When I found out that Señora Nena likes to cook, I asked her if she could teach me how to make chiles en nogada. Chiles en nogada are a Mexican dish that consists of green poblano chiles stuffed with picadillo (a mixture of ground meat, fruits, and vegetables), topped with a walnut-based cream sauce and pomegranate seeds. Because the dish contains the three colors of the Mexican flag—chiles-green, nogada sauce-white, pomegranate seeds-red—it is often eaten around Mexican Independence day. In addition, ingredients such as walnuts and pomegranates are readily available during this time.
Last Friday, Señora Nena and I went to this giant market called the
Mercado de Jamaica to buy all of the ingredients to make the
chiles en nogada. When we got back home, we chopped and sliced all of the fruits and vegetables to make the
picadillo. On Saturday, we peeled the pomegranates and on Sunday, we stuffed the roasted
poblano peppers with the
picadillo, made the
nogada, and feasted. My friend Cammie joined us for the big meal. In addition, Señora Nena’s son, Alfredo came over and of course, my housemate Roberto was there, too.
The
chiles en nogada were an interesting mix of flavors (rather on the sweet side). I can’t say that they have been my favorite Mexican dish, but I’m glad I got to try them. SIDE NOTE: Even though there were five of us at the Sunday lunch, I know Roberto and I will be eating
chiles en nogada for weeks to come since Señora Nena prepared enough to feed an army.
After lunch, Cammie, Roberto, and I met up with our friend Andy and headed to
Parque México. It was nice to be able to walk around and catch up on experiences and stories. Later on we enjoyed a mini guitar “concert” put on by Andy. It was a great way to end the weekend!
Click for more pictures! Abrazos, Nicole
3 comments:
Those look so good.
Yum - those look great! I like how you explained each part. Beautiful pictures of the food and Mexico City.
Alright so im at Jenn Do's families house and they are cooking all types of vietnamese food and i was looking at your blog and seeing all the mexican food and i think i have come to the conclusion that i need to make my own tv show where i film myself going around the world eating all kinds of food b/c i love food so much. lol i love all your pictures b/c they are all so colorful. is mexico city really that colorful all the time or is it just b/c of the independence day? miss you hope ur having fun!
-JB
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