Ancho Chiles Stuffed with Turkey Picadillo
Ingredients
Picadillo:
1 ½ pounds BUTTERBALL® Turkey, ground or finely chopped
GOYA® Abodo with Pepper, to taste
½ cup GOYA® Extra Virgin Olive Oil, to be used ¼ cup at time
1 cup white onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp GOYA® Minced Garlic or 2 tbsp. fresh minced garlic
2 lbs. tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped
1 packet Sazón GOYA® with Cilantro and Tomato
¼ tsp. dried thyme
2 bay leaves
½ cup raisins
½ cup pitted GOYA® Manzanilla Olives, roughly chopped
½ cup almonds, slivered
¼ cup finely chopped cilantro, firmly packed
¼ cup finely chopped Italian parsley, firmly packed
6 mint sprigs, stems removed and finely chopped
Chiles:
8 large GOYA® Ancho Chiles - the chiles should be intact, flexible and as large as possible
4 ozs. GOYA® Piloncillo, grated or ½ cup dark brown sugar
½ inch piece GOYA® Cinnamon Stick
2/3 cup GOYA® Red Wine Vinegar
½ tsp. GOYA Adobo with Pepper
Sauce:
2 cups sour cream
½ cup with onion, finely diced
½ tsp. salt
¼ cup firmly packed cilantro, finely chopped
Directions
| 1. | Pre-heat the oven to 350° F |
| 2. | Season meat with Adobo and set aside. |
| 3. | In a saucepan on medium, heat ¼ cup of Olive Oil. Add onion and cook until translucent. Add garlic, cook for 1 minute, add tomatoes, Sazón, thyme and bay leaves and simmer for 15 minutes. Add raisins and cook for 10 minutes. Set aside. |
| 4. | In skillet on medium high, heat remaining ¼ cup oil until smoking. Add chicken, stirring constantly for 4 minutes and excess liquid evaporates. Stir tomato sauce into chicken and simmer for 5 minutes. Take off heat and add olives and almonds. Let cool. Stir in cilantro, parsley and mint. Check seasoning. |
| * | Note: The stuffing can be made in advance, adding the herbs when ready to stuff the chiles |
| 5. | Leaving stem on, make lengthwise slit in each chile and remove seeds and white veins. Put 4 cups of water in saucepan and add Pilocillo, Cinnamon, Vinegar and Adobo, Bring to oil and simmer for 5 minutes. Add chiles, cover, remove from heat, and soak for 8 minutes. Transfer chiles to absorbent paper to dry. |
| 6. | Stuff chiles with picadillo and place in baking dish. Cover and bake for 15 minutes, or until heated through. |
| 7. | While chiles are baking, in saucepan on medium-low, heat sour cream, onion and salt until warm but not boiling. Add cilantro and keep warm. When ready to serve, pour sauce over the chiles. |
| Can be accompanied with rice |
Origin: Mexico
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