Chilies Rellenos

Title: CHILIES RELLENOS

Categories: Mexican

Yield: 4 servings

6 c Peanut oil

1 cn Chili pepper (4-oz)

1/2 lb Cheddar cheese

2 ea Eggs, separated

1 tb Flour

1/4 ts Salt

1/4 c Flour, for dredging

Pour oil in electric deep fryer. Preheat at 425 deg

for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, drain green chili peppers

Discard seeds and cut into 12 strips. Cut cheese into 12 cubes. Wrap a chili strip around each cube of

cheese; dredge each in flour; Set aside. Beat egg

whites to a soft peak. Beat together egg yolks, flour

and salt until mixture is smooth; fold in beaten

whites. Coat each cube with egg mixture, drop in hot

oil.Fry till golden brown. Spoon hot oil over chilies

while frying to brown tops. Remove. Drain. Serve on

warm platter topped with red chili sauce or try

rellenos sauce. --