Beef Enchilada Ingredients
This recipe calls for:
Chili (click here for chili recipe)
3 Tablespoons Chili Powder
1 1/2 teaspoon Cumin Powder
3/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
4 Tablespoons Corn Oil
6 Tablespoons Flour
4 1/2 Cups Water
20 Corn Tortillas
Cheddar Cheese
Velveeta
Onion
Beef Enchilada Equipment
Beef Enchilada Equipment
Beef Enchilada Equipment
For this recipe you will need:
Sauce Pan
Spoon
Measuring Cups
Measuring Spoons
Cheese Grater
Frying Pan
Tongs, or forks to fry tortillas
Grating Cheese Cheese Filling
Cheese Filling
First Sep: Grating Cheese
Grate 1 cup Velveeta cheese and 1 cup Cheddar cheese and then mix them together. Set aside in refrigerator.
Corn TortillaFlpping Corn Tortilla
Blotting Corn Tortilla
Frying Corn Tortillas
Second Step: Frying Tortillas
Next you will want to soft fry the tortillas. If you skip this step, your Enchiladas will be absolutely horrible, microwave or not.
To soft fry the tortillas, put 1/4 of an inch of corn oil into a frying pan. Then place it on a burner set on medium high. It will take a few minuets for it to heat up. Once it is heated up drop a tortilla in the oil for 5 seconds. Then flip it over, let the other side cook for 5 seconds, and then remove it from the frying pan. Now blot the grease off using a paper towel. You will need to soft fry around 20 of these.
(If you have never fried any thing before there are some safety rules to hot oil. One: Never leave it unattended. If you do, it could start your house on fire. Two: If you have children make sure it is out of their reach and the handle of the skillet is not hanging off where they could reach it. Three: Use the proper utensils to fry, this never includes your hands. I know My hand is in the picture, but I can tell you from experience hot oil hurts!) I am not trying to scare you, just trying to make this an enjoyable experience.
Adding Salt To Enchilada SauceAdding Chilli To Enchilada Sauce
Enchilada Sauce Ingredients
Mixing Enchilada Sauce
Third Step: Mixing Enchilada Sauce
Next we will need to make the enchilada sauce.
First stir together in a sauce pan on a medium heat burner:
4 Tablespoons corn oil
3 Tablespoons Chili Powder
6 Tablespoons Flour
1 1/2 teaspoon Cumin Powder
3/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
Adding Water To Enchilada Sauce
Adding Water
Fourth Step: Adding Water To Enchilada Sauce
After the above ingredients have been stirred together and warmed, add in 4-1/2 cups water. Continue to stir until the sauce is thickened to the consistency of a thin gravy. Then turn the burner off.
Dipping Tortilla Corn Tortilla In Enchilada Sauce
Enchilada Tortilla
Tortillas And Enchilada Sauce
Fifth Step: Dipping Soft Fried Tortillas
We will take you through assembling the first beef enchilada.
Start by dipping a soft fried tortilla into the enchilada sauce.
Adding BeefAdding Cheese And Onion
Rolling Enchilada
Assembling Enchilada
Sixth Step: Assembling Beef Enchiladas
Now place that tortilla on a plate. Use a different plate than the one you will serve it on otherwise your presentation will be a huge mess. Then place 1/4th cup beef, 1/4th cup cheese and 1 Tablespoon chopped onion on the tortilla. Then roll the beef enchilada up tightly.
Sliding Enchilada
Sliding Enchilada
Seventh Step: Sliding
Take the rolled enchilada and slide it onto the serving plate.
BeefCheese And Onion
Enchilada Sauce
Adding Toppings
Eighth Sep: Topping Enchiladas
After you are done making the enchiladas top them off with more beef, cheese, onion, and about 3 to 4 large spoonfuls of enchilada sauce as seen to the left.
Beef Enchiladas
Freezer Beef Enchiladas
Finished Beef Enchiladas
Beef Enchiladas
Now enjoy your Meal! If you would like to freeze some of your recipe go right ahead. Just put them all into a container and then place them in the freezer. We suggest arranging them so they look like the picture at the bottom left, if you are going to freeze them. Just don't forget to add plenty of your enchilada sauce on top. When you are ready to enjoy them, just microwave your beef enchiladas until they are hot. They can also be reheated in a 350 degree oven until hot