Enchilada

Name: Enchilada
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 6 unit dried ancho chilies; 1 - 2 cups boiling water; 6 unit tomatoes (peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped, OR); 2 cups canned Roma tomatoes (drained and chopped); 1/2 cup onions (diced); 1 tsp garlic (finely chopped); 1/2 tsp epazote (crumbled); 1 unit sugar; 1 unit salt; 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 5 unit Tbs. olive oil; 2 unit eggs; 1 cup cream OR half-and-half; 6 unit chorizo sausages (skinned and chopped, OR); 3/4 lb spiced pork (chicken or turkey sausage, skinned and chopped); 1 cup cheso blanco crumbled (OR Parmesan cheese, freshly grated); 12 unit tortillas; 1/2 cup green onions (chopped)

=Enchiladas= Enchiladas rojas

Prep45 min

Cook35 min

Total80 min

Servings4

Difficultyadvanced

Ingredients

dried ancho chilies
6 unit
boiling water
1 - 2 cups
tomatoes
peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped, OR
6 unit
canned Roma tomatoes
drained and chopped
2 cups
onions
diced
1/2 cup
garlic
finely chopped
1 tsp
epazote
crumbled
1/2 tsp
sugar
1 unit
salt
1 unit
freshly ground black pepper
1/4 tsp
Tbs. olive oil
5 unit
eggs
2 unit
cream OR half-and-half
1 cup
chorizo sausages
skinned and chopped, OR
6 unit
spiced pork
chicken or turkey sausage, skinned and chopped
3/4 lb
cheso blanco crumbled
OR Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
1 cup
tortillas
12 unit
green onions
chopped
1/2 cup

Method

Soak the chilies in boiling water for 30 minutes.

30 minutes

Wearing gloves, stem, seed and cut them into small pieces.

5 minutes

Put the chilies and 1 cup of soaking water in a blender and purée at high speed for 20 seconds.

1 minutes

Add the tomatoes, onions, garlic, epazote, sugar, salt and black pepper and blend to a smooth purée.

2 minutes

In a frying pan, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and heat over high heat for 3 minutes.

3 minutes

Pour in the tomato sauce and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.

5 minutes

Remove from the heat.

1 minutes

In a small bowl, beat the eggs with the cream or half-and-half until well blended.

2 minutes

Slowly pour the egg and cream into the pan with the sauce, stirring constantly.

2 minutes

Cover and set aside.

1 minutes

In another frying pan, fry the sausage meat over moderate heat for 5 minutes or so, until they are lightly browned.

5 minutes

With a slotted spoon, remove the sausage from the skillet and drain on paper towels. Discard the fat in the frying pan.

2 minutes

Place the sausages in a small bowl and stir in three tablespoons of sauce and ½ a cup of cheese.

2 minutes

Heat the oven to 350ºF.

1 minutes

In a heavy frying pan, fry the tortillas, one at a time, in very hot olive oil as follows.

2 minutes

Dip a tortilla in the tomato sauce.

1 minutes

Fry for a minute each side in the pan.

2 minutes

Remove the tortilla to a warm plate and place about ¼ cup of sausage mixture in the centre.

1 minutes

Roll up the tortilla with the filling inside.

1 minutes

Place tortillas in a baking dish , seam side down.

2 minutes

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