Today I tried making Enchilada for the first time. Enchilada is a Mexican dish which can be made many different ways (according to Wikipedia). This is my version of it, am not sure if this is the exact recipe for making it or not, but I just had tasted this one time at a friends place and after googling, came up with what I have here now. So, this is just an attempt.
The taste was very good. So do try it and any suggestions would be welcome too.
Ingredients Onion, roughly chopped - 1 medium
Tomatoes, chopped - 1 medium
Spinach, chopped - 8 oz. ( I used the frozen pack )
Black Beans, boiled - 8 oz. can
Mexican 3 Cheese, grated( Cheddar, Mozzarella, Monteray Jack) - 8 oz.
Wheat Tortillas, fajita size - 7
For the Enchilada Sauce
Tomato Sauce - 8 oz. can
Jalapeno, chopped - 1
Garlic, finely chopped - 1 clove
Water - 4 oz.
To make the sauce - In a saucepan, mix the water and tomato sauce, bring to a boil, then add the garlic and jalapeno. Cook for 2 mins and switch off stove. Let it cool down.
If you want, you can avoid this and buy the ready available Enchilada Sauce from the stores.
To make the Enchilada Filling :
- In a saucepan, take little oil, add onions and fry till translucent.
- Add the spinach and tomatoes, saute for a min, then add the canned black beans.
- Add a little salt, and cook everything for about 2 mins.
To assemble Enchilada :
- On a plate, take a tortilla, add a generous amount of filling, roll it. Similarly, roll all other tortillas also.
- In a oven-safe dish, place the rolled tortillas next to each other. I placed the tortillas in 2 layers, one on top of another.
- Pour the enchilada sauce generously such that it covers all the tortillas nicely.
- On top of the sauce, add the grated cheese generously.
- Cover the dish either with its lid or with aluminium foil.
- Bake in pre-heated oven at 350F for 30 mins.
- Let stand for sometime, and enjoy hot.
