 | | Directions | PEPPERS:
- Carefully cut the top quarter off of the peppers, remove the membranes, leave stem on.
- Grill peppers on a stovetop grill or outside grill for approximately 5 minutes per side or until nicely charred.
- Place in a paper bag and let them rest for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the bag and peel off the skins.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the goat cheese, colby jack cheese, crab, shallots, lemon peel, red pepper, cilantro and basil.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Mix well.
- Stuff this mixutre into the prepared peppers, don't overfill. 1-2 tablespoons should fill the peppers.
- Transfer them to a baking sheet and place in a warm 250° oven for 10 minutes. Just until slightly warm.
SAUCE:
- In a medium skillet, heat olive oil.
- Add garlic, shallots, serrano and saute for 5 minutes, just until shallots are tender.
- Transfer to a food processor or blender.
- Add roasted red peppers and chicken stock.
- Blend until smooth.
Pour back into the skillet and warm slightly before serving.
- Can be made a day ahead and refrigerated.
- Ladle approximately 3 tablespoons onto a serving plate.
- Place warm, stuffed peppers on the sauce and serve.
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Container: mixing bowl, food processor, skillet
Servings: 4
|  | | Ingredients | | | |
| - | | PEPPERS: |
| - | | 8 poblano chiles or your favorite variety of chile pepper |
| - | | 4 ounces mild goat cheese |
| - | | 1/2 cup grated colby jack cheese |
| - | | 8 ounces imitation crab meat or 1/2 pound of shrimp - chopped |
| - | | 1 tablespoon shallots |
| - | | 1 tablespoon lemon peel - grated |
| - | | 1/4 cup red bell pepper - diced |
| - | | 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro - chopped |
| - | | 1 tablespoon fresh basil - chopped |
| - | | salt and pepper to taste |
| - | | SAUCE: |
| - | | 1 tablespoon olive oil |
| - | | 2 cloves garlic - finely chopped |
| - | | 1/4 cup shallots - chopped |
| - | | 1 serrano chile - seeded and finely chopped |
| - | | 2 red bell peppers - roasted, peeled and seeded |
| - | | 1 cup chicken stock |
| - | | salt and pepper to taste |
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