Chili Rellanos Hatch Green Chili Food

AUTHENTIC MEXICAN CHILI RELLENOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack at about 6 inches from the heat source. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place peppers onto the prepared baking sheet, and cook under the preheated broiler until the skin of the peppers has blackened and blistered, about 10 minutes. Turn the peppers often to blacken all sides. Place the blackened peppers into a bowl, and tightly seal with plastic wrap. Allow the peppers to steam as they cool, about 15 minutes.
• Rinse cooled peppers under cold water to peel off the skins, and cut a slit along the long side of each pepper to remove the seeds and core. Rinse the peppers inside and out, and pat dry with paper towels. Stuff the peppers with strips of the cheese.
• Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl with the baking powder. In a second metal bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until the whites form stiff peaks. Gently fold the beaten egg whites into the yolk mixture. Place flour into a shallow bowl.
• Heat the vegetable shortening in a skillet over medium heat. Roll each stuffed pepper in flour, tap off excess flour, and dip the peppers into the egg mixture to coat both sides. Gently lay the coated peppers into the hot shortening. Fry peppers until lightly golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 5 minutes per side.

CHILI RELLANOS (HATCH GREEN CHILI)

Steps:

• WHOLE ROASTED AND PEELED GREEN CHILIES CHEESE CUT INTO LONG THIN STRIPS THAT WILL FIT INTO THE CHILIES. USE JACK, CHEDDAR, OR MEXICAN MELTING CHEESE
• Beat the egg whites until stiff in a medium mixing bowl. Beat the yolks in a separate bowl. Fold the yolks, flour and cornmeal into the whites.
• Heat about 2 inches of oil in a wide high sided skillet to about 375 F. Cut a slit in the chilies and fill with cheese. Dip each chili into the egg white batter and carefully place in the hot oil. Fry a few at a time, do not crowd the pan. Cook until golden brown, turning once or twice, about 10 minutes. Serve immediately. The batter can be doubled. This amount will coat about 8 chilies.
• Mix for another minute
• If you're not up for frying or need a great pot luck casserole, use the same batter over diced chili, cheese, and optional meat and throw it in the oven for half and hour. With a freezer full Hatch chili, you can make it anytime.
• Get 1/4 cup vegetable oil hot in a Dutch Oven Stuff poblano with strip of cheese Dredge stuffed chili in flour then batter Coat evenly, keep poblano closed Cook in hot oil, turning until browned Place on sheet pan in warm oven until all 8 are done
• You can serve them as is or you can smother them with a green chili sauce, or tomatillo sauce, or green chili enchilada sauce works too, some people like red sauce...or queso (cheese sauce) is good too.

GREEN CHILES RELLENOS (STUFFED GREEN CHILES)

Steps:

• Cut cheese into slices 1/2" thick and the length of the chili.
• Make a small slit in chili just big enough to insert cheese(you can also poke in some slivers of onion at this point).
• Dip in batter and fry in hot oil or lard until golder brown.
• Drain and serve.
• May be garnished with green chili sauce if desired.
• To make batter, combine flour, baking powder, salt and cornmeal.
• Blend milk with egg;then combine milk and egg mixture with dry ingredients.
• Add more milk if necessary for smooth batter.
• Using a spoon, dip stuffed chilies in batter.