Chiles

Chiles en Nogada

Authentic Mexican chiles en nogada with pork-fruit filling, walnut cream sauce and pomegranate. The iconic Independence Day dish of Mexico.

60mPrep
45mCook
4Servings
640Calories
38gProtein

Ingredients

  • 8 unitspoblano chiles
  • 500 gground pork
  • 1 unitpeach
  • 1 unitpear
  • 0.5 unitplantain
  • 200 gtomato
  • 150 gwalnuts
  • 200 mlMexican cream
  • 100 gfresh goat cheese
  • 60 gpomegranate seeds
  • 15 gflat-leaf parsley

Ingredients

  • 8 units poblano chiles
  • 500 g ground pork
  • 1 unit peach
  • 1 unit pear
  • 0.5 unit plantain
  • 200 g tomato
  • 150 g walnuts
  • 200 ml Mexican cream
  • 100 g fresh goat cheese
  • 60 g pomegranate seeds
  • 15 g flat-leaf parsley

Instructions

  1. Roast and peel poblanos, make a side slit, remove seeds.
  2. Brown pork with onion, garlic and tomato. Add diced peach, pear, plantain, raisins, almonds; simmer.
  3. Stuff chiles with pork-fruit mixture.
  4. Blend walnuts, cream and goat cheese until smooth for nogada.
  5. Plate chiles, pour nogada over, top with pomegranate and parsley.

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