Instead of frying chiles rellenos, roasted peppers are stuffed with a filling of corn with crumbly cotija and crema, which is similar to sour cream, then baked in the embers of a low fire.
Ingredients
- 8 fresh pasilla or poblano peppers
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 cups fresh or frozen, thawed, corn kernels
- 3 green onions, sliced, including green tops
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano leaves or 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 cup Mexican crema or sour cream
- 1/4 cup crumbled Mexican cotija or grated Parmesan
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 pound small cooked shrimp, optional
Directions
Roast the peppers over a flame or in a dry skillet, turning with tongs as needed, until charred all over. Put roasted peppers in a plastic bag and let sit until skin rubs off easily; remove skin. Cut a slit in 1 side of each pepper to create a pocket; pull out ribs and seeds. Set peppers aside.
In a frying pan, melt butter and add corn, green onions, and oregano. Saute until onions are soft and corn is cooked (about 5 minutes). Stir in crema and cotija, then season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Add shrimp to mixture, if using, and spoon filling evenly into peppers.
Wrap peppers in foil and place in the embers of a burnt-down fire to warm through (about 15 minutes). Or, arrange peppers in a baking dish, cover with foil, and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven about 15 minutes.
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By gwuidara_4793560
Voorhees, NJ
on April 15, 2006
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This was a great recipe. I used the sour cream, parmasean cheese, and small shrimp. I used double the shrimp that the recipe called for. The peppers were extremely easy to make except for removing the skins. It took an exceptionally long time to blister the skins and the peels still did not come off easily. The peppers did taste slightly better without the skins but it was not worth the extra time.
By paul_1951073
golden valley, MN
on February 21, 2005
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THIS WAS A WINNER OVER THE WEEKEND FOR OUR GROUP, A GREAT DISH WITH WONDERFUL ELECTIC TASTE. MAKE SURE TO TAKE TIME FOR THE PEPPER PEELING.
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