Native American Recipes
Pueblo Chile Balls
The Pueblo Indians of New Mexico have been making these for centuries. They serve them as a dessert for feasts and weddings.
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped green New Mexican chile, roasted,peeled, stems and seeds removed
- 1 pound lean ground pork
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, separated
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- All-purpose flour
- Vegetable oil
Instructions
- Brown pork; add onions, then sauté until onions are soft. Pour off fat as it accumulates. Stir in chile, raisins and sugar.
- Beat egg whites until peaks form.
- Combine the 3 tablespoons flour and egg yolks and mix thoroughly. Fold egg-yolk mixture into whites until combined to form a batter.
- Roll about 1 teaspoon of the meat mixture in the flour and shape into a 1 inch ball. When all the meat mixture has been shaped into balls, dip the chile balls into the batter and deep fry at 350 degrees F until golden.
- Drain on paper towels.