Corn Cake with Poblano Chile Strips

The corn cake, or corn pie, is commonly served with strips and cream. In some places, it is also enjoyed as a dessert or as bread.
Ingredients
8
Servings
  • 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
  • 125 grams unsalted butter
  • 2/3 cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla essence
  • 4 ears corn, de-shelled
  • 1/4 cups cow's milk
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 5 egg whites
  • 150 grams Manchego cheese, grated
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, for the strips
  • 2 onions, large, sliced into rings (for the strips)
  • 6 Poblano chiles, medium, roasted, deveined, and seedless. Cut into strips
  • 1 1/2 cups sour cream, for the strips
Preparation
1h 20 mins
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  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
  • Grease a bundt pan of approximately 22 cm in diameter with 2 tablespoons of butter. Sprinkle with bread crumbs.
  • Beat the 2 tablespoons of butter at room temperature with a mixer. Gradually add the sugar until creamy, incorporate the vanilla extract, and set aside.
  • In a food processor, grind the corn kernels, adding the milk gradually until it forms a slightly thick paste. Add the sweetened butter and the yolks. Sift the flour with the baking powder and incorporate it into the mixture.
  • Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form with the mixer and fold them into the corn mixture using a spatula. Add the grated cheese and mix.
  • Pour the mixture into the bundt pan.
  • Bake for approximately 50 minutes and let cool on a rack.
  • Meanwhile, heat a skillet and add the oil. Sauté the onion over medium heat.
  • Add the chili strips and fry. Add the cream and season with salt and pepper. Mix well and set aside.
  • Unmold the corn cake and place the hot strips in the center of the bundt for decoration.
  • Serve hot.

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