RECIPE
Two-Cheese Enchiladas
- Contributed by Louis Lambert
- ACTIVE: 1 HR
- TOTAL TIME: 1 HR 40 MIN
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SERVINGS:
6
Before stuffing corn tortillas with Monterey Jack and queso blanco, Louis Lambert dips them in hot oil to soften them, then covers them in a pungent salsa rojaa red sauce made with dried chiles and tomatoes.
- ACTIVE: 1 HR
- TOTAL TIME: 1 HR 40 MIN
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SERVINGS:
6
- VEGETARIAN
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil, plus more for the baking dish
- 3 1/2 cups Salsa Roja
- Twelve 6-inch corn tortillas
- 2 cups shredded queso blanco (1/2 pound)
- 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (1/2 pound)
- 3/4 cup minced onion
- 2 cups finely shredded green cabbage
- 2 plum tomatoes, finely chopped
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Lightly oil a 9-by-13-inch glass or ceramic baking dish. In a medium skillet, warm the 1/2 cup of vegetable oil over moderate heat. In another medium skillet, warm 1/2 cup of the Salsa Roja over moderate heat. Using tongs, dip the tortillas in the oil, coating both sides, until softened, about 5 seconds. Coat each tortilla with the Salsa Roja and transfer to a plate, stacking the tortillas on top of each other.
- In a medium bowl, mix the queso blanco with the Monterey Jack. Set a tortilla on a work surface and spoon 1/4 cup of the cheese and about 1 tablespoon of minced onion in the center. Loosely roll up the tortilla like a cigar and set it in the prepared baking dish, seam side down. Repeat with the remaining tortillas, cheese and onion. Pour the remaining 3 cups of Salsa Roja over the rolled enchiladas and sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of cheese on top.
- Bake the enchiladas for 25 minutes, or until heated through and the sauce is bubbling. Scatter the cabbage and tomatoes over the enchiladas and serve hot.
- From Tex-Mex Dinner with Downtown Austin Style
- Published March 2007