🍽️ mainRank #4medium

chiles en nogada

Name: chiles en nogada
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 6 large poblano chiles; 1 lb ground pork; 1 cup diced apple; 1 cup diced pear; 1 cup diced peach; 1 medium, chopped onion; 2 cloves, minced garlic; 1 cup, peeled walnuts; 1/2 cup cream; 1/2 cup milk; 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/4 tsp cloves; to taste salt; to taste pepper

Chiles en nogada is a traditional Mexican dish featuring poblano chiles stuffed with a picadillo mixture of meat, fruits, and spices, topped with a creamy walnut sauce and pomegranate seeds. It is celebrated for its vibrant colors representing the Mexican flag and is often served during patriotic celebrations in late summer and early fall.

15 ingredients

savorysweetcreamyspicednutty

Culinary DNA Preview

Spanish60%

Indigenous40%

Ingredients

poblano chiles
6 large
ground pork
1 lb
apple
1 cup diced
pear
1 cup diced
peach
1 cup diced
onion
1 medium, chopped
garlic
2 cloves, minced
walnuts
1 cup, peeled
cream
1/2 cup
milk
1/2 cup
pomegranate seeds
1/2 cup
cinnamon
1 tsp
cloves
1/4 tsp
salt
to taste
pepper
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

This dish is said to have been created in Puebla in the early 19th century to honor Agustín de Iturbide's independence treaty, incorporating seasonal ingredients symbolizing national pride.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Spanish60%

ingredients+techniques

Indigenous40%

ingredients

Techniques

roasting sautéing stuffing blending

Stories about this dish

No stories tagged here yet — check back soon.

Browse

Latin Americacuisines →Foodways connections →