Hatch Chile Corn Pudding Recipes

POBLANO CORN PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put the poblano peppers over the flame of 1 of the burners on the stove to roast. Cook, turning often with tongs until all of the skin is blistered, about 15 minutes. Add the peppers to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap to steam for about 15 more minutes. When the peppers are cool enough to handle, transfer to a cutting board, peel the skin off, remove the seeds and stems, dice, and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in a medium saute pan over medium heat, add the onions and the salt and pepper. Cook until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes, and then set aside to cool.
• Heat the milk in a small saucepan just until it starts to simmer, about 3 minutes.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and then slowly add the scalded milk. Whisk in the sour cream and then fold in the cheese, corn, peppers, onions, herbs, cayenne. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Add the mixture to a 9 by 13-inch buttered baking dish and set aside.
• Put the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a medium saute pan over medium heat and add the panko. Toss to coat the bread crumbs and season with salt and pepper. Pour the bread crumbs over the pudding and bake in the preheated oven until the bread crumbs are golden, the pudding is set and bubbling around the edges and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve.

HATCH CHILE CORN PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Puree 3 cups corn in a food processor. Transfer to a large bowl, and stir in remaining cup corn, the salt, scallions, chiles, flour, and 1/3 cup cheese. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs and cream just until combined. Stir into corn mixture.
• Place butter in an 8-inch square baking dish, and place in oven until butter is melted, about 10 minutes. Pour batter into hot baking dish, and sprinkle top with remaining 1 2/3 cups cheese. Place a baking sheet on lower rack to catch any drips, and bake until puffed and bubbling and cheese is golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool 30 minutes before serving.

HATCH CHILE CORN

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Cook corn and chile pepper on the preheated grill until corn is slightly charred and chile pepper is blistered, about 20 minutes.
• Place chile pepper in a resealable plastic bag. Let steam until softened, about 5 minutes. Peel skin off chile pepper and chop.
• Cut corn kernels off the cob into a large bowl. Stir in chopped chile pepper, goat cheese, lime juice, salt, and black pepper.

BACON GREEN CHILE CORN PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°. Spray a baking dish or individual ramekins with vegetable spray and set inside a larger baking pan with at least 2" sides.
• Shuck the corn cobs, removing the silk and using a sharp knife, cut the kernels off the cobs and transfer to a large bowl. Hold a corn cob over the bowl and run the back of the knife along the corn cobs to scrape out extra milk and flesh. Add the chiles, sugar and salt and mix to combine.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk and transfer to the corn mixture. Add 3/4 of the bacon and cheese and stir to combine. Pour the corn mixture into the baking dish or ramekins and top with remaining cheese and bacon.
• Add hot water to the larger baking pan so that it reaches about halfway up the outside of the corn pudding dish.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes for a single large casserole and 30-40 minutes for individual ramekins.