Chiles Rellenos with Corn-and-Okra Succotash
Recipe from Food & Wine

Chiles rellenos (literally, stuffed chiles) are a classic Tex-Mex dish of roasted poblanos filled with cheese or meat, then battered and fried. For his version, Tim Love scoops succotash into poblanos, then grills the chiles rellenos in a cast-iron pot for smokiness.


Chiles Rellenos with Corn-and-Okra Succotash
Cedric Angeles

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Servings: Makes 10 stuffed peppers
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

 
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Ingredients
  • 1 head
    of garlic, halved crosswise
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  • 1 tablespoon
    olive oil, plus more for rubbing
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  • 10 
    poblano chiles
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  • 3 ounces
    thickly sliced bacon, cut into small dice (1/2 cup)
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  • 2 ounces
    dry Spanish chorizo, cut into small dice
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  • ears of corn, kernels cut off
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  • 1/2 
    medium red onion, cut into small dice
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  • 1/2 
    red bell pepper, cut into small dice
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  • celery rib, minced
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  • 1/2 pound
    okra, sliced crosswise 1/2 inch thick (about 2 cups)
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  • 1/2 teaspoon
    Tim Love's Wild Game Rub
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  • bay leaf
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  • 1 cup
    low-sodium chicken broth
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    Salt and freshly ground pepper
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  • 6 ounces
    Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (2 cups)
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Directions
1.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a pie plate, rub the head of garlic with olive oil and roast until tender, about 45 minutes. Squeeze the garlic cloves out of the skins.
2.
Meanwhile, light a grill. Grill the poblanos over high heat or cook them directly over a gas flame, turning, until charred all over. Transfer the chiles to a plate, let cool slightly, then rub off the skins. Make a slit along one side of each chile. Using scissors, snip out the cores and scoop out the seeds.
3.
Heat a large saucepan. Add the 1 tablespoon of oil, the bacon, and chorizo and cook over moderate heat for 4 minutes, stirring. Add the corn, onion, bell pepper, celery, and roasted garlic and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are softened, about 7 minutes. Add the okra, Wild Game Rub, bay leaf, and broth and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook over moderately low heat, until the liquid is thickened, about 7 minutes. Season the succotash with salt and pepper, remove from the heat and let cool. Discard the bay leaf.
4.
Season the insides of the poblanos with salt; arrange in a large cast-iron skillet or casserole. Spoon the filling into the poblanos and sprinkle with the cheese. Set the skillet on the grill, close the lid and grill over moderately low heat for 20 minutes, until the filling is hot and the cheese is melted. Alternatively, cover the skillet and bake in a 350 degrees oven for 20 minutes. Serve hot.

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