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1 cup canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained |
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3/4 cup crumbled fresh goat cheese (3 ounces) |
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1 1/4 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese (5 ounces) |
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1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro |
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Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper |
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4 poblano chiles, roasted, carefully peeled, and seeded |
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1 (12-ounce) bottle dark beer (1 1/2 cups) |
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1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
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1 1/2 cups white or yellow cornmeal |
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1 pound morel mushrooms, coarsely chopped |
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1 large shallot, finely diced |
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2 cloves garlic, finely diced |
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1 cup low-sodium vegetable broth or water |
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Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper |
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2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme |
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro |
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ROASTING PEPPERS AND CHILES
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Brush the peppers with olive oil and season with
salt and pepper, place in the oven on a rimmed baking sheet, and rotate until charred
on all sides, 15 to 17 minutes. Remove from the oven and place the roasted peppers in
a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let sit for 15 minutes to allow the skin to loosen.
Then peel, halve, and seed. Treat chiles exactly the same way as the peppers. Roasted
peppers and chiles can be covered and stored for up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
MOREL MUSHROOM SAUCE - Heat the oil in a large saute pan over high
heat until almost smoking. Add the morels,
shallot,and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally,
until the mushrooms are golden
brown.
Add the vinegar to deglaze the pan, and
cook until reduced by half. Add the broth and
cook until the mixture is slightly thickened
and the mushrooms are soft. Season with
salt and pepper and stir in the thyme and
cilantro.This can be made up to 1 day in
advance and refrigerated. Reheat before
serving.
CHILES RELLENOS - Put the chickpeas in a medium bowl and
crush them with a fork into a chunky puree.
Gently stir the goat and Monterey Jack
cheeses and cilantro into the chickpeas and
season with salt and pepper.
Divide the filling among the chiles, compressing
it into the shape of each chile. The
roasted chiles are very delicate and may
begin to tear but will be fine.
Whisk together the beer, eggs, and the
2 tablespoons flour in a medium bowl.
Spread the V2cup flour on a plate and
season with salt and pepper. Spread out the
cornmeal on a second plate and season with
salt and pepper.
Dredge the chiles completely in the flour
and tap off any excess. Dip the chiles into the
beer batter and allow the excess to drain off
before dredging the chiles in the cornmeal.
In a large frying pan or shallow pot, heat
the oil to 370 degrees F as measured on a
deep-frying thermometer. Fry the chiles in
batches, if needed, turning until lightly
brown, about 4 minutes. Drain on paper
towels.
Place a chile in the center of each of 4 large plates and spoon some of the morel mushroom sauce around the chile. |
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