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Irma's Chiles Rellenos

Ingredients
  

  • 12 chiles poblanos
  • 2 lbs lean ground round beef
  • 1/3 cup cooking oil
  • 1 cup chopped onion or four green onion
  • 2 cups fresh diced tomatoes
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper

Salsa Ranchera

  • 4 medium fresh tomatoes
  • 1 can chopped tomatoes
  • 1/3 cup cooking oil
  • 1 large chopped onion
  • 2 bell peppers green, red or both
  • 1 garlic clove
  • Dash of cumin

Batter of Chiles

  • 8 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 3 cups cooking oil

Instructions
 

  • Roast the poblanos over a gas flame, turning until blistered and slightly charred all over.
  • Put them in a heavy plastic bag and set them aside to steam for 10-20 minutes. Peel the skin of poblano peppers. Carefully make a lengthwise slit in each of the peppers and remove the seeds and membranes. Rinse and drain well. using paper towels pat the peppers dry.
  • To prepare the stuffing, first heat the oil in a large skillet or saucepan, add meat and brown. Add chopped onion and garlic stirring for one minute. Last add tomatoes, salt, cumin, and black pepper and cook for about 10-15 minutes. Stir constantly until meat stuffing is dry. Set aside to cool.

Salsa Ranchera

  • In skillet heat cooking oil until hot. Brown onion, garlic peppers, and tomatoes for 2 minutes or until transparent. Add can of tomatoes and simmer for 10-15 minutes until sauce is lumpy. Set aside.

Batter of Chiles

  • In a bowl separate 8 eggs (room tempature). Beat the egg whites until stiff and foamy. Add egg yolk to egg white and blend. In a separate bowl have 2 cups flour for dusting pepper and set aside. In a deep skillet put enough cooking oil (about 3 cups) to cover peppers. Batter and flour dust peppers and drop in hot oil. Fry to a golden brown on both sides. Lay peppers on paper towels to soak excess grease.
  • Serve Chile Rellano topped with ranchero sauce and garnish shredded white cheese and chopped cilantro.
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