Name: Banana chillies with potato and green olive stuffing
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 40 gram butter; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 3 clove garlic, crushed; 2 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 teaspoon dried oregano; 600 gram potatoes, diced into 1cm pieces; 3 tomatoes (660g), diced into 1cm pieces; 1 cup (120g) seeded green olives, chopped coarsely; 2 cup (240g) coarsely grated cheddar cheese; 8 red or yellow banana chillies (1.3kg); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 red onion (170g), chopped coarsely; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 2 teaspoon dried oregano; 2 x 425g cans diced tomatoes; 1/2 cup (125ml) water

Banana chillies with potato and green olive stuffing

This recipe is our version of the classic Mexican "chiles rellenos", stuffed Anaheim peppers.

Ingredients

40 gram butter

2 tablespoon olive oil

3 clove garlic, crushed

2 teaspoon ground cumin

2 teaspoon dried oregano

600 gram potatoes, diced into 1cm pieces

3 tomatoes (660g), diced into 1cm pieces

1 cup (120g) seeded green olives, chopped coarsely

2 cup (240g) coarsely grated cheddar cheese

8 red or yellow banana chillies (1.3kg)

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 red onion (170g), chopped coarsely

1 tablespoon ground cumin

2 teaspoon dried oregano

2 x 425g cans diced tomatoes

1/2 cup (125ml) water

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate.

2.Heat butter and oil in large frying pan; cook garlic, cumin, oregano and potato, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes or until potato browns lightly. Add tomato and olives; cook, stirring, about 10 minutes or until liquid has evaporated. Transfer to large bowl; stir in cheese.

3.Meanwhile, using sharp knife, make a small horizontal cut in a chilli 1cm below stem, then make lengthways slit in chilli, starting from horizontal cut and ending 1cm from tip, taking care not to cut all the way through chilli; discard membrane and seeds. Repeat process with remaining chillies. Carefully divide filling among chillies, securing each closed with a toothpick.

4.Make tomato sauce. Heat oil in large deep flameproof baking dish; cook garlic, onion, cumin and oregano, stirring, until onion softens. Add undrained tomatoes and the water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.

5.Place chillies on tomato sauce in dish, cover; cook in moderate oven about 40 minutes or until chillies are tender. Serve chillies with tomato sauce and a mixed green salad, if desired.

We used banana chillies, also known as wax chillies, Hungarian peppers or sweet banana peppers, which are almost as mild as capsicum but also possess a slightly sweet sharp taste. Sold in varying degrees of ripeness, they are available in pale olive green, yellow and red.
Note

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