Pulled Pork And Elote Chile Relleno With Black Bean Sauce Recipes

CHILE RELLENO WITH VEGETABLE PICADILLO AND BLACK BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Fry poblano peppers until the skins are blistered. Peel, seed and devein the peppers. In a skillet, cook onions, peppers and corn for 5 minutes. Add cilantro and cool the mixture. When mixture is cool, add cheese and mix thoroughly. Slice peppers lengthways and stuff mixture until full.
• To make the sauce: in a medium saucepan coated with oil, cook onions, garlic, chipotle and oregano for 5 minutes. Add the black beans and water and cook for another 5 minutes. Puree sauce until smooth and season with salt and pepper.
• To assemble: spread a pool of the sauce on the bottom of a plate and place chili on top.

ROASTED CHILES RELLENOS WITH BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• READ DIRECTIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH
• Cut the tomatoes in half and arrange them on the sheet pan. Add the sliced onions to the sheet pan, along with the whole garlic cloves, halved jalapeños and whole poblano peppers, ensuring they are not overcrowded. You may need to use two sheet pans. (You can also char the peppers on a gas burner, see notes) Drizzle all with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and place on the middle rack and check after 15 minutes. (If your oven runs hot, you could turn it down to 425 if needed.) If the peppers are tender remove them (pasilla peppers will cook much faster than poblanos- please see notes) and check the garlic, removing it if tender. Otherwise, continue roasting with the tomatoes and onions for another 15-20 minutes until the peppers and onions are tender and tomatoes are juicy.
• Mix the canned beans (drained, rinsed) with the cheese. OR If going vegan, mix the beans with 1 cup of vegan herbed tofu ricotta. Season the mixture with salt and pepper. If using plain black beans, add a teaspoon of cumin and chili powder.
• When the poblanos are just tender, take the sheet pan out of the oven (leave the oven on) and let it cool.
• Take ⅓ of the onions, chop them up, and add them to the bean filling mixture and stir.
• Place the remaining onions into a blender along with the tomatoes, pan juices, jalapeño, garlic, cumin, coriander, chili powder, oregano, salt, tomato paste and fresh cilantro, adding a little water (or broth if needed) to thin it out, and blend until smooth. Set aside.
• Carefully cut a slit in the poblano peppers from stem to pointy end and using your fingers, gently remove seeds while rinsing them under cold running water. If the thin skins slip off, let them, but don't worry about actively peeling them, especially poblanos - their skins are quite thin -leaving some of the skin on is perfectly fine. Pasillo peppers have thick skin and should be peeled.
• In a large greased baking dish (or oven-proof skillet) pour a little of the roasted tomato ranchero sauce to coat the bottom (use about half the sauce). Place the peppers over top of the sauce, slit side up, then spoon the black bean filling into each one. Pour the rest of the flavorful ranchero sauce over top. At this point, you could add more shredded cheese to the top, or leave it off.
• Cover with foil and bake 20-25 minutes in a 425F oven- or until the filling is warm and melty, uncover and bake 5 more minutes.
• Garnish with cilantro leaves, toasted pumpkin seeds and sour cream if you like.

SPICY PORK AND BLACK BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large pot, cover beans with water and bring to boil; cook for 2 minutes.
• Cover and remove from heat. Let stand 1 hour.
• Drain liquid and cover with 8 cups of cold water.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer for about 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender.
• Drain and reserve. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large saucepan on high heat and brown meat cubes on all sides.
• Remove from pan and set aside. Add onions and garlic to pan; cook on medium heat until tender about 5 minutes.
• Add chili powder, paprika, oregano, cumin and chili pepper flakes; cook, stirring for 1 minute. Return meat to pan along with tomatoes, including juice, stock and vinegar.
• Bring to boil, let simmer, partly covered, for 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
• Add beans and peppers; season with salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook 15 minutes more or until peppers are tender.
• Add chopped parsley or chopped coriander.

PULLED PORK AND ELOTE CHILE RELLENO WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Roast/blister peppers over an open flame. Remove the peppers and set in a bowl, cover tightly with ceran wrap and let the pepper steam for 10 minutes. This makes the skin easier to peel away from the flesh. Using the back side of a butterknife, gently scrape away the flesh. Stuff the chile with the pork and half the cheese. Top with a little more cheese and bake in a 400 degree oven for about 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the whole package is heated through. Plate on top of the black bean puree with some crema and chipotle cream sauce. Garnish with cilantro and fried tortilla strips.