Cheese and Onion Enchiladas |
Enchilada Sauce
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons lard, bacon drippings or olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon oregano, crumbled
2 tablespoons flour
¼ cup pure red chile powder (not cayenne)
2 cups chicken stock or water
salt to taste (3/4 teaspoon)
Instructions:
Heat fat in skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and sauté briefly, then stir in cumin and oregano. Sprinkle in flour and cook for a minute or two. Stir in chili powder and immediately add the stock or water, stirring to break up any lumps. Continue stirring until the sauce nearly comes to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for about two minutes so flavors blend. Season well with salt. Remove from heat.
2 tablespoons lard, bacon drippings or olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon oregano, crumbled
2 tablespoons flour
¼ cup pure red chile powder (not cayenne)
2 cups chicken stock or water
salt to taste (3/4 teaspoon)
Instructions:
Heat fat in skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and sauté briefly, then stir in cumin and oregano. Sprinkle in flour and cook for a minute or two. Stir in chili powder and immediately add the stock or water, stirring to break up any lumps. Continue stirring until the sauce nearly comes to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for about two minutes so flavors blend. Season well with salt. Remove from heat.
To assemble the enchiladas, coat the bottom of a 9 X 9 baking dish with the sauce. Working one at a time, spread about a teaspoon of sauce on each of six corn tortillas. Microwave each tortilla about 10 seconds to soften, place a generous amount of grated cheese in center of warmed tortilla, add chopped onion to taste (I like lots of onion), and roll enchilada. Place seam-side down in the baking dish. Repeat for the remaining enchiladas. Pour remaining sauce evenly over the enchiladas, top with grated cheese and sprinkle a few more onions on top. Bake at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Serve with Spanish rice and beans. Top with guacamole and sour cream if desired.