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Enchiladas

Enchiladas are tortillas (cornmeal pancakes), filled with a pre-cooked filling, then topped with grated cheese and browned in the oven.

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Last modified on: May 8^th 2019

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For 10 Enchiladas, you will need:

1 1 onion
2 5 tablespoons olive oil
3 350 g minced beef
4 2 tablespoons chilli spices
5 250 g peeled and chopped tomatoes
6 250 g tinned red kidney beans
7 1 bunch fresh coriander (cilantro)
8 10 tortillas
9 100 g grated cheese
Total weight: 1,480 grams

Change these quantities to make: 5 Enchiladas 10 Enchiladas 20 Enchiladas 30 Enchiladas

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25 min.	1 hour 16 min.	1 hour 41 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Make the filling

Prepare 1 onion and slice or chop finely.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Pour 5 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepn on high heat. When really hot, add the onion, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Add 350 g minced beef and 2 tablespoons chilli spices...

Stage 4 - 20 min.

...stir and cook through.

Stage 5 - 30 min.

When the meat is well cooked, add 250 g peeled and chopped tomatoes and leave to cook on low heat for 30 minutes.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Next, add 250 g tinned red kidney beans and cook for a further 5 minutes, then check the seasoning.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Take off the heat and add the leaves of 1 bunch fresh coriander (cilantro) .

Stage 8 - 15 min.

Assemble the enchiladas

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Lay a tortilla in front of you. Put a heaped tablespoonful of filling mixture on one side...

Stage 9

...and roll up.

Fill all the tortillas like this, using up all the filling.

Stage 10

Lay the filled tortillas as they are made in an oven-proof dish.

Stage 11

Scatter grated cheese over (Cheddar here) and put in the oven...

Stage 12 - 20 min.

...for about 20 minutes. Finish browning the top under the grill if necessary.

Remarks

For a hotter flavour, add a little Tabasco sauce or chilli to the filling mixture.

You can use another type of meat, such as chicken, instead of the minced beef,

Enchiladas freeze well before cooking, preferably kept separate. To do this, lay them out on a baking sheet to freeze. Once frozen, they can be packed into bags or boxes.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,539 Kcal or 14,817 Kj	164 gr	324 gr	177 gr
177 %	63 %	31 %	27 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
239 Kcal or 1,001 Kj	11 gr	22 gr	12 gr
12 %	4 %	2 %	2 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
354 Kcal or 1,482 Kj	16 gr	32 gr	18 gr
18 %	6 %	3 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 10 Enchiladas : 13.89 €
Per Enchiladas : 1.39 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Minced beef: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spaghetti Bolognese, Italian style gratin, Gisèle's Pasties, Polenta parmentier, Polpete, ... All
	Tinned red kidney beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicano burger, African style chicken, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, Express chilli con carne, Mexican salad, ... All
	Peeled and chopped tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sausages with baked beans, French style, Sausage rougail, Rice à l'italienne, Sunday night pasta, Chicken "cantina", ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pollack Parmentier, Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , Breton galettes (pancakes), Gratin Parmentier, Sausage buckwheat pancakes, ... All

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