1/2 cup flour
4 ounces dark beer or stout
2 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt, or as desired
1 large onion, finely diced
1 tablespoon cooking oil
6 plum tomatoes or canned peeled tomatoes, drained
2 dried poblano chili peppers or 1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 cup whipping cream
2 large boneless chicken breasts, split, skin on
4 slices sharp jack or cheddar cheese
flour for dusting chicken
salt and pepper
1/2 cup frying oil
Preparation
Place flour in a mixing bowl and slowly pour in the beer while mixing. Add theegg white, pepper and desired salt and mix well. Cover the bowl and set asidefor 30 minutes before using.
Combine onions and oil in a small Dutch oven or casserole, place in the oven andturn temperature to 375 degrees.
If using fresh plum tomatoes, bring a pot of water to the boil, plunge in theplum tomatoes and cook a minute or so, until the skins crack. Drain tomatoes andwhen they are cool enough to handle, peel them. Discard peels, cut tomatoes inhalf crosswise and squeeze out seeds. Add tomatoes to the Dutch oven.
Remove stems from the dried chili peppers and remove the seeds. Add peppers tothe Dutch oven. Add cumin, cream and salt as desired. Cook for 30 minutes,remove from the oven and scrape the contents into a blender or food processor.Blend until smooth and set aside.
Meanwhile, place a piece of cheese under the skin of each breast. Dredge eachbreast in flour and shake off the excess. Heat the oil in a heavy skillet overmedium heat on the stove.
When the oil is hot enough for frying, dip each breastin the beer batter and let the excess run off. Carefully place skin-side down inthe oil and fry until golden. Turn and fry other side, for about 1 minute perside.
Remove breasts from the oil as they are done, drain on paper towels and transferto a baking dish. Place the chicken breasts in a preheated 375 degree oven for15 minutes. Place tomato sauce in a saucepan and reheat.
If the mixture is toothin, place it in a saucepan over high heat and boil down. Pour the sauce ontoa platter and arrange the chicken breasts on top.
