Stacked Beef Enchiladas With Ancho Chile Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Trim any fat and gristle from meat; cut in 1-inch pieces. Heal oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Brown meat and then add garlic, bay leaf,oregano,salt, pepper, and 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Remove pot from heat and cool meat until lukewarm in the broth. Once warm enough to handle, remove meat from broth and shredd using hands to break up meat. Reserve the broth for Ancho Chile Sauce and other uses. NOTE: no need to wash pan yet.
• Prepare the Ancho Chile Sauce (instructions below). To make this dish easier, I made this sauce the day before. This sauce will keep in the refrigerator for 3 days and in the freezer for 3 months.
• Heat the remaining oil in the same skillet beef was cooked in and cook onion over a meduim high heat, stirring, unti onion starts to brown (about 5 to 6 minutes). Add diced green chiles, cumin, and tomatoes. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring, an additional 3 minutes; add meat and remove from heat.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 11 X 16-inch pan. Make sure your pan is large enough that the enchiladas don't overlap. Heat oil to depth of 1/2-inch in a medium skillet and soften the tortillas 1 at a time by passing through hot oil, holding edge with tongs until limp, about 3 seconds. Drain on paper towels. Stack and cover to keep soft and warm. NOTE: I made fresh tortillas so I did not fry mine as they were still soft.
• Ladle a thin film of the Ancho Chile Sauce in pan. Place 4 tortillas side by side in pan, do not overlap. Top each with 3 tablespoons of the meat mixture. Top each with another tortilla and meat mixuter. Repeat for a third layer. Top each with cheese, olives and green onions. Cover each with the Ancho Chile Sauce.
• Bake uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes until cheese melts and sauce bubbles. Remove from oven and cut into wedges. Serve with crema or sour cream, some diced tomatoes and sprinkle with cilantro.
• INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANCHO CHILE SAUCE FOR ENCHILADAS Wipe the chiles with a damp paper towel. Cut open and remove stems and seeds. Heat a dry skillet over medium heat and toast the chiles, turning until they are aromatic, just a few seconds should do it. Do not burn or they will be bitter. Place chiles in a bowl and cover with hot water for about 20 minutes; drain and discard water.
• Put chiles, tomatoes, onion, garlic, oregano, marjoram and broth in a blender. Blend to a smooth puree. This should be the consistency of a heavy cream. If too thick, add 1 tablespoon water at a time unitl desired consistency.
• Heat oil over medium heat; add chile puree. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, simmer (stirring frequently to blend flavors)for about 15 minutes. Stir in cream and heat completely, about 3 minutes. Sauce is now ready to use or you can refrigerate for 3 days or will keep in freezer for 3 months.
• HOMEMADE BASIC CORN TORTILLAS You will need a tortilla press (unless you know how press them another way) and plastic wrap. Also, you could use already made corn tortillas.
• In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together using your hands. Knead dough well until moist and smooth, not crumbly and not sticky, about 5 minutes. If dough is crumbly, moisten hands and continue to knead. If it's sticky, add 1 tablespoon of the masa flour at time until desired consistency (a smooth moist dough).
• Cover bowl with plastic and allow dough to rest 20 minutes before using. NOTE: You can refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months.
• Form dough into 12 equal balls about the the size of a golf ball. Keep dough covered while working to keep it from drying out. Heat a Mexican cornal of mediou skillet over medium-high heat.
• Open tortilla press and line with a piece of plastic, place dough ball in middle and cover with another piece of plastic, press firmly to form a round tortilla. Remove from press, place in palm of your hand and carefully remove plastic wrap, flip over in your hand and remove other piece of plastic.
• Lay tortilla on hot pan; cook 20 to 30 seconds, or until edges look dry. With spatula, flip and cook about 1 minute. Turn again and cook 15 seconds. Remove and stack between layers of paper towels to keep warm. Repeat to make 12 tortillas.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Each serving will contain 3 corn tortillas. Take the tortilla and dip it in hot oil or dip it in the red chile sauce and put on plate. Top this with cheese and onion and more sauce and put another dipped tortilla on top and repeat this 2 times. Heat in the oven or under the broiler until cheese melts and top with a fried egg. Garnish the plate with the lettuce and tomato. You can serve this with fried potatoes or pinto beans.
• To make a casserole, you can layer the above in a baking dish with the final layer on top being cheese, do not put eggs on the casserole. Bake for about 20 minutes, until all is warm and melted. Garnish with lettuce and tomato. Can also serve with sour cream, chopped olives and guacamole.
• Remove the stems and seeds of the chile pods. Soak the pods in water or simmer on stove for about 10 minutes. Place chile and garlic in a blender with 1/4 cup water and puree until smooth. (Use 6 to 8 pods of chile and 2 cloves of garlic at a time, which will make the puree smoother and easier to work with.) Add more water as needed to get a medium consistency. In a sauce pan, add pureed chile with Mexican Oregano and salt to taste. Bring to a slow boil, and then simmer for 20 minutes. Pork can be browned and added to sauce while simmering.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Run 1 tortilla through the hot oil until softened, 2 to 3 seconds per side; transfer to a plate. Layer a dry tortilla on top of the cooked tortilla on the plate. Cook another tortilla in the hot oil and stack on the dry tortilla. Repeat process until all the tortillas are used.
• Cook and stir chicken and onion in the same skillet, adding more oil if needed, until chicken is 2/3 done, about 10 minutes. Add green chiles; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in the center and onions are tender, 5 to 10 minutes more.
• Layer tortillas in a 9x13-inch baking dish; top with chicken mixture, enchilada sauce, Monterey Jack cheese, and mozzarella cheese. Repeat layering until all ingredients are used, ending with sauce and cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is golden brown, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool until set, 5 to 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°. Spray 2-quart casserole with cooking spray.
• Place half of the tortilla pieces in casserole; top with 1 can of beans. Repeat layers. Pour enchilada sauce oven beans and tortilla pieces. Sprinkle with cheese and onions.
• Bake uncovered about 20 minutes or until bubbly around edge.

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour; cook and stir using a wooden spoon until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Mix in chili powder and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in chicken stock, tomato paste, oregano, cumin, and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer enchilada sauce until thickened and smooth, about 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Coat the inside of a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Heat olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, green chiles, and green bell pepper until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix in ground beef and black beans. Stir in 1/2 of the enchilada sauce; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes.
• Spoon beef mixture evenly onto the center of each tortilla and roll tortilla around filling. Place tortillas, seam-side down, in the baking dish. Cover tortillas with remaining enchilada sauce and Mexican cheese blend.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. In a dry skillet heated on high, toast the ancho chiles on each side for about 10 seconds or just until they start to puff. Fill the skillet with enough water to cover chiles. Leave the heat on until water begins to boil and then turn off the heat and let the chiles soak until soft, about 30 minutes. Once hydrated, discard the soaking water and rinse the chiles.
• 2. Put ancho chiles, chipotle chiles, garlic, half of the diced onions, cumin, oregano, allspice, and chicken broth in a blender and puree. It should be thick and smooth.
• 3. In a pot, heat 1 tablespoon of lard or oil on low heat and then whisk in the flour. Pour in the sauce, and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add salt and black pepper to taste, and adjust other seasonings as needed.
• 4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a large baking dish.
• 5. In a skillet, heat on medium 1 tablespoon of lard or oil. Cook each tortilla for about 30 seconds on each side (or until soft). Keep warm in a towel or a warmer.
• 6. To assemble the enchiladas, take a tortilla and place it in the baking dish. Drizzle 1/4 cup of the sauce on each tortilla and then add 1/4 cup of the grated cheeses, mixed, and 1 teaspoon of onions. Add another tortilla, and add same amount of sauce, cheese, and onions. Add a third tortilla, and again top with sauce, cheese, and onions. Repeat until you have four stacks.
• 7. Bake enchiladas in the oven for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbling. While enchiladas are cooking, heat the remaining tablespoon of lard or oil in the cast-iron skillet and then fry the eggs two at a time (or however many will fit). To serve, place an enchilada stack on a plate and top with a fried egg.