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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Roast chiles 3" under broiler, rotating until charred and blistered, about 3-4 minutes. | 2. Place chiles in a sealed plastic bag or bowl covered with plastic wrap until cool enough to handle and skin is loose enough to peel. | 3. Peel off skins under cold running water, then make a small slit three-quarters down length of chile and discard seeds, leaving stem attached. | 4. Cut cheese in six 3/4 - 1" thick slices slightly smaller than the chiles. | 5. Stuff each chile with 1 piece of cheese. | 6. Roll stuffed chiles in flour, shake off excess and set aside. | 7. In medium size frying pan, melt butter over medium-high heat. | 8. Add onion and garlic, cook, stirring until golden (about 10 min). | 9. Add tomato puree and oregano, season to taste with salt. | 10. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes and keep warm. | 11. Crispy Egg Coating. | 12. Seperate 4 eggs. | 13. In large bowl, whip egg whites with salt until firm peaks form. (make sure they are firm). | 14. Beat egg yolks until well blended and fold into egg whites. | 15. Pour oil to a depth of 2-3 inches or so and heat to 425 degrees or med-high. | 16. Dipp each chile in egg coating and drop into oil and cook about 2 minutes until golden brown on each side, turning once with a fork or spatula. | 17. Drain on paper towels. | 18. Top with tomato sauce or enchilada sauce. | 19. Optional toppings, chopped cilantro, green onions and sour cream. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
chilies	6			582.9085	144.0	0.0	0.0
monterey jack cheese	12	ounces		302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
purpose flour	1/2	cup		302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
butter	1	tablespoon		85.5	3.9285	2.6715	7.2
onion	3	tablespoons	chopped	12.0	2.802	0.33	0.03
garlic clove	1		minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
tomato puree	1	can		312.36	73.8156	13.562999999999999	1.7262
oregano	1/4	teaspoon		0.6625	0.1723	0.0225	0.0107
salt				-	-	-	-
egg	4			286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.