Plantain-Stuffed Chipotles Chiles in Escabèche

Ingredients

• 1 medium carrots cut into 1/8-inch dice
• 24 large chiles moritas dried red soft ( bright chipotle chiles, preferably ; 3 ounces)
• 0.5 cup cider vinegar 
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar dark packed grated (unrefined brown sugar; sometimes called panela)
• 3 sprigs marjoram or dried fresh crumbled
• 3 sprigs thyme or dried fresh crumbled
• 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground allspice 
• 6 tablespoons olive oil 
• 2 large plantains black very ripe (skin should be predominantly ;)
• 1 medium onion red halved lengthwise thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon salt 
• 2  turkish bay leaf 
• 3.8 cups water 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• colander

Directions

1. Bring granulated sugar, 3 cups water, and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then reduce heat to simmer. While water is coming to a boil, prepare chiles.
2. Cut a slit from stem to point down 1 side of each chile with kitchen shears. (Some brands of chiles may be precut.)
3. Add chiles to sugar water and simmer 5 minutes, then remove pan from heat and cool chiles in liquid while making escabeche and filling.
4. Cook carrot in 1/4 cup oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately low heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
5. Add allspice, thyme, marjoram, bay leaves, vinegar, piloncillo, 2 1/2 teaspoons garlic, and remaining 3/4 cup water, then bring to a simmer, stirring until piloncillo is dissolved.
6. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt and half of onion.
7. Transfer escabeche to a bowl and cool while making filling and stuffing chiles.
8. Cut off ends of plantains, then remove and discard peel and cut plantains into 1/2-inch cubes. Cook remaining half of onion in remaining 2 tablespoons oil in cleaned skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until it begins to brown, about 4 minutes.
9. Add remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic and cook, stirring, 30 seconds.
10. Add plantains and cook, stirring occasionally and lightly mashing mixture, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and remove from heat.
11. Drain chiles in a colander.
12. Cut off stems with kitchen shears and carefully scrape out all seeds clinging to seedpod and attached to veins with your fingers. Press 1 tablespoon plantain mixture into an egg shape, then stuff into a chile, molding chile around stuffing. (If chile is split in other places, arrange around stuffing and reshape chile.)
13. Transfer chile, slit side down, to a shallow 2-quart glass or ceramic serving dish. Stuff remaining chiles with remaining filling, transferring to serving dish and arranging in 1 layer. Spoon escabeche over chiles and marinate, uncovered, at room temperature 1 hour.