Forklet Search Explore
Recipe

Cards

Ingredients as an Image

Printed at the current scale: 48 stuffed chiles · about 18 kg · Metric · front and back, more cards if it runs long

Chiles en Nogada

48 stuffed chiles · about 18 kg · 4 × 6 in
Walnuts
1190 g walnut halves, preferably fresh, about 3 1/2 cups
milk, to cover the walnuts, to taste
Picadillo Filling
235 ml vegetable oil
1 ½ white onion, finely chopped
1360 g ground pork
1360 g ground beef
3 cloves garlic
15 whole cloves
1 ½ sticks cinnamon stick, about 1 1/2 inches
water, for the spice paste, to taste
6 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and finely chopped
530 ml raisins
530 ml blanched almonds, chopped
530 ml pine nuts
salt, to taste
6 apples, peeled and diced
6 pears, peeled and diced
6 peaches, chopped, about 1 cup
3 ripe plantain, peeled and chopped
Poblano Chiles
48 to 54 fresh poblano chiles
white vinegar, for soaking, to taste
salt, for soaking, to taste
Batter and Frying
36 eggs, separated
salt, to taste
710 ml all purpose flour, about
vegetable oil, for frying, to taste
Nogada and Assembly
595 g fresh goat cheese
44 ml sugar
710 ml milk
3 pinches ground cinnamon
175 ml sweet sherry
6 pomegranates, seeds only
flat leaf parsley sprigs, to taste
forklet.co/r/hDJxUTlQ?scale=3 · v1
  1. Walnuts A few days ahead, rub or pick the thin brown skins off the 1190 g walnut halves, preferably fresh. It is slow work; fresh walnuts peel most easily. 60 to 120 min
  2. Put the peeled walnuts in a container, cover with milk, to cover the walnuts and refrigerate until you make the sauce. 4 °C · 12 h to 3 days
  3. Picadillo Filling Cook the 1 ½ white onions, 1360 g ground pork and 1360 g ground beef in the 235 ml vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium heat, breaking up the meat, until cooked through. 15 min to 20 min
  4. Pound the 1 ½ sticks cinnamon stick, about 1 1/2 inches, 3 cloves garlic and 15 whole cloves to a paste in a mortar. Stir in a little water, for the spice paste, pass it through a sieve into the meat and stir. 5 min to 10 min
  5. Add the 6 tomatoes, 530 ml raisins, 530 ml blanched almonds and 530 ml pine nuts. Simmer for about 20 min, stirring now and then, and season with salt.
  6. Stir in the drained 6 apples and 6 pears with the 6 peaches and 3 ripe plantains, mix well and cook for only 2 min to 3 min. Take the pan off the heat straight away so the fruit holds its shape.
  7. Cover with a clean kitchen towel, not a lid, and let the filling cool. 30 min
  8. Poblano Chiles Roast the 48 to 54 fresh poblano chiles directly over a high gas flame, turning, until the skins blister and blacken all over. Wrap them in a damp cloth to steam for a few minutes. 15 min to 25 min
  9. Rub off the skins, cut a lengthwise slit in each chile and carefully pull out the seeds and veins, keeping the stem on. 15 min to 20 min
  10. Soak the chiles in water seasoned with white vinegar, for soaking and salt, for soaking for 15 min, then pat dry with paper towels.
  11. Spoon the cooled filling into each chile without overstuffing, so the slit still closes over it. 15 min
  12. Batter and Frying Pour vegetable oil, for frying into a large frying pan to a depth of about 1.5 cm (⅝ in) and heat it.
  13. Whip the egg whites from the 36 eggs, separated to stiff peaks, then beat in the yolks one at a time and season with salt. 5 min to 8 min
  14. Roll each stuffed chile lightly in the 710 ml all purpose flour, holding it closed, then dip it in the batter until fully coated.
  15. Fry a few chiles at a time, without crowding, turning once, until deep golden on both sides. A spatula helps to tip each chile against the side of the pan to cook the edges. 20 min to 30 min
  16. Drain on paper towels, changing the paper a few times to soak up as much oil as possible.
  17. Nogada and Assembly Drain the walnuts and put them in a blender with the 595 g fresh goat cheese, 44 ml sugar, 710 ml milk, 3 pinches ground cinnamon and 175 ml sweet sherry. Blend until smooth and creamy. 2 min to 4 min
  18. Arrange the chiles on a platter, cover them with the nogada and scatter over the 6 pomegranates, seeds only and flat leaf parsley sprigs. Serve at room temperature or just warm.
  • Safety: Large batch: cool quickly in shallow containers or an ice bath, to below 5 °C within 6 hours, before refrigerating. (USDA FSIS)
  • Safety: Ground pork should reach 71 °C (160 °F) at the centre. (USDA FSIS)
  • Safety: Ground beef should reach 71 °C (160 °F) at the centre. (USDA FSIS)
  • Safety: Cook the ground pork and beef through, until no pink remains. (The author)
  • Safety: Egg dishes should reach 71 °C (160 °F) at the centre. (USDA FSIS)
  • Safety: Fry in a deep pan with the oil no more than a third of the way up the sides, and lower the chiles in away from you. (The author)
Scan for the Full Recipe