Chiles Rellenos Autenticos

Name: Chiles Rellenos Autenticos
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters cotija cheese, divided; 2 eggs, separated; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 4 poblano peppers; 1 teaspoon salt; 118 milliliters vegetable oil for frying

Chiles Rellenos Autenticos might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 390 calories, 18g of protein, and 21g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. 11 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. A mixture of vegetable oil, eggs, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 55 minutes.

Instructions

Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.

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Oven

Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Prepare a large bowl of ice water.

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Water

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Bowl

Pot

Place poblano peppers on a baking sheet. Broil until skin bubbles and areas of burned skin appear. Dip peppers into boiling water for about 30 seconds, then place immediately into ice water. When peppers are chilled, remove skin. Slit peppers lengthwise and remove veins and seeds.

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Poblano Pepper

Water

Peppers

Seeds

Dip

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Baking Sheet

Stuff each pepper with 1/4 the cotija cheese and secure pepper openings closed with toothpicks.

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Cotija Cheese

Pepper

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Place flour into a shallow bowl and dip each pepper in the flour; set aside for coating to set.

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Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Dip

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Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

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Vegetable Oil

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Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the tip of the peak formed by the egg whites should stand up. Gently whisk egg yolks into whites. Dip floured peppers into egg mixture to coat.

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Egg Whites