Chile en Nogada Recipe from Puebla Mexico

August 2017

credit: Mexico Tourism Board & Venacomer.com.mx
credit: Mexico Tourism Board & Venacomer.com.mx

Traditionally served in August, during walnut and pomegranate season, this dish is popular year-round and makes the perfect addition to any entertaining menu!

Ingredients:

Filling

1/4 cup corn oil

3 cloves of garlic, halved

½ cup diced onion

500 grams ground pork

1 teaspoon salt

½ cup water

1 tablespoon corn oil

500 grams puréed tomato, strained

1/4 cup almonds, skinned and halved

1/4 cup chopped raisins

1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped

2 cloves

½ stick cinnamon, 3 cm long

10 black peppercorns

2 tablespoons corn oil for frying the fruit

2 cups apples, in small cubes

2 cups San Juan pears, in small cubes

2 cups yellow peaches, in small cubes

1/2 tablespoon sugar

1 cup oil to fry the plantains

2 cups plantains, in small cubes

1/2 cup citron, in small cubes (1 square of citron)

50 grams pine nuts, skinned

1 tablespoon white vinegar


Walnut Sauce

1/2 cup almonds, skinned and soaked in water

2 1/2 cups cold water

290 grams Puebla goat cheese (2 pieces) or queso fresco

4 cups walnuts, clean

Chiles

10 poblano chiles, clean

To serve

1 red pomegranate, separated into seeds (1 cup seeds)

Sprigs of parsley

Preparation:

Filling

Fry 2 garlic cloves in ¼ cup of oil until completely browned. Fry the onion until translucent, add the meat, salt and water. Cover and simmer until the meat is tender. Remove the cover so all the liquid will evaporate.In another frying pan heat the other 3 tablespoons of oil, brown 2 cloves of garlic and discard them. Fry the onion until translucent, add the tomato and cook for a bit. Add the almonds, raisins, olives, and parsley. Season.Grind the clove, cinnamon, and peppercorns. Add to the tomato mixture, and remove from the stove.Heat the other ¼ cup of oil in another frying pan and brown 2 cloves of garlic and discard them. Fry the apples, pears, and peaches but do not overcook them. Add the sugar.In another pan, fry the plantains until lightly browned.Mix all the ingredients and set aside to cool.

Walnut Sauce

Mix all the ingredients except the water. Blend until they emulsify, adding the water a little at a time without the mixture becoming watery.

Chiles

Dry the inside of the chiles and stuff them with the filling. Close with a toothpick.

To Serve

Place the chiles on a platter, cover with the walnut sauce, and garnish with parsley and pomegranate seeds.

Serves 10

3 Hours

Medium difficulty

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