Chiles Rellenos (fried Stuffed Chiles)

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Title: CHILES RELLENOS (FRIED STUFFED CHILES)
Categories: Texmex, Mexican, Main dish
Yield: 1 servings

12 lg Mild, green chiles w/stems
<<<OR>>>
3 cn Green chiles (4 oz.cns)
1/2 lb Jack cheese cut into long>>>
Narrow, strips.

--------------------------BATTER--------------------------
1 c All purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 c Yellow or white cornmeal
1 c Milk
2 Eggs, slightly beaten

Parch and peel chiles leaving stems on. Cut small
slit below the stem, removing seeds if desired.
Insert strips of Jack cheese being careful not to
split chile.

Prepare batter: Sift flour with baking powder and
sald, then add cornmeal.Blend milk and slightly beaten
eggs, then combine milk mixture with dry mixture and
blend together. slightly moisten each chile with
water--dip in plain flour, then in batter. Allow to
drain slightly and drop in deep fat which has been
heated to 375 F.

Fry until golden. Drain on paper towels. Keep warm on
platter in 300 F. oven while completing frying and
serve immediately.

Variations: For thicker crust "double-dip" (repeat
dipping sequence).
: For crunchy crust use buttermilk instead
of sweet milk in batter.

Hint: Keep one hand for "dry", the other for "wet".

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