Authentic Chili Relleno Casserole

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Ingredients

  • 20 oz Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
  • Queso Fresco cheese
  • a few poblano peppers
  • 6 eggs
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • oil
  • 1 onion
  • 1/2 Roma tomato
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 2 serrano peppers
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1/2 can of peeled plum tomatoes
  • 1/2 tsp. oregano
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • cayenne powder
  • parsley

Method

Preparing the poblanos

  1. if you have a blow torch, fire the poblanos to char the outsides and remove the skin. If not, simply turn on the stove and cook the outsides of the poblanos on the fire
  2. put the poblanos into a Ziploc bag and let them steam for 10 minutes
  3. take a knife to scratch off the skin
  4. wipe the poblanos down with a paper towel to fully clean them
  5. cut open the poblanos, removing the stem and the seeds

Making the casserole

  1. separate the egg whites from the egg yolks and whip the egg whites
  2. dump eggs, flour, heavy cream, and baking powder into a bowl and mix on low
  3. heat the oven to 350°F
  4. spray a casserole pan with cooking oil and pour the casserole mixture on top
  5. stuff the poblanos with cheese, slicing the leftover poblanos into strips and placing them on top
  6. pour the rest of the sauce on top, covering it with Monterey Jack cheese
  7. cook the casserole for 35-45 minutes

Making the salsa and mix of cut vegetables

  1. dice half a tomato and half of an onion
  2. slice the jalapeno and the serrano peppers as well, keeping the two separate
  3. mince 2 cloves of garlic
  4. cut the other half of the onion into larger cubes
  5. pour half of the can of peeled plum tomatoes into a blender
  6. add garlic, the large onion cubes, serranoes, oregano, and salt into the blender and blend until smooth, leaving the other chopped vegetable to the side.
  7. at the 15/20 minute mark of baking the casserole, evenly sprinkle chopped vegetables from before on top
  8. heat up a pan on the stove and pour oil onto it
  9. pour the salsa on top and cook for 5-6 minutes to thicken it up
  10. taste the salsa and add some cayenne powder to your taste to add some heat

Finishing touches

  1. pull out the casserole after it’s done baking and let it sit for 20 minutes to cool down
  2. pour salsa onto a plate, spreading it out before you lay a slice of casserole on top
  3. sprinkle some fresco and parsley onto the casserole before you enjoy!

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