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The original was posted on /r/askculinary by /u/damnilovelesclaypool on 2023-09-09 16:34:22.
I tried making chiles rellenos and it didn't go super great. I watched bunch of videos and read a bunch of recipes, and tried to follow the instructions the best I could: I beat the whites to stiff peaks with 1/8 tsp cream of tartar, broke and whisked the yolks separately and then gently whisked them in one-by-one, then gently whisked in some flour. However, after I started adding the yolks, the bubbles in the whites started slowly collapsing until there was half beaten eggs on the bottom and half fluffy egg white/yolk mixture (like it's supposed to be) floating on the top. I made them anyway, but the batter was obviously not very good, and by the time I was battering and frying the last pepper, there was no more fluffy egg white left and it had all turned into regular beaten eggs. I'm not sure what I did wrong, but I'm trying again soon and I'm nervous about this happening again. Can anyone help me understand what went wrong?