Easy Chiles Rellenos « Appetizers And Snacks

I love chiles rellenos. You usually find them made from poblano peppers or jalapenos at restaurants but I love them made with the colorful, little sweet peppers you find bagged at Costco and other grocery stores.

You can fill them with a variety of fillings and then fry them for a tasty lunch or appetizer. Really, they look more complex than they really are.

Some of the fillings I like to use are:

Cream cheese mixed with chilies
Pepper jack cheese
Monterey jack
Cheddar
Ground beef, cooked and seasoned

Choose whatever you like, anything will work!

The batter is made from cornmeal and flour; you can choose to make it with ice cold beer or ice cold water, whichever you like.

Make a slit in the side of the pepper and fill it with filling, then press back together. Dip in the batter and then fry in hot oil until golden. Serve hot with ranch dressing, salsa, or any other sauce you like. Try some queso!

: Easy Chiles Rellenos

: Sweet peppers, stuffed and fried

Ingredients

24 small peppers, sweet or jalapeno
1/2 lb cheese of choice
1/2 c cornmeal
3/4 c flour
1 egg white
1/2 tsp cayenne
pinch of salt
3/4 c ice water
3/4 c beer
Oil for deep frying

Instructions

Wash peppers and dry thoroughly
Heat the oil to 375F
Slit the side of each pepper
Place a piece of cheese inside each slit, size will be determined by the size of the pepper
Mix all the batter ingredients
Dip each filled pepper into the batter
Let the excess batter drop off and then place into the fryer
Fry until golden and drain on absorbent paper towels

Preparation time: 15 minute(s)

Cooking time: 15 minute(s)

Number of servings (yield): 12

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