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Green Enchiladas
with Melted Cheese
The enchiladas are a very abundant main course, which can be served plain or if you want to add a garnish you can put a delicious zucchini and corn salad , some traditional refried beans or the popular Mexican rice.
About the Recipe
- Making the enchiladas is not that difficult but not that easy, only several steps have to be followed that you will be able to perform.
- For this recipe a cheese that melts is needed. We recommend the Oaxaca cheese, the Manchego cheese or the Chihuahua cheese.
- Prepare the enchiladas with corn tortillas made by you.
- Don’t use olive oil in this recipe because it is not good for frying tortillas.
- The preparation time is of .
- Recipe for 10 enchiladas.
Ingredients
Cookware
Directions
Prepare a Green Salsa- Put in a saucepan:
- 10 Tomatillos.
- 2 Serrano Peppers.
- The enough Water to cover all the ingredients.
- Bring the saucepan water to a boil over high heat.
- Leave the saucepan ingredients cooking in the boiling water for about 5 minutes, until the tomatillos turn to a lighter color.
Don’t cook the tomatillos for a long time, because its skin breaks and its flavor becomes bitter. |
- Transfer from the saucepan to a blender, with a kitchen spoon, the tomatillos and the serrano peppers that were cooked.
- Also add in the blender:
- 1/4 of an Onion (1.2 oz).
- 1 Garlic clove.
- Pepper to taste.
- Blend very well the ingredients, then set aside.
- Heat in the saucepan over medium heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- Pour in the saucepan:
- The Green Salsa that was blended.
- 1/2 tablespoon of Salt.
- Mix the saucepan ingredients and bring the salsa to a boil over high heat.
- When the salsa boils reduce to medium heat and cook it for about 4 minutes, until it thickens a little and acquires a more intense color; stir occasionally. Then set aside.
Fry the Tortillas
- Pour in a frying pan approximately 1 cup of vegetable oil, so you end up having about a 1/2’’ deep oil layer.
- Heat the frying pan oil over high heat.
- Take 1 maize tortilla with some tongs, dip it in the frying pan oil and fry it for about 7 seconds per each side, until it is lightly fried.
Don’t fry the tortilla for a long time because it will become tostada and it will no longer be useful ☹ |
- Transfer from the frying pan to some paper towels, with the tongs, the tortilla that was fried so it dries and the fat excess is absorbed; then reserve.
- Repeat the same procedure with 9 more tortillas, it won’t be necessary to add more vegetable oil in the frying pan.
All this procedure is done so the tortillas have more flavor. |
- Cut into strips 1/4 of a lettuce and 1.1 lbs of cheese that melts; then set aside.
- Finely chop 1/2 onion (2.5 oz) and 2 coriander sprigs; then reserve.
Perform some Activities
- Heat over medium heat the green salsa that was cooked for about 2 minutes, until it is very hot.
- Take with the tongs one of the fried tortillas (that was put on the paper towels) and dip it in the green salsa that was heated.
- Put in a baking dish the fried tortilla with salsa and put over the tortilla some of the cheese strips that were cut.
- Roll the tortilla as taco or fold it as quesadilla; then set aside.
- Repeat the same procedure with the other 9 fried tortillas. Upon completion if there is green salsa remaining pour it over the enchiladas.
Bake and Garnish the Enchiladas
- Preheat the oven to 355º F.
- Put in the oven the baking dish and leave the green enchiladas with cheese baking for about 10 minutes, until the cheese has melted.
- Take from the oven the green enchiladas with melted cheese and put over them the following ingredients:
- 1/2 cup of Mexican Cream.
- The Onion that was minced.
- Sprinkle the Coriander that was minced.
- The Lettuce strips that were cut.
Preferably put the ingredients in the same order as given so the enchiladas come out beautiful. |
Enjoy!
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