dough
  • 2/3 cup chunks Monterey Jack cheese

Directions

  • Roast, peel, seed and quarter peppers.
  • Mix together all ingredients except corn husks and masa dough. Chill at least 1 hour.
  • Follow basic tamal directions.

Chili Rellenos Casserole

Ingredients

  • Cheddar cheese
  • 8 oz. Sliced Monterrey Jack cheese
  • large can whole Ortega green chiles
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk

Directions

  • Rinse and dry the chiles.
  • In large casserole dish layer chiles, cheese, chiles, cheese, chiles, cheese.
  • Wisk eggs and milk together.
  • Pour over chiles and cheese.  Jiggle dish to get egg mixture mixed throughout.
  • Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until golden brown around edges.

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