Chiles Rellenos

When people in this country talk about chiles rellenos they usually mean the batter-fried, cheese-filled chiles below. But the words chile relleno simply means a stuffed chile and it can be any kind of chile with any filling. The chile above is stuffed with a chicken and fruit picadillo.

Here is the link to the recipe for these chiles rellenos

Here are stuffed jalapeno chiles:

In Oaxaca, they stuff chiles with string cheese and then char them like this:  We used to serve them at the restaurant.

I learned to make marinated ancho chiles from Nana Luz, the 80-something year old  nanny of a friend of my stepfather who must have been around 60 years old then.  Will put recipe up soon.

And the crowning glory of Mexican food, or at least one of them- Chiles en Nogada.