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CALABACITAS - MEXICAN SQUASH STEW Recipe
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CALABACITAS - MEXICAN SQUASH STEW Recipe

11 ingredients around 5 portions as side dish and many tacos! openrecipes

This recipe is family classic in México, it's very versatile, as it can be a side dish, a main dish, or used as taco filling, can be made with pork meat or strictly...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

377
Calories
9g
Protein
17g
Fat
58g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Corn Oil 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Seed 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

  • 4 medium sized green zucchine (you can substitute 2 of them with yellow squash to add color!) Cut them lengthwise and then slice into 2mm thick "half moons"
  • 5 fresh plum tomatoes, peeled.
  • Cut in half lengthwise and emove all the insides, cut the pulp into thick strips.
  • To peel the tomatoes, cut a small "X" on the bottom of the tomatoes, dip them for 1 minute in boiling water, take them out and dip into ice water, peel.
  • 1 half of a big golden onion
  • 1 white corn, kernels only. This recipe calls for white corn, which is less sweet than the yellow kind, but you can substitute it if you can't find it
  • 2 poblano chiles, stemmed. peeled, veined, seeded and cut into thin strips.
  • In order to peel the poblanos, heat a griddle or skillet to medium high on your stove, place the poblanos on the skillet and "roast" until blackened all over, turning them every once in a while, when they are black all over, put them aside, let them cool for a few moments, and place inside a plastic
  • 1 and a half cups of hot vegetable stock
  • Salt to taste
  • Corn oil: 3 tablespoons. If you want to use extravirgin olive oil, choose one with a neutral flavor.

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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