Rajas con Crema

Name: Rajas con Crema
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 poblano peppers; 1 white onion, sliced; 150g sweetcorn kernels; 200ml Mexican crema or soured cream; Queso fresco or Oaxaca cheese (optional); Corn tortillas, to serve

Rajas con crema/RAH-has kon KREH-mah/

Also known as: Rajas Poblanas, Poblano Peppers in Cream, Rajas con Elote

About this dish

Strips of roasted poblano pepper simmered with onion, sweetcorn and cream until rich and smoky, served in tacos or with rice.

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Ingredients

🫑4 poblano peppers

🧅1 white onion, sliced

🌽150g sweetcorn kernels

🥛200ml Mexican crema or soured cream

🧀Queso fresco or Oaxaca cheese (optional)

🫓Corn tortillas, to serve

Method

Serves 2

Char the poblanos over a flame until blackened, then sweat in a bag.

Peel, deseed and cut into strips.

Fry the onion in a little oil until soft, then add the corn.

Add the pepper strips and the crema and simmer until thick.

Season, top with cheese if you like and serve with tortillas.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Rajas con crema is a much-loved dish from central Mexico, especially Puebla, and a favourite meat-free taco filling.

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