I tried something for the first time… Enchiladas. And no, I do not mean that it was the first time to eat enchiladas, but it was my first time to construct and cook them. For most of time, I have sort of avoided cooking Mexican, excepting microwaved Nachos, and Sushi recipes... just because. But this time I thought what the hell? What could I lose? And actually, of all the cooking experts out there right now Rick Bayless is sort of my culinary mentor.
Ground beef, Old El Paso Enchilada Sauce, cheese and flour tortillas. I had to ramp it up. I added chopped jalapeño peppers, chopped onion, chopped garlic, and refried beans. Oh and yes I did add some cilantro to fancy-up the plating.
The prep work and the construction was quite easy. I fried and then drained the ground beef. I then pushed the cooked ground beef aside in the frying pan and then added the chopped ingredients. Once had cooked to my liking, I then added the refried beans, a bit of the enchilada sauce, and a fair amount of shredded cheese. I combined all items quickly together.
I preheated the oven to 375 °F, I Pammed a casserole dish, spooned the meat concoction onto the open tortillas, rolled them up and placed them into the dish. I I poured the remaining enchilada sauce and spread a good amount of cheese over the top. The completed and fixed-up casserole dish was put into the oven and baked for about 20 minutes.
Turned out quite well. Well the picture, I am not a food stylist or photographer... It tasted good and I think I would try this again, maybe with shredded chicken or anything else that I could dream up. And my blood sugar ranged in the next morning at 111.
I did, enjoy,
Jim
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