Green Chili Pancakes Recipes

CHILE RELLENO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Char peppers over an open flame, turning often, until skin is black and they are almost soft. Wrap peppers in a few paper towels and then in a kitchen towel. Let steam in the towel for at least 15 minutes.
• While peppers rest, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions, garlic, and a big pinch of salt; saute until onions turn translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in marinara sauce, 1 1/4 cup chicken broth, chili powder, oregano, pepper, more salt, cayenne, cumin, and cinnamon; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Add more chicken broth for a thinner sauce if desired. Taste and adjust seasonings if needed. Keep warm until needed.
• Remove the charred skin and seedpods from the peppers and rinse out the loose seeds. Slice the pepper into 1/4-inch strips.
• Crack 2 whole eggs into one bowl, and then separate 3 more eggs, with the whites going into another bowl, and the yolks going into the first bowl with the whole eggs.
• Whisk until the bowl of whole eggs and yolks with a pinch of salt until light and airy. Gradually whisk in flour and set aside. Whisk the whites into soft peaks and use a spatula to fold the whites into the yolk mixture. You don't have to be too gentle, but the batter should end up light and foamy.
• Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil over medium heat, and place down a pepper-shaped or round-shaped layer of the batter, about 1/4-thick, using about 1/8 of the batter for each pancake.
• Cover the surface with sliced pepper and cheese cubes and spoon and spread another 1/8 of the batter over the top, covering up as much of the peppers and cheese as possible, going all the way to the edges.
• Cover and cook until the bottom is golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes, before flipping over. Cover and cook the second side until golden brown, or until the batter is cooked though, and the cheese inside has melted, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Ladle sauce onto a plate or into a shallow bowl and top with a chile relleno pancake.

GREEN CHILI PANCAKES RECIPE

Steps:

• Sift flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl and whisk to thoroughly combine. In a medium bowl beat eggs then add buttermilk and melted butter. Whisk to combine.
• Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just combined then fold in bacon, chilies, green onions, jalapenos and cheddar cheese. Set aside while you prepare skillet.
• If you have an electric skillet or griddle, now is the time to heat it to 350 degrees. Otherwise, place a large non-stick skillet over medium heat then let it come to temperature. Spray skillet with a light coating of cooking spray then add about ⅓-½ cup of batter for each 5"-6" pancake. Handle batter gently and do not stir, as you are trying to preserve as many bubbles in the batter as possible.
• Spread batter gently, letting the pancakes cook for 2-3 minutes on the first side or until nicely browned. Flip pancake over then cook an additional 1-2 minutes or until the center is firm to the touch and springs back when pressed.
• Remove from skillet and repeat with remaining batter. Serve nice and hot with plenty of butter, maple syrup and a sprinkling of pine nuts.

GREEN CHILE PANCAKES

Steps:

• Sift flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into large bowl.
• In a medium bowl, whisk buttermilk, eggs and melted butter.
• Add buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients and whisk until blended and smooth. (Note: Be careful not to overmix.).
• Lightly coat bottom of nonstick large skillet with cooking spray or oil. Heat over medium heat. Working in batches, pour 1/4 cup batter into skillet.
• Working quickly, distribute a small amount of bacon, green chiles, scallions, jalapeños and cheddar cheese throughout the cooking pancake.
• Once the bottom of the pancake is golden, after about 1 1/2 minutes, turn pancakes and cook until second sides are golden, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Repeat with remaining batter and remaining pancake filling until done.