Rocotos rellenos numero dos (stuffed chiles no. 2)

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½poundsGround beef
1eachOnion; diced
1cloveGarlic; crushed
cupRaisins
2eachesHard-boiled eggs; chopped
8eachesBlack olives; sliced
4slicesBread; soaked in milk then squeezed and drained
½cupGrated Gouda cheese
12eachesTo 16 rocoto chiles or large jalapenos; stems removed and seeds removed through a hole at the top

Directions

In a medium skillet, brown the ground beef with the onion and garlic.

Remove from the heat and mix in the raisins, hard-boiled eggs, olives, bread, and cheese.

Stuff the chiles with mixture, stupping the opening with a plug of cheese. Place them in a covered casserole dish and bake in a 350 degree F oven for 20 minutes.

Authors' heat scale: Hot

_Hot and Spicy Latin Dishes_ from Chili Pepper Magazine Dave DeWitt, Mary Jane Wilson, Melissa T. Stock Prima Publishing, 1995 ISBN 1-55958-484-X Typos by Jeff Pruett Submitted By JEFF PRUETT On 08-17-95