Queso Anejo Enchiladas With Red Chile Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Brown crumbled hamburger meat with 1 cup of chopped onion, garlic, when brown add picante sauce to taste, salt& pepper.
• In microwave melt the cheese for sauce with picante sauce, making as mild or hot as you like, can also control the heat by the type of picante sauce you purchase.
• Soften the corn tortillas in hot oil, or if you prefer in a canned enchilada sauce.
• In casserole dish assemble enchiladas---tortilla, meat mixture, chopped onion, grated cheese, either fold in half or roll with seam down.
• Cover with the queso sauce, top with sliced green onions, cover dish with foil and bake aproximately 25-30 minutes, this time may vary, depending on how hot all your ingredients are by the time you assemble the dish.

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan over low heat melt the Velveeta and mild cheddar cheese; stir until completely melted and combined.
• When the cheese has melted add in the salsa, chili, sour cream, chili powder, garlic (if using) and hot pepper sauce; cook over low heat for about 8-10 minutes.
• Serve warm.

Steps:

• For the enchiladas: Shred a little more than 2/3 of the queso anejo into a bowl, this will be the filling. Shred the remaining queso anejo along with the monterey jack into a second bowl for the topping. Heat a non-stick frying pan with 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Once the pan has heated, take one tortilla & dip into the sauce until covered. Remove tortilla and allow any excess to drip off. Place tortilla into frying pan for about 30 seconds, then flip with a spatula. Put a small amount of cheese filling on one half of tortilla. After 30 seconds fold the cheeseless half over the half with cheese and place into a large caserole dish. Repeat, adding oil to pan as necessary, while allowing each finished tortilla to slightly overlap in dish. Once one "layer" is finished, cover with one half of cheese topping. Complete second layer, and sprinkle with remaining cheese topping. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes until cheese has just melted. Garnish with cilantro. Slice & serve. Feeds 6 hungry people For red chile sauce: Remove stems and seeds from chiles and cut into strips. Fill a small pot with water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat & add chiles. Cover for 30 minutes. Working in 3-4 batches, combine the chiles and other ingredients into a blender or food processor. Taste the water the chiles soaked in and if bitter discard. If not bitter add about 1/2-2/3 cup to blender to keep the mixture going (If water is bitter, just add fresh). Push sauce through mesh strainer into a bowl. Some people skip this step, but I find that the chile skins are bitter and tough. Discard solids remaining in strainer. Use within 24 hours.