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Preparation info
  • Makes

    12

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Muy Bueno Fiestas: 100+ Delicious Mexican Recipes for Celebrating the Year

By Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack

Published 2023

  • About

My grandma always made this delicious staple to eat with frijoles de la olla. The combination of buttermilk and Mexican crema gives the green chiles a creamy tang and perfect saltiness. The last time my grandma made this dish for the family was for our last Thanksgiving celebration with her, two months before she passed away in 2003.

On that day, my mom roasted the chiles, and Grandma, who was seated in her wheelchair at the kitchen t