Recipe - Chile Rellenos Con Queso

6 Poblano pepper
1 One half pound Mozzarella cheese
One fourth cup Lard
1 Onion; cut or sliced up thin
4 tablespoon Flour
1 One half pound Tomatoes; pureed
2 Cloves garlic; minced
1 teaspoon Oregano
One half teaspoon Cumin
2 Bay leaves
2 cup Chicken stock (see index)
4 Eggs; separated
Flour for coating
2 cup Vegetable oil

1. Broil poblano peppers until blistered. Peel and remove seeds. Stuff with
cheese. Place on a cookie sheet and freeze.

2. Heat lard in a skillet, add onion and saute until soft. Add 2 tbs. flour
and whisk for 1 min. to prevent lumping. Add tomato puree, garlic, oregano,
cumin, bay leaves and Chicken Stock. Simmer 15 to 20 min, stirring
constantly.

3. In a large bowl beat the egg whites unitl stiff but not dry. Whisk
together egg yolks and 2 tbs. flour. Gently fold yolks into whites.

4. Flour frozen chiles and coat with egg mixture.

5. Heat oil to 375 F. Fry chiles, 4 to 5 at a time, until brown, turning
once. Remove with slotted spoon and drain on toweling.

6. Arrange rellenos on serving plate and ladle heated tomato sauce over
them. Serve hot.

MESON DEL LAGO

E. ONTARIO AVENUE, CHICAGO

BEVERAGE: CARTA BLANCA

From the Micro Cookbook Collection of Mexican Recipes. Downloaded from
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