Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Anaheim Chilies filled with Corn, Cheddar, and Cilantro

I've been making these for years, since July, 2004 ( the month of the first Gourmet magazine I ever got) and have always found them to be wonderful.  When I was first pregnant with Will and craving eggs and cheese I would adopt the flavor combination and stir the ingredients into and egg and milk mixture, then bake it for brunch.  Here's the original recipe at the request of Molly.

4 Anaheim chilies - about 1 pound
1/2 T olive oil
1/2 medium yellow onion, diced - about 1/2 c
2 ears of corn, shaved - about 2 c kernels (I think you'll need more than 2 ears to get this many kernels)
1-2 jalepeno chilies, seeded and diced
1/4 c water
1 T coarsely chopped cilantro
2 oz white cheddar cheese, grated - about 1/2 c

Grill/roast Anaheim chilis over the flame of a gas burner until the skin is blistered and charred.  Transfer to a bowl or paper bag and cover to steam chilies slightly.  Saute onions in oil with 1/4 t salt until onions begin to soften, about 3 min.  Add corn, jalepeno, and water.  Cover and cook over low heat until corn is tender, about 5 min., then set aside to cool.  Peel Anaheim chilies, leaving stem intact.  Make a lengthwise slit in each chili and remove seeds.  Toss corn mixture with cilantro, cheese, 1/4 t salt, and a pinch of pepper.  Stuff each chili with 1/3-1/2 c corn mixture.  Place seam side down in a lightly oiled baking dish, and bake at 375, uncovered, until heated through and chilis are puffed, 15-20 min.

It's unclear to me why this recipe doesn't also include garlic.  As Dad said, "If the knife touches onions, it may as well touch garlic"  though I would amend that to "If the knife is touched, it may as well touch garlic."  I would add it to the onions.

-Maggie

3 comments:

  1. YUM! These are on the menu for this week!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Do yourselves a favor and make extras of these. The next morning, chop it up and throw it in some scrambled eggs. I, of course, added extra cheese. That's the way to start your day out right!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Can't wait to try this one. Also ever try it as a soufflé type dish? We used to do that in CA at the hippie farm. Besides whipping the duck egg whites into stiff peaks with nothing but a fork and some cream of tartar, it was one of my favorites.

    ReplyDelete