Enchiladas Appreciation Thread

[Woolly Blue]

Love enchiladas. Here's a basic recipe that I use:

CHIPOTLE ENCHILADAS

3 half-breasts chicken, cooked and cubed
9 oz sharp cheddar cheese, grated
3/4 c minced onion

Sauce:
2T butter
2T flour
1 c beef broth
1 c water
1 t cumin
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 t oregano
3-4 canned chipotle chiles, seeded and minced
2 T adobo sauce from can
2 T sour cream

Melt the butter in a skillet. Stir in flour. Cook this roux until it is light brown. Remove pan from heat and slowly stir in broth. Place pan over medium heat and whisk in water. Add the spices, garlic, chiles, and adobo sauce. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes. Whisk in sour cream.

Heat some oil in a skillet. Lightly fry a corn tortilla to soften it. Place it on a plate and fill with 1T cheese, 1T onion, and 1T chicken. Roll and place in a 9" x 13" dish. Repeat 12 times. Cover the enchiladas
with the chipotle sauce. Top with any remaining onions and cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes, just until the sauce bubbles.

I usually double the recipe and make a huge pan that I can munch off of for days. For my vegetarian friends (and girlfriend) I substitute corn, blackbeans, and cubed sweet potatoes for the filler, instead of the chicken.

*drools and considers a marriage proposal

 

[orly]

Love enchiladas. Here's a basic recipe that I use:

CHIPOTLE ENCHILADAS

3 half-breasts chicken, cooked and cubed
9 oz sharp cheddar cheese, grated
3/4 c minced onion

Sauce:
2T butter
2T flour
1 c beef broth
1 c water
1 t cumin
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 t oregano
3-4 canned chipotle chiles, seeded and minced
2 T adobo sauce from can
2 T sour cream

Melt the butter in a skillet. Stir in flour. Cook this roux until it is light brown. Remove pan from heat and slowly stir in broth. Place pan over medium heat and whisk in water. Add the spices, garlic, chiles, and adobo sauce. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes. Whisk in sour cream.

Heat some oil in a skillet. Lightly fry a corn tortilla to soften it. Place it on a plate and fill with 1T cheese, 1T onion, and 1T chicken. Roll and place in a 9" x 13" dish. Repeat 12 times. Cover the enchiladas
with the chipotle sauce. Top with any remaining onions and cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes, just until the sauce bubbles.

I usually double the recipe and make a huge pan that I can munch off of for days. For my vegetarian friends (and girlfriend) I substitute corn, blackbeans, and cubed sweet potatoes for the filler, instead of the chicken.

ONE TONNE OF CHEESE?!?!?!

 

[mezzrow]

1. Create forum discussion on enchiladas
2. Eat enchiladas for lunch
3. Bill clients
4. World domination

 

[SerenityNigh]

*drools and considers a marriage proposal

Have you been introduced to the American Food Thread, featuring our favorite ginger vixen, or has Bryan warned you to stay out?

 

[mezzrow]

Always preferred Chimmy Changas and Taco's as my Mexican food of choice in all honesty

I do like Enchi's though

Chimi's just a deep fried burrito, Mikey. The name is a re-edited version of what that cook said when he dropped the burrito into the deep fryer - by mistake.

Still, boss.

 

[Eggs]

...much more to my liking than the burger thread. No comparison.

 

[verreauxi]

ONE TONNE OF CHEESE?!?!?!

Ha! That's tablespoon (T) versus teaspoon (t) versus cup (c). It's funny 'cause when I was in Liverpool I tried to follow a recipe from a UK website and could not for the life of me figure out the whole 500 grams of that, 30 mls of this...Your system of grams/mils is much better but I'm used to the archaic teaspoon, tablespoon, cups, etc.

 

[Naiskill]

No love for other Mexican foods such as Nachos and Fajitas!?

 

[Hellerad]

1. Create forum discussion on enchiladas
2. Eat enchiladas for lunch
3. Bill clients
4. World domination

You've got a wiretap on me, haven't you?

 

[Hellerad]

As much as I love all Mexican food, enchiladas hold a place in my cholesterol encased heart.

 

[Groucho]

YES

 

[Hellerad]

Today I had enchiladas blancos. These are cheese enchiladas with white cheese sauce, tomatillo sauce, and pico de gallo.

 

[SerenityNigh]

You've got a wiretap on me, haven't you?

One of our partners is a lawyer

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Is there Pineapple in a Hawaiian Enchilada ?

 

[RAFUH]

Shredded beef for me please