Texas Enchiladas Food

EASY TEXAS CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Melt butter in pan over medium high heat.
• add flour and cook 2 minutes.
• add spices and tomato paste, mix well (forms a ball).
• pour in unsalted chicken stock and mix until smooth.
• simmer 10 minutes.
• cover and allow to cool.
• smooth enough sauce over the bottom of 13x9 pan to cover.
• roll shredded cheese in corn tortillas and line pan seam side down.
• cover with sauce.
• cover with shredded cheese.
• bake at 350 until hot and bubbly.

TEX-MEX BEEF ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Make sauce: In a medium saucepan, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil over medium. Add flour and cook, whisking occasionally, 1 minute. Add broth, chili powder, chipotle and adobo sauce, and 3/4 cup water; bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat, and simmer until lightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Make filling: In a 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Add onion, garlic, and beef; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until cooked through, about 8 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. (If freezing, don't place any sauce in baking dish. See Cook's Notes below.) Spoon 1/4 cup sauce in bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish. Set aside. Make enchiladas: Stack tortillas; wrap in foil, and warm in oven, 10 minutes. Fill each with a heaping 1/4 cup beef mixture and 2 tablespoons cheese; tightly roll up.
• Raise oven heat to 450 degrees. Arrange enchiladas, seam side down, in baking dish. Top with remaining sauce; sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, until hot and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before serving. Serve garnished with cilantro and, if desired, a green salad.

TEXAS RED ENCHILADA SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter/margarine in a sauce pan.
• Make a roux by browning flour in melted butter/margarine.
• Add spices and tomato paste; stir until well blended into roux.
• Add water gradually, stirring constantly.
• Heat until boiling.
• Continue simmering and stirring until desired thickness is achieved.
• Taste every so often and adjust spices as needed.
• Once desired consistency and taste is reached, coat the bottom of a pan with the sauce, add freshly rolled enchiladas, then pour the remainder of the red sauce over enchiladas.
• Place pan in oven and cook until enchiladas are done.

AUTHENTIC TEX-MEXICAN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Make Enchilada Gravy Sauce.
• Heat oil in large stockpot (at least 3 qt).
• Add flour and cook until browned, stirring constantly, you are making a roux, do not let it burn NOTE: this will have almost a "dough" consistency, don't be scared once the water is added it will thin into a thick gravy.
• Stir in chili powder, cumin, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Cook roux, stirring constantly, for at least 2-3 minutes. If you do not thoroughly cook the roux it will taste like flour mixed with oil.
• Gradually add the water, stirring until smooth.
• Boil gently for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile make the Chili con Carne.
• Brown the ground beef in a large skillet.
• Add the garlic, cumin, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
• Cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if the pan becomes dry.
• Add the chili powder and 1 cup of water and bring to a simmer.
• Simmer for 10 minutes, then remove the bay leaf and add the beans if using.
• Meanwhile make the Enchiladas.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Soften tortillas, fill with American cheese and roll up.
• Place them seam side down in a baking dish and cover with Enchilada Gravy Sauce and Chili con Carne.
• Top with Pico de Gallo and more cheese to taste.
• Heat in oven for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and enchiladas are heated through.

GROUND BEEF AND TEXAS BEAN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine in large skillet ground beef, onion, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Cook until beef is browned.
• Drain grease.
• Return to skillet and add tomatoes, peppers or canned chilies, and beans (I prefer the Texas beans and fresh pablano pepper here because of the added flavor).
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer while preparing the sauce, stirring frequently.
• Prepare the sauce by mixing all ingredients in medium bowl with a wire whisk until butter has melted.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add about 1/2 cup sauce to meat mixture.
• Turn off heat.
• Dip each tortilla (the whole wheat are absolutely delicious in this recipe) into the enchilada sauce coating thoroughly.
• Lay the soaked tortilla in your baking pan and add one serving spoon of the meat mixture lengthwise along one end of tortilla then roll it up from there (Note that there should be about 2 serving spoons of meat left when you are done with filling all tortillas).
• When done rolling each one make sure to place it so that open end of tortilla is on the bottom to avoid spillage.
• Repeat with all tortillas.
• Add remaining meat mixture and remaining sauce evenly on top of enchiladas.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven, remove foil, cover with grated cheese and return to oven for 5 minutes uncovered, or until all cheese has melted.
• For easiest serving, slice enchiladas in half lengthwise down the pan.
• Serve with rice, sour cream, guacamole, and your favorite corn chips.

TEXAS CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Lightly grease a 9x13 inch glass casserole dish.
• Combine the minced onions and jalapenos.
• Pour both cans of enchilada sauce into a 2 quart sauce pan, bring to a boil, immediately reduce heat, stir and simmer for 2 minutes Remove from heat.
• Add 1/2 cup of heated sauce to the bottom of the casserole dish and spread evenly. Save remaining sauce.
• In a large skillet, over the Med-High setting, heat corn oil. When the oil is hot add 3 corn tortillas at a time, sizzling approx 5 seconds turn with tongs and heat an additional 3 to 5 seconds (or until soft -- do not allow them to get crisp). Use paper towels to drain the heated tortillas and layer 6 of them over the sauce in the dish.
• Add a third of the minced onions and jalapenos followed by a third of the cubed and shredded cheeses and lightly salt. Pour another 1/2 cup of sauce over cheese. Repeat layers twice, ending with all remaining cheese, onion/jalapeno mix, cheese, sauce and salt.
• Bake uncovered at 350 F for 20 mins or until cheese is melted and bubbly --do not allow to brown. Remove from oven and allow to rest 5 minutes.
• Cut into squares and serve with cold beer, Mexican rice, beans, sour cream or cornbread.