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Chiles en Nogada (Chilies in Walnut Sauce)

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Description

You must start this dish one day ahead by soaking the walnuts for the nogada sauce overnight. We are using ground turkey in this recipe, you could also easily use ground chicken or pork.

Ingredients:

  • 1 heaping cup shelled walnut halves
  • Milk (about 2 cups)
  • 1/4 pound queso fresco (or farmer's cheese)
  • 1 1/2 cups thick sour cream (or creme fraiche)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 6 large poblano chiles (use only poblanos, not another type of chile, for this dish)
  • 1 1/4 pounds ground turkey thigh meat
  • Kosher salt
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil or canola oil
  • 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup crushed, fire roasted tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins
  • 2 tablespoons blanched and slivered almonds, roughly chopped
  • 1 apple, peeled, cored, chopped
  • 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro or parsley