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Black Relleno
Photo: Lily Banse

Black Relleno

11 ingredients 13 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

302
Calories
39g
Protein
9g
Fat
14g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Meat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3-4 lb stewing chicken 1350g
  • 2 lb ground meat 900g
  • 8 eggs (hard boiled)
  • 2 raw eggs
  • 1 square Black Recardo 6 oz
  • 2-3 Apasote Leaves (crumbled)
  • 2 tsp Oregano Leaves (crushed)
  • 1 tsp salt 5ml
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper 2ml
  • 1 medium onion (sliced)
  • 2-3 plugs garlic (crushed)

Directions

1

Clean and season chicken. (Set aside)

2

Cut up onions and crushed garlic.

3

Heat frying pan and add 1 tsp fat.

4

Season ground steak with onions, garlic, oregano leaves and apasote leaves. Place meat mixture in frying pan.

5

Fry until well done. Turning frequently.

6

Remove from heat and add raw eggs. Mix well.

7

Stuff seasoned chicken with ground meat. Putting in a whole egg after each portion of ground meat is inserted. Continue until all ground meat and eggs are used up. Sew up chicken.

8

Boil chicken in sufficient water to cover up chicken.

9

Add black recardo to 1 cup water. Mix to soften. This gives the colour.

10

Turn chicken frequently to cook properly.

11

Chicken can be removed from liquid and browned in the oven (serve with liquid from pot). Serve with corn tortillas.

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Category:Belizean Recipes

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Category:Belizean Meat Dishes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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