Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Rachael Ray’s Chili Suizas Bake





This is another recipe my husband and I saw on Rachael’s show and just had to try! It was just as amazing as it looked on the show. I do make some changes to this recipe and I will note them below.

Ingredients:

3 large poblano peppers
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
2 pounds ground chicken
1 onion, chopped
1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
12 large or 16 medium to small tomatillos, peeled, rinsed and halved
1/4 cup cilantro, a handful
2 cups chicken stock
2 teaspoons honey
Salt and pepper
1 lime, juiced
1/2 cup creme fraiche
3 cups lightly crushed tortilla chips --whole-grain tortilla chips, such as flax seed tortillas add a wonderful texture and flavor
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese, about 1/3 pound
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese, about 1/3 pound

My changes:

1. My local grocery store doesn’t carry crème fraiche so I use sour cream.
2. I use regular tortilla chips to save money.
3. I also add a tablespoon of chili powder, cumin and coriander.
4. I also use pepper jack cheese instead of swiss to add spice to the dish.
5. I use 1 pound of ground chicken as 2 is too much for two people.
6. A lot of the reviews say that the recipe uses too much liquid but my husband and I both like a lot of liquid because the flavor is just soo good! If you think it’s too much cut the stock in half and cut back on a couple of the tomatillos.


Here is the normal recipe without my changes:

Heat the broiler to high. Place the poblanos under hot broiler and char until blackened an all sides, 10 to 12 minutes. Leave the door of the oven cracked to allow the steam to escape. Place the peppers in a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Allow the peppers to cool enough to handle.

While peppers char, heat extra-virgin olive oil in a high sided skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and lightly brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in onions, jalapeno and garlic and cook to soften onions about 5 minutes. While onions cook, place tomatillos and cilantro in the food processor and process until smooth. Pour the tomatillos into the chicken mixture and stir to combine. Stir in chicken stock and honey, season with salt and pepper and simmer chili 10 minutes.

When poblano peppers are cool enough to handle, remove seeds and chop, stir into chili. Remove chili pan from heat and stir in lime juice. Add dollops of creme fraiche on top of the chili, placing spoonfuls evenly across the pan. Cover the pan with a layer of crushed chips and top with Swiss and Monterey Jack cheeses. Place under broiler until brown and bubbly. Serve from hot skillet, spooning out chili into shallow dinner bowls.

With my changes:

Heat the broiler to high. Place the poblanos under hot broiler and char until blackened an all sides, 10 to 12 minutes. Leave the door of the oven cracked to allow the steam to escape. Place the peppers in a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Allow the peppers to cool enough to handle.

While peppers char, heat extra-virgin olive oil in a high sided skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and lightly brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in onions, jalapeno, garlic, cumin, coriander and chili powder and cook to soften onions about 5 minutes. While onions cook, place tomatillos and parsley in the food processor and process until smooth. Pour the tomatillos into the chicken mixture and stir to combine. Stir in chicken stock and honey, season with salt and pepper and simmer chili 10 minutes.

When poblano peppers are cool enough to handle, remove seeds and chop, stir into chili. Add sour cream to the mixture and stir until completely incorporated. Remove chili pan from heat and stir in lime juice and add to baking dish. Cover the dish with cheese. Place under broiler until brown and bubbly. Spoon chili into shallow dinner bowls and add chips around edge of bowl.


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