mexican zucchini & poblanos, calabacitas poblanas
This recipe is a family favorite. Clabacitas look a lot like zucchini but they are different. Calabacitas have light green skin. Use young tender zucchini if you cannot get calabacitas. The taste is very similar to zucchini. I always fry 3/4 strips of thick bacon to flavor my calabacitas This dish is delicious. Bacon is optional as is the bacon grease and for health reasons you can use olive oil or canola oil. Either way you make it if you like zucchini you will love this recipe. You can add any veggies you have on hand but I will post as we have made it for years. Enjoy Buen appetito
yield
6 serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For mexican zucchini & poblanos, calabacitas poblanas
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2 mdzucchini's sliced in rounds about a 1/4 thick. if the rounds are large cut each in half.
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2 lgears of fresh corn cut from the cob scrape as much milk from the cob as possible
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1/2 lgviadalia or sweet onion diced
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2 lgfresh roma tomatoes diced
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1 lgjalapeno cored & seeded, and diced fine
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1/2 cdiced cilantro or parsley (some people dont like cilantro)
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1 lgmirlitron or chayote squash, medium diced, optional
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2 lgpoblano peppers chared, sweated and skin removed, remove seeds and diced
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1/4 cbacon drippings or your oil of choice
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3 lgstrips of thick cut bacon cut in small pieces and fried remove bacon to a seperate dish.
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1/2 cnestle's crema media mexican crema or cream fraiche or light cream.
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4 clovefresh garlic smashed or put through a garlic press
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1 tspsalt
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1/2 tspblack pepper
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1 tspground oregano
How To Make mexican zucchini & poblanos, calabacitas poblanas
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1If you choose to add bacon to you dish start by frying the pieces of bacon remove pieces to a separate dish. Pour out all but 1/4 cup drippings.
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2Add your garlic to the bacon grease or oil and sauté just enough to flavor your fat or oil. Next add the onions, jalapeno, corn, zucchini and merlitron or chayote to the hot oil and sauté for about 4/5 minutes stirring until the onion is somewhat translucent.
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3Next add the tomatoes, and cilantro continue cooking until the tomatoes break down. Add seasonings salt, black pepper, and oregano continue to cook until your zucchini and chayote squash are al dente.
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4Add your diced poblanos, and bacon mix well and pour your crema over everything mix again and serve as a side dish. Or do as I sometimes do. I heat a flour tortilla and serve a nice scoopful inside with a little salsa on top and sprinkle some bacon on top. It's Killer Good. Enjoy, Buen Appetito
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5Above I have pictured the calabacitas as a side dish to my yellow rice and beef dish.
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