Grilled Chicken In Red Chili Sauce With Zucchini And Corn Recipes

Steps:

• Char the skins of the poblano chiles by placing them over a gas burner or under a hot broiler with the oven door slightly cracked. Turn the chiles until the skins are black. Remove and cool the chiles in a tightly covered bowl, then peel and finely chop or process into coarse puree in food processor.
• Heat extra-virgin olive oil over medium-high heat and add zucchini, onions, garlic, hot pepper, cumin, coriander, thyme, oregano, salt, and pepper, stir frequently for 10 minutes. Add in the tomato paste, and stir 1 minute more. Deglaze the pan with beer, stir in poblanos and beans and about half of the stock, bring to a bubble then reduce heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes to combine flavors. Cool completely, cover and store for make-ahead meal. Reheat over medium heat.
• While the chili reheats make the rice. Melt the butter in a saucepot over medium heat and add the rice, toast a minute or 2, then stir in 1 1/2 cups stock, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cook covered, over low heat 15 minutes.
• To food processor, add the spinach, cilantro, if using, and a little salt, and pulse into a fine paste. Stir the paste into the rice after 15 minutes. Turn off the heat, cover the pot and let the rice stand another 5 to 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve in shallow bowls with zucchini chili and toppings of choice to garnish.
• Toppers to choose from: crushed tortillas or warm soft tortillas, sour cream, shredded cheeses, scallions or finely chopped onions, lime wedges.

Steps:

• 1. In a heavy medium saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium heat. Add the onion, and cook, stirring frequently, until the onion begins to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the ground chili, masa, tomato paste, cumin, oregano, brown sugar, Maggi, and beef broth. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer the sauce, partially covered, stirring frequently to prevent sticking, until thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Reserve in the pan, off heat. (Sauce can be made ahead to this point. Cover and refrigerate up to 2 days.) 2. Prepare a hot fire in an outdoor grill, or heat an oven broiler or stovetop grill pan. Brush the chicken with the remaining tablespoon of oil, and season with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt. Grill the chicken turning frequently once or twice, about 4 to 5 minutes per side or until no longer pink inside at the thickest part and firm to the touch. 3. Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, heat the butter over medium heat. Add the zucchini, corn, red pepper, and remaining salt. Cook, tossing, until sizzling and heated through, about 2 minutes. Reheat the sauce. 4. To serve, put a chicken breast in the center of each of 4 plates. Spoon the chili sauce over the chicken, and let it pool onto the plate. Scatter the heated vegetables over the top. Sprinkle with cilantro.From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Heat olive oil in frying pan and brown chicken breasts on both sides.
• Remove from pan and place in oven proof baking dish.
• Open dried chiles, remove and discard seeds and stem.
• (Seeds are removed to prevent burning) Cut chiles into pieces.
• Melt butter in frying pan.
• Lightly sauté chiles in butter.
• Add chopped onions and garlic.
• Tear tortillas into pieces and add to pan.
• (The tortillas help to thicken sauce.) Sauté until ingredients are lightly browned.
• Add chicken stock and salt and simmer until ingredients are soft.
• Remove from heat and cool sauce to room temperature.
• Transfer cooled sauce to blender and blend until smooth.
• Pour sauce over chicken breasts.
• Bake at 350º for 20-25 minutes or until chicken is done.
• Remove from oven, top with shredded jack cheese and garnish with sprigs of cilantro.
• Bake a few additional minutes to melt cheese if necessary.