Papadzules Mayan Egg Enchiladas With Pumpkin Seed Sauce Food

PAPADZULES

Steps:

• Have ready a warmed, not hot, serving dish or warmed individual dishes.
• Put the water, epazote, and salt into a small pan and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Spread the pumpkin seeds in a thin layer over the bottom of a large skillet and heat through gently over low heat, turning them over from time to time. The seeds will swell, but take care not to let them become even slightly golden or the sauce will lose its fresh green color. You might want to keep a lid handy because often some of the seeds will start jumping out of the pan. Spread the seeds onto a metal tray to cool completely before grinding to avoid the blades seizing up with the volatile oil.
• Using an electric coffee/spice grinder, grind a portion of the seeds at a time to a slightly textured consistency, 5 to 6 seconds. If the seeds are ground too fine, then it will be more difficult to extract the oil.
• Have a small glass bowl ready for the oil.
• Put the ground seeds onto a plate that has a slight ridge around the rim. Measure out 1/4 cup (63ml) of the epazote broth and little by little sprinkle it - don't, for goodness' sake, pour the whole lot - over the seeds and work it with your hands, first having put the telephone on automatic answering. Gradually add the liquid until you have a crumbly but cohesive paste.
• Tilt the plate a little to one side and put a folded cloth underneath to hold it in that position. Start squeezing the paste and you will see that drops of oil will begin to extrude. Add a little more warm liquid if necessary - you probably won't need the whole amount - and keep squeezing until you have collected almost 4 tablespoons of dark green oil. (This is pure vitamin E, and great for the hands.) Crumble the paste into a blender jar, add the remaining strained epazote broth, if desired, and blend until smooth.
• Transfer the sauce to a skillet and warm through over the lowest possible heat, stirring almost constantly because the starch content of the seeds begins to swell and the particles tend to coagulate in the bottom of the pan.
• Dip one of the warm tortillas into the sauce: it should be lightly covered. If the sauce is too thick, dilute it with a little extra warm water. Work as quickly as you can, dipping each tortilla into the sauce, holding it with tongs but supporting it with a spatula so you don't get left with a bit of broken tortilla in your tongs. Sprinkle some of the chopped egg across one-third of the tortilla, roll it up, and place it on the warmed dish.
• When all the papadzules are assembled, pour the remaining sauce over them. (If the sauce has thickened and become grainy looking, put it back into the blender with a little extra warm water and blend until smooth.) Now pour on the tomato sauce and sprinkle the chopped egg whites and yolks. Decorate with the optional epazote. As a final touch, spoon in little pools of the oil. Serve immediately or the oil will sink back into the sauce and all that work will have been for naught! Of course, it is more colorful and attractive to serve the papadzules together on one serving dish.

PAPADZULES : MAYAN EGG ENCHILADAS WITH PUMPKIN SEED SAUCE

Steps:

• For the chiltomate:.
• ***Note: to roast the tomatoes, place them on a dry, hot griddle or skillet over med-low heat. Turn frequently until all the skin has blackened and blistered. Remove them from heat and let them cool a few minutes, then peel.
• In a blender, combine the roasted tomatoes, Habanero. Pass this mixture through a strainer onto a bowl to discard the seeds.
• Heat the corn oil in a medium saucepan. Add the onion and cook until limp. Add the strained tomato-Habanero puree and salt and pepper to taste. Boil for 10 minutes over low heat, or until the chiltomate has thickened. Keep warm.
• For the papadzules:.
• Bring the water, salt and epazote to a boil in a small saucepan. Cook for a couple of minutes. Meanwhile, grind the pumpkin seeds in a food processor.
• Add the epazote and the warm cooking liquid to the pumpkin seeds in the food processor and puree, making a thick, creamy sauce. Pour into a shallow bowl. Next to the bowl, place a plate and then a serving platter. Have the chopped eggs close by.
• To assemble:.
• Dip the tortillas, one by one into the pumpkin sauce, covering them completely. One by one, place a tortilla on the next plate, fill with chopped eggs and roll like and enchilada. Place on serving platter. Pour any remaining pumpkin sauce evenly over the papadzules.
• Serve warm or at room temperature, accompanied with the chiltomate.

EGG ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Filling: Heat butter in saucepan. Add onion. Saute until soft. Remove from heat.
• Stir in next 5 ingredients.
• Spoon 1/4 cup egg mixture down centre of each tortilla. Roll snugly. Place seam side down in baking dish large enough to hold single layer. Cover with damp cloth while rolling remainder to prevent cracking.
• Sauce: Stir first 6 sauce ingredients together in bowl. Pour over enchiladas.
• Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, in 350 F oven for about 25 minutes until bubbly hot.
• Spoon sour cream across enchiladas. Top with chives.

EGG ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a wide frying pan over medium heat and sauté onion and green pepper until limp; add tomato sauce and chili powder. Simmer, uncovered, for about 10 minutes.
• Beat eggs lightly with half and half; add chiles, and salt and pepper to taste.
• In another frying over medium-low heat, melt butter, add eggs and cook until set to your liking.
• Dip each tortilla in hot tomato sauce until soft and spoon 1/6 of the scrambled eggs down the center. Roll up and place seem side down in a shallow baking dish.
• Reheat remaining sauce to boiling, pour over top, and sprinkle with cheese.
• Place under broiler, 4 inches from heat until cheese melts (about 3 minutes).

PAPADZULES

Steps:

• First prepare the seeds by lightly toasting them in a hot pan for 5-7 minutes. Do not brown too much or the seeds will lose the green color.
• Blend the warmed seeds in a blender or food processor until a paste forms. Press through a sieve to separate larger pieces.
• Blend or process the larger pieces of seeds to a paste. Press through a sieve again to separate larger pieces. Continue this process until all the seeds are a smooth paste.
• Bring chicken broth to a boil and add in the 2 onion halves, 3 cloves of garlic, jalapeno, and a sprig of epazote. Simmer for 20 minutes to season broth. Strain the broth and discard herbs and vegetables.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Wrap tortillas in foil or a damp dish cloth and heat in oven until warm.
• In a hot pan add vegetable oil or lard and heat over medium heat. Add in tomatoes, 4 cloves of garlic, chopped onion, oregano, roasted serrano chiles and salt. Cook until the tomatoes release there juices forming a sauce.
• Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of water into the pumpkin seed paste. Use your fingers to press the mixture until oil forms on the surface. Tilt the bowl and drain the oil into a separate smaller bowl. Continue to squeeze out 2-3 tablespoons of oil.
• Mix the rest of the water into the seed mixture and warm over lowest heat, do not boil. If sauce becomes coagulated, re-blend with 2 tablespoons liquid until smooth.
• Dip warm tortillas into sauce with tongs, place on a warmed plate and place 2-3 tablespoons of chopped egg down the middle.
• Roll up like an enchilada and place seam side down in the dish. Repeat with three stuffed tortillas on each plate.
• Pour remaining sauce over the top. Then pour the tomato salsa over the middle of the tortillas and topping with a sprinkle of the chopped egg.
• Immediately before serving, drizzle green oil over the pumpkin seed sauce in little pools. The oil will re-absorb into the sauce, so do this at the absolute last minute before serving.
• Pour Chiltomate sauce over and serve.

HAM AND EGG ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add bell pepper and onions, cook and stir 2 minutes. Add ham and olives; cook and stir for 1 minute.
• Lightly beat eggs with wire whisk in medium bowl. Add eggs to skillet; cook until eggs are set but still soft.
• Spoon 1/3 cup egg mixture evenly down center of each tortilla; top with 1 Tbl cheese. Roll tortillas up and place seam side down in 11x7 baking dish.
• Combine enchilada sauce and salsa together and pour evenly over enchiladas.
• Cover with foil and bake 20 minutes; uncover and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake an additional 10 minutes, uncovered.
• Serve each enchilada with a slice of avocado and 1 T sour cream.

CHEESY SAUSAGE AND EGG ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In skillet over medium heat, crumble and brown sausage.
• Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings.
• Return sausage and drippings to skillet.
• Add beaten eggs; scramble until desired doneness.
• Add 1/2 cup salsa and 1 cup of cheese.
• Stir until well blended.
• Spread 1 cup of salsa in a 13 x 9-inch pan.
• Place 1/4 cup of meat mixture down the center of each tortilla; roll up.
• Place tortilla seam side down on salsa.
• Top with remaining salsa and cheese.
• Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated.