Chiles En Nogada (Chiles In Walnut Sauce)

Recipe Ingredients

6		Chiles poblanos
1		Italian parsley
		Seeds of one small pomegranate
		Picadillo
3 lbs	1362g / 48oz	Boneless pork
1/2		Onion - sliced
2		Garlic - peeled
1 tablespoon	15ml	Salt
6 tablespoons	90ml	Lard or the fat from the broth
1/2 tablespoon	7.5ml	Onion - finely chopped (medium)
3		Garlic - peeled and chopped
8		Peppercorns
5		Whole cloves
1		Cinnamon
3 tablespoons	45ml	Raisins
2 tablespoons	30ml	Almonds - blanched & slivered
2 tablespoons	30ml	Acitron or candied fruit - chopped
2 teaspoons	10ml	Salt
1 1/4 lbs	567g / 20oz	Tomatoes - peeled and seeded
1		Pear - peeled and chopped
1		Peach - peeled and chopped
		Nogada (walnut Sauce)
25		Fresh walnuts - shelled
1		White bread - without crust
1/4 lb	113g / 4oz	Farmer cheese
1 1/2 cups	355ml	Thick sour cream - see recipe
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt --
1 teaspoon	5ml	Pinch powdered cinnamon (large)

Recipe Instructions

This is one of the famous dishes of Mexico: large, dark green chiles poblanos stuffed with a pork meat picadillo and covered with a walnut sauce. It is decorated with red pomegranate seeds and the large-leafed Italian parsley.

The recipe is said to have been concocted by the grateful people of Puebla, who were giving a banquet in honor of Don Agustin de Iturbide's saint's day, August 28 in 1821. He and his followers had led he final revolt against Spanish domination; as self-proclaimed emperor he had just signed the Treaty of Cordoba. All the dishes at the banquet were concocted of ingredients of the colors of the Mexican flag; in this dish were the green chiles, the white sauce, and the red pomegranate seeds.

It is almost worth a special journey to Mexico City or, better still, to Puebla toward the end of August. By then it is well on in the rainy season, and the fresh crop of walnuts will have been gathered. The peasants come in from the country with them, and you can see them sitting on the sidewalks at every street corner selling little piles of a dozen

Source:
The Cuisines of Mexico by Diana Kennedy ISBN 0-06-012344-3

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