Picadillo Chile Relleno

Serves: 3

Irma Bergnaum

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

63

Spice

50

Sweetness

46

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

170 g

Ground Pork

2 tbsps

Raisin

1 cup

Heavy Cream

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

2

Place the serrano chiles and tomatoes on a very hot grill and cook until charred, 12 to 15 minutes

3

Stem the chiles an add to a blender with the whole garlic clove and blend until smooth

4

Saute the remaining 2 garlic cloves and the onions in a skillet until browned, 2 to 3 minutes

5

Add the pork and cook until no longer pink, 2 to 3 minutes

6

Add the tomato/chile sauce to the pork mixture and heat through

7

Meanwhile, place the poblano chile on the grill until its skin is blackened, 5 to 8 minutes

8

Remove the skin and seeds, keeping the pepper whole

9

Saute half the plantains in a skillet until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes and then add the pork mixture

10

Mix in the almonds, raisins and season with salt

11

Spoon the pork mixture into the poblano chile

12

Put the chile in the oven and bake until heated through, 15 to 20 minutes

13

Meanwhile, blend the remaining plantains with the heavy cream

14

Spoon the plantain sauce on the bottom of a plate and top with the chile relleno

15

Sprinkle with the cilantro over the top and serve

16

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant

17

The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results