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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 5 Enchiladas, you will need:

1 ½ onion
2 3 tablespoons olive oil
3 ¾ cup minced beef
4 1 tablespoon chilli spices
5 0 kg peeled and chopped tomatoes
6 0 kg tinned red kidney beans
7 ½ bunch fresh coriander (cilantro)
8 5 tortillas
9 ¼ cup grated cheese

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

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How long will it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
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 ½ onion and slice or chop finely.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Pour 3 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 ¾ cup minced beef and 1 tablespoon chilli spices...

Stage 4 - 20 min.

...stir and cook through.

Stage 5 - 30 min.

When the meat is well cooked, add 0 kg peeled and chopped tomatoes and leave to cook on low heat for 30 minutes.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Next, add 0 kg 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 ½ 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
1,837 Kcal or 7,691 Kj	82 gr	162 gr	96 gr
92 %	31 %	15 %	15 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
246 Kcal or 1,030 Kj	11 gr	22 gr	13 gr
12 %	4 %	2 %	2 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
367 Kcal or 1,537 Kj	16 gr	32 gr	19 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 5 Enchiladas : 6.98 €
Per Enchiladas : 1.40 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Minced beef: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin Parmentier, Italian style gratin, Hamburgers, Spaghetti Bolognese, Polpete, ... All
	Peeled and chopped tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Veal Marengo, Tomato sauce (for pizzas), Polpete, White bean gratin "à l'italienne", Tagliatelle with rillons and tomatoes, ... All
	Tinned red kidney beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cauliflower, red bean and avocado salad, Mexican salad, Chicano burger, African style chicken, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Endives , Vegetable clafoutis, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, Stuffed mushrooms au gratin, ... All

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