Great Chiles, Hot

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Servings: 6 Difficulty: Advanced
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Mexican-style classic sauce that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Great Chiles, Hot

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 6 Calories: 35.9

Description

This Mexican sauce features Fresh Poblano chilies, Monterey Jack or Chihuahua. It delivers a pleasant kick of heat. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cheese, cubed 1/4 sm Yellow onion, coarsely Chopped 1 lg Garlic clove, halved 6 lg Eggs 3/4 ts Salt Creme Fresca: 1 1/2 c Whipping
  2. cream 3 tb Sour
  3. Make the Creme Fresca ahead of time:
  4. cream and sour
  5. cream together.
  6. Cover and let stand at room temp.
  7. until thickened, 8 hours or overnight.
  8. Chill until ready to use.
  9. Char the chili peppers over a gas flame until blackened on all sides.
  10. Wrap them in a plastic bag and let stand for 10 minutes to steam.
  11. Peel and core the chilies.
  12. Remove seeds, rinse and pat dry.
  13. Preheat oven to 350'F.
  14. Generously butter a 9" pie pan, preferably porcelain or stoneware with 2" sides.
  15. Open up chili peppers and
  16. arrange around sides of pan skin side down, point toward center of pan, extending about 1/2" above rim.
  17. Cover bottom of pan with chilies.
  18. Finely grate cheese with onion and garlic in a processor using on/off pulses, about 30 seconds.
  19. Add eggs and salt.
  20. Process until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides, about 15 seconds.
  21. Mix in the Creme Fresca, the Mexican equivalent of creme fraiche.
  22. Pour this filling over the chilies.
  23. Curl the edges of the chilies over the filling.
  24. Bake until golden brown and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
  25. Cover chili edges with foil to prevent burning, if necessary.
  26. Cool for 5 minutes before cutting.
  27. Serve hot or at room temperature

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6

Amount Per Serving
Calories 35.9kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.2g1%
Saturated Fat 0.1g1%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 1.5mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 8.7g3%
Dietary Fiber 0.6g3%
Sugars 7.2g
Protein 1.1g3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: baking, blending, chihuahua, chiles, chilies, fresh, great, hot, jack, mexican, monterey, poblano, sauce, steaming, title, vegan
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