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Chiles En Nogada

Keep reading to find out how to make this delicious chiles en nogada recipe; made with poblano peppers, stuffed with seasoned ground beef, and smothered in a delicious, creamy salsa. 
Servings: 10 Chiles en Nogada
Calories: 354kcal

Ingredients

  • 10 Poblano Peppers Roasted, with skin and seeds removed.

For the Filling

  • 1/4 lb ground beef
  • 1/4 lb ground pork
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 white onion diced
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 3 black peppercorns
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp dry thyme
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 large apple diced
  • 1/2 pear diced
  • 1 peach diced
  • 1/2 ripe plantain diced
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1 tsp olive oil

For the Salsa de Nogada

  • 2 cups walnuts or almonds
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 3 oz goat cheese or cream cheese
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • salt to taste

Decoration

  • Chopped Parsley
  • Pomegranate seeds

Instructions

For the Salsa de Nogada

  • Start by putting the almonds or walnuts in hot water for about 20 minutes. This is so that it is easier to remove the skins, resulting in a white salsa. 
  • Once you have removed the skins, put the almonds or walnuts in cool water for 15 more minutes. 
  • Add the almonds or walnuts to the rest of the salsa ingredients, and blend until smooth. Set aside. 

For the Filling

  • Start by sauteeing half of the onion, the peppercorns, and the garlic in a frying pan with the olive oil for a couple of minutes. 
  • Next, add the above to a blender with the tomato sauce, the thyme, and the cloves and blend until smooth. 
  • In the same pan where you sauteed the onions and garlic, add the rest of the onion, the ground meat, and the salt and cook until the meat is cooked through. 
  • Add the fruits and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
  • Add the cinnamon and sugar, stir, and cook for 3 more minutes over medium-low heat. 
  • Add the tomato sauce mixture from above and let simmer until almost all of the liquid has evaporated. Remember that the meat shouldn't be dry, but it shouldn't have too much liquid either, because that will make it harder to fill the poblano peppers later. 

To Make the Chiles Rellenos

  • Once the meat and salsa are ready, add some of the filling to each cleaned and prepared poblano pepper. In order to do this, cut an opening right down the middle. You can also use toothpicks to close it back up if you desire. 
  • Smother in the salsa, and top with parsley and pomegranate seeds. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Chile En Nogada | Calories: 354kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 641mg | Potassium: 871mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 1020IU | Vitamin C: 105.4mg | Calcium: 128mg | Iron: 2.8mg
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