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Corn Souffle

Cuisine: Mexican
Type: Vegetables
Courses: Breakfast, Main Course
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

3 tablespoons 45mlMargarine or butter
3 tablespoons 45mlUnbleached flour
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlSugar
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlCumin - ground
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlNutmeg - ground
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlRed pepper - ground
1 cup 237mlMilk
3   Eggs, large - separated
2 tablespoons 30mlOnion - finely chopped
2 tablespoons 30mlGreen chiles - finely chopped
1   Kernel corn, drained - 1cn
  Green Chile Cheese Sauce
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozCheddar cheese, shredded - 2oz
1/4 cup 36g / 1.3ozGreen chiles - finely chopped
1/3 cup 78mlHalf and half
1 tablespoon 15mlOnion - finely chopped
1 teaspoon 5mlCumin - ground
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlSalt

Recipe Instructions

Heat the oven to 350F. Butter a 1-quart souffle dish or casserole. Heat the margarine in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat until melted. Stir in the flour, sugar, cumin, nutmeg, and red pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is smooth and bubbly. Stir in the milk, heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for 1 minute. Beat the egg yolks slightly in a medium bowl. Stir at least half of the hot mixture gradually into the egg yolks. Stir the hot mixture back into the saucepan. Boil and stir for 1 minute.

Remove from the heat and stir in the onion, chiles, and corn. Beat the egg whites in another medium bowl on high speed, on an electric mixer, until stiff. Stir about 1/4 of the egg whites into the corn mixture. Fold the corn mixture into the remaining egg whites. Carefully pour the mixture into the souffle dish. Bake uncovered until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Prepare the Green Chile Cheese Sauce. Serve the souffle with he sauce when souffle is done.

GREEN CHILE CHEESE SAUCE:

Heat all the ingredients over low heat, stirring constantly, until the cheese is melted.

Source:
"The Art of South American Cooking," by Felipe Rojas-Lomba

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