Potato Stuffed Ancho Chiles

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 medium ancho chilies
• 3 tablespoons vinegar
• 1/2 onion, in thin strands
• 4 medium potatoes, cooked and diced
• 1 lb grated manchego cheese
• salt and pepper
• cooking oil, for sauteeing

Recipe

• 1 rinse chiles and soak in 1 quart of hot water until they soften and plump up a bit.
• 2 drain and reserve 2 cups of this soaking liquid.
• 3 carefully make a lengthwise slit in the chiles without removing the stems and devein and remove seeds.
• 4 combine the reserved soaking liquid with the vinegar, salt and pepper and soak the chiles again in this new mixture at least for 2 more hours.
• 5 sautee the onion until transluscent, add the potatoes and season with salt and pepper, cooking until potatoes are golden brown.
• 6 let cool for a while and mix in the cheese.
• 7 stuff the chiles with this and place on a rectangular baking dish along with the last soaking liquid.
• 8 bake at 400°f for 25 minutes or until cheese has melted.