Pollo En Nogada Chicken In Chile And Nut Sauce Recipes

CHILES EN NOGADA

Steps:

• For the chiles: Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add the canola oil when hot. Add the chicken and saute until the chicken starts to turn white, 7 to 8 minutes. Add the onions and continue to saute until the onions are translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the apple, apricot, pear, raisins and garlic and saute until they begin to soften, about 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and stir so the paste coats all of the ingredients. Add the red wine and cook until the chicken is tender, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and let cool slightly. Remove the seeds from the peppers by making one long slice down the sides, stuff them with the chicken-fruit mixture and keep warm until ready to serve.
• For the nogada sauce: Heat the oil in a saute pan over medium-high heat, add the shallots and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to saute until the garlic has turned a light caramel color, about 1 minute. Add the white wine and reduce until almost gone, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the cream and simmer until reduced by half, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and finish with the almonds.
• For serving: Place each stuffed pepper on a plate and spoon some of the nogada sauce over top. Garnish with the cilantro and pomegranate seeds.

CHILES EN NOGADA (MEXICAN STUFFED POBLANO PEPPERS IN WALNUT SAUCE)

Steps:

• Roast poblano chiles over an open flame on a gas stove or grill until the skin is black and charred on all sides, turning often, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Place the charred chiles in a plastic bag or in a large bowl covered with plastic wrap. Allow to sit for 5 to 10 minutes, then open and peel off the skin. Cut a slit in each chile lengthwise and remove the seeds.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft and translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add ground pork and cook until browned, breaking up with a spoon while cooking, about 7 minutes. Mix in tomatoes, plantain, apple, peach, parsley, candied orange peel, pine nuts, raisins, almonds, cloves, salt, and pepper. Simmer until filling is cooked through and flavors are well combined, about 10 minutes.
• Combine walnuts, milk, goat cheese, sugar, and cinnamon stick in a blender; blend until walnut sauce is smooth and creamy.
• Fill each poblano chile with the pork filling and place on a plate. Spoon walnut sauce over chile and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and parsley.

POLLO EN NOGADA (CHICKEN IN CHILE AND NUT SAUCE)

Steps:

• For the chicken:.
• Place the chicken pieces, 1 quart water, and the rest of the broth ingredients in a pressure cooker. Cook according to manufacturer's instructions, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for the sauce, heat a large, deep, non-stick skillet or Dutch oven. Add all the chiles and toast lightly on both sides. Then place in a bowl and add warm water to cover. Let sit until chiles are softened, about 15 minutes.
• With a knife and fork or using rubber gloves take the chiles and seed and devein them. Set aside.
• While the chiles rest, add the oil to the skillet and lower the heat. Fry the bread slices lightly on both sides. Remove. Add the spices to the skillet and stirring often, toast the until fragrant. Immediately remove from heat.
• Place the chiles and the spices in the container of a food processor or blender, add about 1/2 cup of water and the salt. Pulse until well blended. Add the peanuts and pecans. Add more water if needed for all the ingredients to incorporate.
• Return sauce to skillet and bring to a boil. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Add chicken broth through a strainer, 1 cup at a time until the sauce reaches the desired consistency. Check the seasoning and add more salt if needed.
• Add the chicken pieces, ladle the sauce over them and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve with white rice or Mexican style rice.

CHILES IN SAUCE: CHILES EN NOGADA

Steps:

• Roast poblano chiles over open flame. Cool in a paper bag, remove skin and seeds.
• For the nogada, in a blender add the nuts, the almonds, and the fresh cheese. Control the thickness of the mix by adding milk and sherry, and season with sugar as needed. Set aside.
• In a saute pan, add the lard, onion, and garlic, then add meats and saute. Season with a little salt and pepper.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the biznaga with the clove, cinnamon, black pepper, and pour into the mix seasoning with sugar and salt.
• Blend all fruits, olives, capers, almonds, and dry sherry. When the mix is cool, stuff the chiles with it. In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites until foamy, then add blended yolks.
• In a frying pan, heat oil. Cover stuffed chiles with a thin coat of flour and then into the egg batter. Fry the chiles until golden brown. Turn chiles as they cook to make a nice round shape.
• Put the fried chile on a decorative platter, cover the whole chile with the nogada, and sprinkle pomegranate seeds on the top, and garnish with two sprigs of fresh parsley.

POLLO CON NOPALES (CHICKEN AND CACTUS)

Steps:

• Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil. Cook the chicken breasts in the boiling water until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Drain and set aside to cool. Once cool, shred the chicken into small strands.
• Fill the pot again with water and bring to a boil. Cook the tomatillos, jalapeno peppers, and nopales in the boiling water until the vegetables are all tender, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Blend the tomatillos and jalapeno peppers in a blender until smooth; pour into the pot with the shredded chicken and place over medium heat. Cut the nopales into small dice and add to the mixture. Allow the mixture to simmer until completely reheated, about 5 minutes.