Roasted Pasilla Peppers With Corn And Cotija

Serves: 5

Kirstin Bosco

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

45

Sweetness

42

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Butter

1

Salt

Directions:

1

Roast the peppers over a flame or in a dry skillet, turning with tongs as needed, until charred all over

2

Put roasted peppers in a plastic bag and let sit until skin rubs off easily; remove skin

3

Cut a slit in 1 side of each pepper to create a pocket; pull out ribs and seeds

4

Set peppers aside

5

In a frying pan, melt butter and add corn, green onions, and oregano

6

Saute until onions are soft and corn is cooked (about 5 minutes)

7

Stir in crema and cotija, then season, to taste, with salt and pepper

8

Add shrimp to mixture, if using, and spoon filling evenly into peppers

9

Wrap peppers in foil and place in the embers of a burnt-down fire to warm through (about 15 minutes)

10

Or, arrange peppers in a baking dish, cover with foil, and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven about 15 minutes