Rajas con Crema Recipe (Roasted Poblano Strips in Cream Sauce)

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 large poblano peppers
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

  (or use butter)
• ½ yellow onion

  sliced
• 3 cloves garlic

  minced
• 1 cup corn kernels
• ½ cup Mexican crema

  (or use sour cream or heavy cream, or chicken broth)
• 5 ounces melty Mexican style cheese

  shredded (about 2 cups – I used Mexican manchego)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder

  (optional - I used ancho powder, though paprika is good)
• ½ teaspoon Mexican oregano
• Salt and pepper to taste

  I used a few light grinds

Instructions

• 1 Roast the poblano peppers over your stove top flame until, rotating often, until
  the skins char and blister up, about 10 minutes. Alternatively, you can bake
  them in the oven until the skins blacken and blister, about 15 minutes. See the
  information above on how to roast poblano peppers. Cool and set the peppers into
  a plastic bag to steam. This will help loosen the skins. Most times I can just
  peel the skin right off without steaming.
• 2 Peel the charred skin from the roasted poblano peppers, then remove the stems
  and seeds. Slice the poblanos into strips about ¾ inch thick.
• 3 Heat the oil in a large pan to medium heat. Add the onion and cook about 5
  minutes, until the onion strips are translucent and soften up.
• 4 Add the garlic and corn. Cook for 1 minute, stirring a bit.
• 5 Add the poblano pepper strips and cook another minute, stirring.
• 6 Swirl in the crema and seasonings and stir to incorporate.
• 7 Stir in the melty cheese a bit at a time, constantly stirring, until it melts
  through.
• 8 Serve! These are great on warmed tortillas.

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