Showing posts with label Mexican. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mexican. Show all posts

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Vegetarian Chili Rellenos

This is a follow-up to my black bean filling.
I just wanted to show recipe's versatility.
Just roast a poblano chili and stuff it with the black bean filling.
Top it with cheese and bake at 375 for 15 minutes.
Serve with sour cream and salsa.
Or you can get fancy and add 2 chipotle peppers and 1 tbsp of the chipotle sauce to
1/2 cup of sour cream and 1/2 cup of yogurt.  Blend till smooth.
Makes a delicious topping.  Pictured here.



















Roast the poblano chili on an open flame, like your gas stove or in the broiler.  (If using the broiler
keep you eyes on it.)
Make sure it's completely charred.  Wrap it lightly with a paper towel or tea cloth let it steam
for 3-5 minutes.  Scrape off the skin with a spoon and also take all the seeds out.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Chocoflan cake, the impossible cake!




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Often served as a birthday cake in Mexico.  Flan on top of chocolate cake with caramel sauce.
Baking this cake is easy with an impressive result.






































Ingredients

Box of your favorite chocolate cake (I used Duncan Hines) or your own recipe.
1/4 cup cajeta or caramel sauce 

Flan
  • 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated 
  • 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 
For the flan: In a blender, combine the evaporated milk, condensed milk, cream cheese, eggs and vanilla. Blend on high for 30 seconds. 
Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Make the cake batter.
Coat a Bundt pan with a little butter or spray oil, then coat the bottom with 1/4 cup cajeta or caramel sauce.
Pour in the cake batter on top of the caramel sauce.
Pour flan mixture on top of the cake batter.

Cover the bundt pan with aluminum foil tightly.
Place the cake pan in the a large roasting pan with hot water.  About 1 inch deep.  This technique is called bain-marie
Place the cake in the middle rack and bake for 1-1/2 hour.  To check if the cake is done poke the cake
with a toothpick.  If it comes out clean the cake is done.
Cool the cake on a rack for atleast 1 hour.  Place in the refreferator for atleast 2 hours.  (This will set the flan).
Take it out of the refrigerator let stand for about 30 minutes.
Invert the cake on a platter.