GMA Recipe: Chile with Melted Cheese

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Chile with Melted Cheese
From Patricia Quintana
1996

The chiles used Chichuahua are known as chilacas or as California or Anaheim chiles, and are different from chilacas used elsewhere in Mexico. They are roasted, placed in a plastic bag for a few minutes to ease the peeling proceedure, deveined, and sliced into thin strips. In the northern part of Mexico, asadero is one of the most popular dishes.

Ingredients

3 1/3 cups vegetable oil

24 California (Anaheim) chiles

1/2 cup butter

3 red onions, finely chopped

8 cups asadero, soft Cheddar, Monterey Jack, or Mennonite cheese, cubed

2 cups milk

1 1/2 heavy cream

1 1/2 cups creme fraiche

Salt and pepper to taste

2 large tomatoes, peeled, finely choppped and well drained

Directions

Heat the 3 cups oil in a frying pan, and fry chiles briefly until their skins begin to swell. Remove immediately. Place chiles in a plastic bag, and then peel and cut into thin strips.

Heat butter and remaining 1/3 cup oil in a fryihng pan and saute onions. Add chile strips, and saute. Add cheese and cook over low heat until cheese begins to melt. Add milk, heavy cream and creme fraiche, and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 20 minutes or until a thick sauce is formed with the partially melted cheese. Add tomatoes immediately before serving.

To serve: Spoon into individual clay bowls or onto salad plates. Serve with freshly made corn tortillas.

Serves 8

The Best of Quintana by Patricia Quintana, Stewart Tabori Copyright 1995