High Desert Inn, Bisbee, Arizona, Chef Margaret Hartnett Book: Vegetarian Southwest, recipes from the regions favorite restaurants, by Lon Walters, 1998; ISBN: 0-87358-710-3. Recipe by: High Desert Inn, Bisbee, Arizona, Chef Margaret Hartnett
Try this Polenta And Pine Nut-Stuffed Red Peppers W/mole recipe, or post your own recipe for Polenta And Pine Nut-Stuffed Red Peppers W/mole
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
• 1/2 c Diced scallions
• (or 1-1/2 teaspoons dried)
• 4 c Water
• Mole sauce
• 1 tb Ground cumin
• 4 oz Green chiles; diced
• 1 1/2 c Grated monterey jack cheese
• 2 c Uncooked polenta
• 1/2 c Pine nuts; toasted
• ; seeded
• Vegetable oil; to coat
• 1 tb Salt
• 4 sl Sweet onion*; to 8 sl.
• 2 ts Black pepper
• 4 Red bell peppers; tops
• 12 lg Zucchini; sliced
• 1 tb Chopped oregano
Preparation
* sweet onions: especially red, white, Vidalia, or Walla Wallas Bring water to boil, add salt, pepper, and cumin, then reduce heat and slowly add polenta, stirring constantly until all is added and water is absorbed. Remove from heat, stir in scallions, oregano, pine nuts, green chiles, and 1 cup of the grated cheese. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fill red peppers with polenta mixture and place in a nonstick or oiled roasting pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, remove and top with remaining cheese, then bake until cheese is melted. While peppers are baking, lightly oil onion and zucchini slices and grill. To serve, cover plate bottom with mole sauce, place on pepper in the center, and surround with grilled onions and zucchini. Serves 4. Notes: Prepared mole is sold in markets or make your own.