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Lamb-Stuffed Green Chiles with Fresh Tomato Puree
Recipe courtesy Lois Ellen Frank

Ingredients
Lamb-Stuffed Green Chiles:
12 firm green New Mexico mild or Anaheim chiles
1 tablespoon cooking oil
2/3 cup finely chopped wild onions or yellow onions
1 1/2 pounds ground lamb
1 cup Adobe Bread Crumbs *See Note
2 ripe tomatoes, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon, or 1 teaspoon dried

Fresh Tomato Puree:
1 tablespoon olive oil
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/4 pounds tomatoes, coarsely chopped
Sour Cream, garnish (optional)

*Note: Adobe Bread is a yeast bread, made in the outdoor ovens called hornos, in
the Southwest. It is sold on the Plaza by Native American vendors in Santa Fe, New
Mexico however, if this bread is not available to you, any yeast non-sour dough
bread can be used and made into the bread crumbs for this recipe.

Directions
To make the stuffed chiles, roast, peel and seed the
chiles, keeping them whole for stuffing. Set aside. Heat the oil in a large
skillet over medium heat and saute the onions about 4 minutes, until translucent.
Add the ground lamb and brown 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent
burning. Drain off the excess fat and add the bread crumbs, tomatoes, garlic,
salt, pepper, and herbs. Decrease the heat and simmer another 15 minutes. Remove
from the heat and let cool. Slice the chiles lengthwise, spread them open on a
work surface and generously stuff each chile with the lamb mixture. Place the
stuffed chiles on an oiled baking pan with the open side down and set aside.

To make the puree, heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the garlic
and saute for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and cook another 15 minutes, stirring
occasionally to prevent burning, until the excess liquid evaporates. The sauce

will reduce and thicken. At this point you can pour the sauce through a fine sieve
to remove the skins or you can serve the sauce as it is. Set aside.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the stuffed chiles in the baking dish in
the oven and heat until hot, about 5 to 10 minutes. Serve immediately with the
tomato puree. Garnish with sour cream, if desired.