Red, green, white – Mexican flag
STUFFING
Sauté butternut squash and carrots in EVOO
Diced red potato
Walnuts, almonds and pecans or chicken or pork
Chopped onion
Corn
Green olives, apples, garlic
Cumin, oregano, brown sugar, salt and pepper
Dried apricots or raisins, cinnamon, allspice
Tomatoes and white wine
SAUCE . CREMA de NUEZ
Add walnuts to boiling water
Cook 5 minutes, drain and rub skin off w/ paper towel
. Set aside
Heat heavy cream to light boil
Add splashes of white wine
Cream cheese, corriander, salt, garlic, chiloula
Add nuts and finish in a blender
Break seeds out of pomegranate . Set aside
Tomatillo Sauce
Cook tomatillo, onion, tomato
Blend until still a bit rough
PEPPER
Rub poblanos with oil
Blacken and remove skin
DO NOT RINSE
Slice open and remove seeds and vein
Stuff with string cheese (quesa oxaca)
Goat cheese
Cooked Picadillo
Put into baking dishes . Bake at 350° 30-40 minutes
Add hot tomatillo sauce
Pour hot cheese sauce over top
Sprinkle with seeds
Garnish with tomato wedge and cilantro sprig