chili rellenos

The chile relleno, literally "stuffed pepper", is a dish of Mexican cuisine, consisting of a roasted fresh green Anaheim or poblano chili pepper stuffed with a melting cheese, such as queso Chihuahua or queso Oaxaca (traditionally), and/or picadillo meat made up of diced pork, raisins, and nuts, seasoned with canella meat, covered in an egg batter, and fried. It is often served in a tomato sauce. The type of sauce varies widely. There are also many versions in Mexico that use rehydrated dry chiles such as Anchos or Pasillas

so first you have to select and peel the biggest, fattest chili's to stuff...then well stuff them. (sorry forgot to get a picture of that)
next you beat the egg whites. grandma says (laughing but serious) "don't stare at the eggs, you'll give them the 'evil eye' and they won't fluff" hahaha laughing some more. so mario stops staring at the eggs and soon they fluff.
next you add the flour and yellow part of the eggs and some garlic. and mix, mix, mix some more.
time for a break, hey we worked hard watching dad do everything.

lots of chatting and hanging out and other stuff while waiting for the oil to get hot enough to FRY! you have to continously check the oil to make sure it's hot and not too hot grandma says.

so you stick the stuffed chili in the batter... (this is mario's extra fat one, we had to get a special picture of it)
then fry it until it's good and crispy and the cheese is all melty and the chili's are nice and hot. then we cover them with beans and enjoy. so delicious. i'm actually hungry i think we have some left in the fridge i'll see you guys later.
but before i go, here's ashleigh hanging out eating a baseball...
and giving herself kisses. XOXO

bet you wish you had some chili rellenos right about now!