Catfish Enchiladas Food

CREAMY SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a saucepan over low heat, melt butter; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in broth and soup until blended. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in sour cream, salsa and salt; set aside. , Place cottage cheese in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl; add the shrimp, crab, Monterey Jack cheese, chiles and cilantro. , Spread 1-1/2 cups sauce in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Place about 1/3 cup seafood mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down over sauce. Top with the remaining sauce. Bake, uncovered, at 350° until heated through, 30-35 minutes. If desired, top with sliced jalapeno pepper, green onions and chopped cilantro. Serve with additional salsa.

CREAMY FISH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat a broiler.
• Arrange the fish on a broiler pan or baking sheet. Spray the fish with olive oil and sprinkle liberally with seafood seasoning. Broil until firm and opaque. Cool the fish and flake with a fork. Dress with the juice of the lime.
• In a large mixing bowl, stir to combine the softened cream cheese, sour cream, coriander and cumin. Add the chiles and 1 cup of the Jack cheese, the cilantro or parsley, fresh or dried dill, salt and pepper to taste and the halibut flakes.
• Spray a casserole or baking dish with olive oil. Arrange 3 to 4 spoonfuls of the filling on the edge of each tortilla and roll the enchiladas. Set into the casserole seam-side down. Pour the heavy cream over the top of the casserole, just enough to cover, and cover with the remaining Jack cheese and the grated Parm. Chill, covered, for a make-ahead meal. Bring to room temp before baking.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and bake the casserole brown and bubbly, 45 to 50 minutes. Top with avocado, onions and parsley or cilantro.

VOODOO CRAWFISH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• For the filling: Roast the chile peppers, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes on a grill or open flame until charred on the outside. Place in a plastic bag or on a tray and cool in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
• Pull them out of the refrigerator and reserve 1 red bell pepper, 1 red onion and 1 red tomato for the sauce. Remove the skin and seeds (if desired) from the rest of the peppers while being very careful to not touch your face. Leaving the seeds in will mean your enchiladas are much spicier. For milder enchiladas, leave out the habaneros altogether. Scrape any black char off of your red onion and the outer skin (not good eats). After this is done, you want to mix your peppers, onions, tomatoes and hot peppers and chop them into bite-size pieces.
• When the vegetables are chopped, add your crawfish tail meat and half your jack cheese and mix well.
• In separate mixing bowl, add the Cajun spice, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and thyme. This spice mix you have created is a great blackening spice so save any extra you have. Some Cajun spices have more salt then others, so taste your mixture. It should have lots of flavor but have a nice balance of salt. If you find you need a little salt, add some seasoned salt or a season-all; if too salty, add a little more paprika, garlic and onion powder.
• Once you have your spices mixed together, add half of it to your crawfish mixture and taste.
• For the sauce: Add a splash of olive oil to a hot pan over medium-high heat, and then add the butter. Immediately add your garlic and shallots; this will cook quickly so have your cream ready to go. Cook for maybe a minute, stirring constantly (don't burn), and then add your heavy cream. Using a whisk, stir the sauce until it just starts to simmer. Reduce the heat to low and stir every couple of minutes.
• In a food processor, add the reserved red bell pepper, onion, tomato, Cajun spice, paprika and seasoned salt. Puree into a smooth consistency.
• Add this mixture to your hot cream and stir well. Turn the heat up to medium and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring often. Do not let the sauce boil over. (Allow the sauce to cool and then chill in the refrigerator if you want to make it ahead of time.)
• To assemble: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Heat the vegetable oil in a deep frying pan to 350 degrees F.
• Using a pair of metal tongs, drop the tortillas 2 at a time into the hot oil for about 10 seconds. Remove from the oil and place on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb the oil. Allow the tortillas to cool, but don't chill them. While they are still slightly warm, begin spooning in the filling about one-quarter of the way down the tortillas and then roll tight.
• Using a cake pan or a deep casserole dish, place about 1/2 cup of the cream sauce in the bottom of the pan and spread evenly. Add each enchilada side by side until the pan is filled. Pour enough sauce to completely cover the top. Add the rest of your jack cheese and place in the oven to bake for 30 to 40 minutes. The cheese should be bubbling hot and just starting to brown.
• Bon Appetit!!

RICH AND SPICY FISH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Thinly slice onion.
• Melt 3Tbs of butter in large saucepan and let melt.
• Be careful not to burn.
• Combine chopped onion, chopped mushrooms, and chopped green chilies in saucepan.
• Let marinate on high for about 5 minutes.
• Dash veggie mixture with red and black pepper and garlic salt& salt.
• Dash the veggies with more seasoning after five minutes.
• Make sure to stir well and make sure all veggies cook evenly and are coated with butter.
• Adjust temp if needed.
• Do not let burn.
• After 5 min add 3Tbs half and half and 1Tbs of flour.
• Stir for about 1 minute.
• Remove from stove and put in bowl.
• Melt the remaining 3Tbs of butter in the same saucepan and let melt.
• Add fish and cook on high 3 minutes each side.
• Dash both sides of fish with red and black pepper, garlic salt, and salt.
• Remove from pan.
• Chop up the fish into small to med size pieces.
• Don't worry if it crumbles.
• It doesn't really matter what it looks like.
• Throw it back into the saucepan on high for another minute, and then add to veggie mixture.
• Add 1cup of cheese and stir mixture until well combined.
• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Coat bottom of large, deep baking pan with 2 cans of enchilada sauce.
• (you can buy disposable pans cheap at grocery stores-usually in bakery aisle) Warm tortilla shells for about 15 sec in microwave, dash with a little water and spoon in about 2Tbs-3Tbs of mixture into shell.
• Fold up bottom edge of tortilla and then roll tortilla away from you.
• Put in pan.
• Repeat until done or tired.
• Cover the tops of the enchiladas with the last 2 cans of sauce.
• Cover with foil.
• Cook 15 minutes.
• Uncover and sprinkle with cheese.
• Cook 15 more minutes.
• YUM!

CATFISH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Green Sauce: Place the onion, garlic and tomatillos in a food processor bowl and pulse until coarsely chopped. Heat the oil in a saucepan and saute the vegetable mixture utnil the onion is tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook utnil the mixture begins to bubble. Add the chicken stock and stir until smooth. Add the cumin and chilies. Simmer on low heat for 20 minutes, uncovered. Add the jalapeno. Salt and pepper to taste. Enchiladas: Mix the flour, salt, pepper and cumin in a shallow dish. Dredge the catfish fillets inthe mixture an dplace on a platter. Heat the peanut oii in a large skillet util hot but not smoking. Fry the catfish until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side depending on how thick they are. Place the fried fish on a platter lined with paper towels and let cool. Divide into 8 portions. Place 1/2 of the Jack cheese, cream cheese and sour cream in a bowl and mix together. Set aside. Prehead the oven to 350 degrees. Spread small amount of the green sauce in the bottom of a 9x9 baking dish. Heat the peanut oil in a frying pan until hot, but not smoking. Fry each tortilla for a couple of second to make them pliable. Move the cooked tortilla to a damp clean dish towel. In each fried tortilla add a portion each of the catfish, the cheese mixture, the scallions and coriander leaf in the center. Roll the tortilla like a cigar and move to the baking dish. Top with the green sauce and Jack cheese. Bake for 20 minutes until heated through and the cheese has melted. Serve with additional grated cheese, sour cream and coriander leaf.

CRAWFISH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over med-high heat.
• Add in green onions and the next 6 ingredients; stir/sauté 5 minutes or until tender.
• Sprinkle flour over vegetables; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk.
• Cook over med heat for about 8 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly.
• Stir in salt and the next 4 ingredients.
• Remove from heat; let stand 3 minutes.
• Add in cheddar cheese and sour cream, stirring until cheese melts.
• Stir in the crawfish.
• Add 1 inch of water to a medium skillet; bring to a simmer.
• Dip 1 tortilla in water using tongs.
• Spoon 1/4 cup crawfish mixture into center of 1 tortilla; roll tightly and place in a 13x9 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Repeat procedure with remaining tortillas and 2 3/4 cups crawfish mixture.
• Spread remaining crawfish mixture over tortillas.
• Sprinkle with Monterey jack cheese.
• Cover and bake in a 325°F oven for 10 minutes or until heated thoroughly.

CRAWFISH ENCHILADA CON QUESO

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Heat lard and chili powder in a 10-inch skillet. Add onion, red pepper, and celery. Cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add corn flour and stir to combine. Add cream and stock. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to simmer. Add cheddar cheese and stir to combine. Add crawfish and green onions. Season with salt and pepper.
• 2. Meanwhile, heat vegetable oil in a large skillet. Add tortillas, one at a time, to soften. Remove to a plate lined with paper towels to drain.
• 3. Place tortilla in shallow baking dish. Using a slotted spoon, fill tortilla with crawfish mixture and roll to seal. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Pour over cream mixture. Top with grated Monterey Jack. Transfer to oven and cook until cheese is melted and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes.
• 4. Remove from oven. Place on a rack to cool and set, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately with salsa.