Beer Battered Hatch Green Chili Rellenos

Beer Battered Hatch Green Chili Rellenos

Jerry Juliana, United States.
This recipe comes to me from my Hatch Green Chili loving friend in the US. It does sound good, and this is served with a green chili sauce as well or optionally a Thai green chili sauce. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Hatch green chilies, or the large green peppers from Tesco
  • 2 cups beer
  • cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 100-170 grams white Cheddar cheese, or regular Cheddar, (3½-6 oz)
  • toothpicks, as needed
  • cups cooking oil
  • Green Chili Sauce, for serving or Thai green chili sauce, Shortcut

Instructions
 

  • Roast the chilies or large green peppers from Tesco until charred, then remove skin, split open and remove seeds. Feel free to use a grill or broiler.
  • To make the beer batter, pour 1 cup of beer into a large mixing bowl and add 1/2 cup of flour, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt. Mix until the flour is mixed evenly with the beer. Slowly add more beer in stages until a smooth consistency, you may not need to use all of the beer.
  • Place the remaining flour in a plate. Slice the cheese into strips that will fit inside the chilies.
  • Take previously roasted chilies and carefully insert one strip of cheese into each one. Secure cheese to chili by using one toothpick on the top and one at the bottom of each chili.
  • Heat the cooking oil to hot but not smoking.
  • Place one chili into the beer batter, then onto the flour on the plate and cover with flour, then place in the hot oil. Fry until golden brown on one side, then carefully turn it over and fry the other side until golden brown. Repeat with the remaining chilies.
  • Serve with black beans or refried beans on the side, and topped with green chili sauce if desired. When I make these I will use a Thai green chili sauce.

Notes

Only expensive part is the cheese, going with 170 grams, that about 120 Baht. For 4 servings, this is about 88 cents per serving.
Shortcut: Thai Green Chili Sauce.

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