Traditional Chili Rellenos
Meal: 480 cal Protein: 28 g Carbs: 9 g Fat: 37 g
Ingredients
- 8 Poblanos (aka Pasilla)
- 16 oz Cheese Queso Avejo or other preferred melting cheese
- 3 Tbsp Flour (GF works, too)
- Sea Salt & Pepper
- 3 Egg Whites
- 1 Egg Yolk(s)
- 1 Pinch ArrowRoot or Corn Starch
- Vegetable Oil
Directions
- Roast peppers until black on gas burner or grill.
- Place in plastic bag and one by one rub the skins off the peppers until clean.
- Rinse and dry thoroughly.
- Slice open partly on one side and stuff with cheese.
- Set aside.
- In one bowl, add flour, salt & pepper. In second bowl, add eggs and beat until almost frothy. Then add egg yolk and beat until fluffy.
- Heat 2” of oil in frying pan over high heat. Roll peppers one by one in flour, shake off excess, then in egg, then drop gently into oil.
- Fry on both sides, spooning oil over top as the under side cooks. Remove to paper towel. Season with Salt & Pepper.