Nope....this is not about painting fried green chiles, it's about cooking them! No doubt, I'll get back to painting next time, but for now, let's head to the kitchen!
Because they can be fairly expensive, I usually buy the biggest can of green chiles I can find and then wrap them in Saran in portions sizes and then store in a freezer bag. One of my 'portions' is used for chopping off chunks of chile when I want some to chop for a recipe.
To make the fried green chiles:
Drain the chiles and dry them on a paper towel. Prepare a mixture of about half flour and half corn meal to which you've added salt, cumin & cayenne pepper to taste.
Open the chiles...don't worry if they tend to come apart on you...it happens...and place the cheese. You can use whatever cheese you like. I used this today to show you the amount of cheese needed. For these 4 chiles, I only used 1 slice of cheese. If you use too much, you will have an oooey-goooey mess in your skillet.
Fry in a medium hot skillet until they look like this...or maybe even a tad browner.
Serve with any Mexican food dish, grilled meat, a pot of beans, eggs...or by themselves.
