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sejabop in food_porn

Enchiladas

Mar 16, 2007 12:39

I love to make Mexican food almost as much as I like to eat it. Last night I made enchiladas and I must say they were FABULOUS!!!!!! I had some for breakfast. (insert smile here) The way I make it is sorta like building lasagna, I really like it this way because you can see all the layers. Here is a pic down below, I didnt wait for them to cool off ( Read more... )

cilantro, beans, cheese, tortillas, mexican, tomatoes, avocados, onions

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kay March 16 2007, 17:14:46 UTC

That looks so incredibly good it's making me hungry.

litlaur March 16 2007, 17:21:35 UTC

Mmm...that looks fantastic.

sassy_red_head March 16 2007, 17:27:34 UTC

I've never seen enchilada sauce in a store around here. How's it made?

sabrarosa March 16 2007, 18:43:31 UTC

Red enchilada sauce is made from a pureee of dried red chilies, onions, garlic and oregano which is cooked down to intensify the flavor. When made properly it is ab fab!

a_boleyn March 16 2007, 17:33:30 UTC

Are you using the flour tortillas. All the recipes I've read for enchiladas have you using corn ones that you have to fry first. I have a package of corn tortillas in the freezer and haven't gotten the energy to do anything with them since I have no fast/simple enchilada sauce recipe.

I have a jar each of Sofrito and green mole, a can of chipotle in adobo and refried beans plus chicken and ground beef in the freezer. What can I do with them?

PS: No salsa in the house and I HATE cilantro.

sabrarosa March 16 2007, 18:44:18 UTC

Enchiladas are always made from corn tortillas.

As for a sauce recipe, I posted one yesterday. :)

a_boleyn March 16 2007, 19:11:01 UTC

Duh ... I saw it but I think I was blown away by the sheer chili-ness of the recipe. Or maybe I was just looking for a quick (pre-made) version that I could cheat with. Thanks for the reminder. :)

sabrarosa March 16 2007, 19:16:16 UTC

Actually, if you have a market near you that has lots of Mexican customers, go there and check in the freezer section for frozen red chile puree. I love that and because it's just red chilies with no flavoring, you can add the spices and herbs to your taste.

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ketherian March 16 2007, 17:47:36 UTC

Hi ya.

Refried pinto beans ... hrm. I usually just use black beans (refried with spices, or not). I've never really played around with the flavored tortilas; does the taste really come through?

sejabop March 16 2007, 19:17:37 UTC

I'm not really sure, but it looks very pretty. I have used corn tortillas in the past but I find that when I use flour tortillas it seems to be lighter so I can eat more......dont get me wrong....I LOVE corn tortilas but sometimes it makes it to heavy, and I like how the flavors really blend when I use the flour ones......and like I said, you can choose from all these diferent flavors now.