Green Chiles Rellenos (stuffed Green Chiles)

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 10 green chili peppers
• 10 ounces longhorn cheese or 10 ounces monterey jack cheese
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 cut cheese into slices 1/2" thick and the length of the chili.
• 2 make a small slit in chili just big enough to insert cheese(you can also poke in some slivers of onion at this point).
• 3 dip in batter and fry in hot oil or lard until golder brown.
• 4 drain and serve.
• 5 may be garnished with green chili sauce if desired.
• 6 to make batter, combine flour, baking powder, salt and cornmeal.
• 7 blend milk with egg;then combine milk and egg mixture with dry ingredients.
• 8 add more milk if necessary for smooth batter.
• 9 using a spoon, dip stuffed chilies in batter.