Best 4 Stuffed Poblano Chiles Chiles Rellenos Recipes

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Calling all spicy food enthusiasts and vegetarians, here comes a delectable dish that combines flavors, textures, and colors in perfect harmony – stuffed poblano chiles (chiles rellenos). This delightful dish features fire-roasted poblano peppers stuffed with a savory filling, coated in a velvety sauce, and baked until tender. In this comprehensive guide, we'll take you through three variations of stuffed poblano chiles, ensuring there's something for every palate. Whether you prefer a classic cheese-based filling, a flavorful mix of vegetables, or a rich combination of meats and spices, we've got you covered. So, get ready to embark on a culinary adventure as we explore the art of making stuffed poblano chiles, a true testament to Mexican cuisine's versatility and deliciousness.

Here are our top 4 tried and tested recipes!

STUFFED POBLANO CHILES ("CHILES RELLENOS")



Stuffed Poblano Chiles (

Provided by Marcela Valladolid

Time 35m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

5 red plum tomatoes, cored and coarsely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1/3 cup chopped white onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups Monterrey Jack cheese
1 tablespoon dried oregano
6 poblano chiles, charred, seeded, and deveined *see Cook's Note
3 egg whites, at room temperature
1 egg yolk, at room temperature
All-purpose flour, for dredging
Vegetable oil, for frying

Steps:

  • Sauce: Put the tomatoes, garlic and onion in a blender. Blend until smooth. In a medium saute pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the sauce and simmer for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Chile rellenos: Mix the cheese and oregano in a small bowl. Cut a slit through 1 side of the charred chiles and fill each chile with 1/4 cup of the cheese mixture. Close with toothpicks to hold the filling in place. In a medium bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat the egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form. Add the egg yolk and continue to beat for about 1 minute.
  • In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, pour in enough oil to fill the pan about a third of the way. Heat over medium heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 375 degrees F. (If you don't have a thermometer a cube of bread will brown in about 3 minutes.) Dredge the filled chiles in flour until fully covered. Shake off any excess flour, then dip the chiles into the egg mixture, until well coated. Fry until golden brown and drain on paper towels.
  • Arrange the chiles on a serving platter, spoon the sauce on top and serve.

CHILES RELLENOS DE PICADILLO-POBLANO CHILES STUFFED WITH MEAT-DIANA KENNEDY RECIPE - (4/5)



Chiles Rellenos De Picadillo-Poblano Chiles Stuffed with Meat-Diana Kennedy Recipe - (4/5) image

Provided by bunny_2

Number Of Ingredients 33

THE PICADILLO
2 pounds boneless pork with some fat, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 white onion, sliced
2 garlic cloves
salt to taste
1/4 cup lard or vegetable oil
2/3 cup findely chopped white onion
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
8 peppercorns
5 whole cloves
3 heaped tbps. raisins
2 tbps. blanched and slivered almonds
2 heaped tbps. cubed acitron or chopped candied fruit (dried pineapple)
1/14 pounds tomatoes roughly chopped
THE TOMATO BROTH
1 1/4 pounds tomatoes, roughly chopped
3 tbps. roughly chopped white onion
2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
2 tbps. lard or vegetable oil
4 whole cloves
6 peppercorns
2 mexican bay leaves
3 sprigs fresh thyme, or 1/4 tsp. dried
1 inch cinnamon stick, broken into two pieces
3 cups reserved pork broth
salt to taste
THE CHILES
6 poblano chiles, charred and peeled
THE BATTER
Vegetable oil for frying
4 large eggs, separated
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 about 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Put the meat into a large saucepan with the sliced onion, garlic, and salt and barely cover with water. Bring the meat to a simmer and continue cooking over low heat until the meat is tender-about 40 minutes. Leave the meat to cool in the broth. When cool, strain the meat, reserving the broth. First shred and then choop the meat to a medium texture-there should be about 3 cups. Skim the broth. Melt the lared in a large skillet and cook the chopped onion and garlic until translucent-about 2 minutes. Add the meat and let it cook until it begins to brown, about 8 minutes. Crush the spices roughly and add them, the the rest of the picadillo ingredients, except the tomatoes, to the meat mixture. Cook the mixture a few momnents longer. Blend the tomatoes briefly and add them to the mixture in the pan. Continue cooking the mixture over high heat for about 10 minutes, stiring it from time to time to avoid sticking. Add salt to taste. It should be moist but not juicy. TO PREPARE THE TOMATO BROTH: Blend the tomatoes with the onion and garlic until smooth. Melt the lard in a wide pan and fry the blended tomatoes over high heat for about 3 minutes, stirring to prevent sticking. Add the rest of the ingredients, except the broth and salt, and cook them over high heat for about 5 minutes, stirring. Add the pork broth and continue cooking the broth over medium heat for about 10 minutes. By that time it will be well seasoned and reduced somewhat-but still a broth rather than a thick sauce. Add salt as necessary. TO PREPARE THE CHILES: Make a slit in the side of each chile andcarefully remove the seeds and veins. Bea careful to leave the top of the chile, the part around the base of the stem, intact. Stuff each chili with about 1/2 cup of the picadillo until they are well filled out but the cut edges still come together. TO PREPARE THE BATTER: Meanwhile, beat the egg whites until they are firm, but not too dry. Add the salt and egg yolks one by one, beating well after each addition. Prepare one chile at a time: pat the chile completely dry (or batter will not adhere)and sprinkle them lightly with flour. Coat with batter. Fry in the hot oil, turning it from time to time, until the batter turns a deep golden color-about 2 minutes. Drain the chiles on paper toweling and place them in the tomato broth-it should come about halfway uup the chiles-to heat through over low heat. Serve immediately. NOTE: You can prepare the stuffing and the sauce the day before, and clean the chiles. But do not put the stuffing into the chiles until about 2 hours before cooking. If you do prepare the chiles 2 hours ahead, do not put them into the broth. Place them on a rimmed cookie sheet lined with several layters of paper toweling, and reheat in a 350 F over for about 20 minutes. This method has the added advantage that the paper absorbs quite a lot of the grease. Then place the chiles in the broth or pour broth over and serve with hot tortillas. i do not recommned freezing.

CHILES RELLENOS AND TOMATO CUMIN SAUCE (STUFFED POBLANO PEPPERS)



Chiles Rellenos and Tomato Cumin Sauce (Stuffed Poblano Peppers) image

This dish is yet another of my granmother's wonderful recipes. Her gift to me has been far greater then she could ever have imagined. Thank you Mama. Making this stuffed poblano recipe I have cut one step to make easier. I stumbled over Bob Evans South Western Mashed Potatos, at the grocery. They are real mashed potatos with...

Provided by Juliann Esquivel

Categories     Other Main Dishes

Time 1h50m

Number Of Ingredients 15

6 large fresh poblano peppers, roasted, sweated and skin/seeds/core removed
6 oz brick cheese, cheddar or montery jack, cut in 1 once slices. slices should be rectangular.
8 large eggs divided, yolks in one dish, whites in another
1 pkg bob evans south western mashed potatoes, or mashed potatoes, do not use instant.
1 c white all purpose flour
2 1/2 c canola, or vegetable oil
~~~ tomato cumin sauce~~~
1 small can tomato sauce i use hunts or delmonte
1 large vidalia or texas sweet onion, sliced
3 Tbsp white all purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp ground cumin
1 1/2 c vegetable broth or rich chicken broth
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt & pepper to your taste
3/4 Tbsp canola, or vegetable oil

Steps:

  • 1. Put your six peppers under the broiler, keep turning about every 4 minutes until you have a nice charr all over and around. Remove to a freezer bag and place in the microwave for 1/2 hour. Do not turn on the microwave. Let the peppers sweat. After the half hour has passed take out peppers and peel the skin off first. The skin will come off very easly. Then make a slit from the stem all the way down to the tip of the pepper open and carefully remove the seeds, membrane, and stem core. Lay each pepper open and season with a little garlic powder, salt and pepper. The inside only.
  • 2. Now open your Bob Evans mashed potatoes drain as much water as possible by just tipping the package so as to get all the water out. Next mix with a fork very well. You do not need to heat them. Now take a hand full about the size of a golfball or a little less and make a pattie, next take one slice of cheese and lay in the middle of the patty. Fold over the sides of the potato patty to cover the cheese and if you need a little more potatoes put some more on top. You will be making rectangular little patties with a slice of cheese encased inside. Set the pattie in the middle of the pepper and fold each side of pepper over the pattie.Do all six peppers like this. Next keeping the sides of pepper closed over the pattie carefully roll each pepper in some flour so as to not open the pepper. Lay each dusted pepper back on a dry platter or cookie pan.
  • 3. Now take your hand mixer and beat the egg whites until you have made a good meringue. Next beat your egg yolks with a fork; season them a little with salt and pepper and pour them over the meringue. With a plastic spatula fold in the yolks very gently and softly into the meringue; so as to color the meringue yellow. Do not beat just fold in slowly. You do not want to break down the meringue.
  • 4. Next in a cast iron skillet or heavy skillet heat your oil until shimmering. Take one pepper and dip carefully into the yellow meringue to coat all over and slip gently into the hot oil. Make sure your pepper is fully covered with the meringue. With a slotted metal pancake turner or spatula and a big slotted spoon carefully bathe the pepper with hot oil all over the top. Your pepper will puff up. When you see the sides getting golden very carefully working with the spoon and the spatula turn your pepper over to fry on the other side. Do all the peppers the same way. Do one at a time, as this proceedure is very tricky. Remove to a paper towel lined pan and set inside in a very low grade oven set on warm. Since you are doing one pepper at a time. This is so your peppers wont get cold.
  • 5. To make your Sauce: Heat about 4 tablespoons of oil in a skillet and saute your onion slices just until they are al-dente; add the flour and continue to saute with the onions for about 3 minutes. Add the cumin, garlic, salt & pepper and stir well for 1/2 a minute next add the small can of tomato sauce and with a wisk begin to stir real real good. Add your broth or water and continue to stir until your sauce is nice and thick like a gravy. Adjust for salt. Then pour a little sauce over each pepper when serving. If you like some heat you can add a little hot sauce or cayanne to the sauce. (heat is optional) You can serve with a rice dish or along side a meat dish to accompany or with just a salad. These peppers get very large when frying and this dish is quite filling. Enjoy

CHILES POBLANOS RELLENOS DE QUESO (POBLANO CHILES STUFFED WITH CHEESE)



Chiles Poblanos Rellenos de Queso (Poblano Chiles Stuffed with Cheese) image

Provided by Sergio Remolina

Categories     Cheese     Dairy     Tomato     Vegetarian     Cinco de Mayo     Dinner     Lunch     Chile Pepper     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Kosher

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Caldillo sauce:
2 pounds Roma tomatoes
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 bay leaf
Kosher salt
Chiles poblanos rellenos:
4 fresh poblano chiles
12 ounces Asadero, Chihuahua, or other semisoft melting cheese, cut into small cubes
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3 large eggs, separated
1 1/2 cups canola oil

Steps:

  • Make the caldillo sauce:
  • In a large saucepan, cover the tomatoes with water and cook until they change color and their skins begin to peel. Remove the tomatoes from the water and let cool, reserving the cooking liquid. Once cool enough to handle, peel the tomatoes. Transfer to a blender or food processor, add the onion and garlic, and blend until smooth.
  • In a large skillet, heat the oil until hot but not smoking. Add the tomato sauce and fry, stirring occasionally, until it changes color and is fully cooked.
  • Add the bay leaf and enough of the reserved tomato cooking liquid to make a fairly thin sauce, then season to taste with salt. Keep hot until ready to serve.
  • Make the chiles poblanos rellenos:
  • Using fireproof tongs, roast the chiles over an open flame until the skin is completely blistered. Transfer to a plastic bag (or place in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap) and let steam for 10 to 15 minutes to loosen the skins. Once they are cool enough to handle, peel the chiles and discard the skins. Using a small, sharp knife, make a lengthwise slit down one side of each chile and carefully remove the seeds. Stuff the chiles with cheese, dividing it evenly.
  • Place all but 1 tablespoon of the flour in a small, shallow bowl. Carefully dredge the stuffed chiles in the flour, coating lightly and shaking off any excess.
  • In a separate bowl, beat the 3 egg whites until soft peaks form. Carefully fold in the egg yolks, along with the reserved 1 tablespoon of flour, and season with salt.
  • In a large skillet over moderate heat, heat the canola oil until hot but not smoking. Holding the flour-dusted chiles by their stems, dip them in the egg batter and then carefully lay them in the hot oil. Using a spatula or spoon, baste the chiles with the hot oil. Once the bottoms are golden brown, turn with a spatula and brown the other side. Transfer to a wire rack or paper towel-lined plate to drain.
  • Serve the poblanos covered with the caldillo sauce and accompanied by rice and refried beans.

Tips:

  • Choose the right poblano chiles. Look for chiles that are deep green in color, firm to the touch, and have no blemishes.
  • Roast the poblano chiles properly. This will help to bring out their flavor and make them easier to peel. To roast the chiles, place them on a baking sheet and broil them on high for 5-7 minutes per side, or until the skins are blackened.
  • Be careful when handling the poblano chiles. The oils from the chiles can irritate your skin, so wear gloves when handling them.
  • Don't overstuff the chiles. This will make them difficult to cook evenly.
  • Serve the chiles immediately. They are best enjoyed when they are fresh out of the oven.

Conclusion:

Stuffed poblano chiles are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed as a main course or a side dish. They can be filled with a variety of ingredients, such as cheese, meat, vegetables, and rice. The chiles can also be baked, fried, or roasted. No matter how you choose to prepare them, stuffed poblano chiles are sure to be a hit.

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