Cook the Book: Cheese Enchiladas with Chili Con Carne

Name: Cook the Book: Cheese Enchiladas with Chili Con Carne
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 dried ancho chiles, stems and seeds removed; 473 milliliters beef broth; 454 grams cups grated cheddar cheese; 12 corn tortillas; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 113 grams ground beef; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 Tbsps ground cumin; 1 teaspoons dried oregano; 4 servings Salt, black pepper, and cayenne, to taste; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil or lard; 1 mediums yellow onion, diced

The recipe Cook the Book: Cheese Enchiladas with Chili Con Carne is ready in around 1 hour and is definitely an awesome gluten free option for lovers of Mexican food. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 45g of protein, 52g of fat, and a total of 920 calories. Several people really liked this main course. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Super Bowl. Head to the store and pick up ancho chiles, oregano, cheddar cheese, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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 the 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.

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Ancho Chili Pepper

Chili Pepper

Toast

Water

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Frying Pan

Place in a blender.

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Blender

In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the vegetable oil or lard, and cook the onions, occasionally stirring, until translucent, about 5 minutes.

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Vegetable Oil

Onion

Lard

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Dutch Oven

Add the garlic and cook for 30 more seconds.

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Garlic

Place the cooked onions and garlic into the blender, along with the cumin, oregano, allspice, cinnamon, and 1 cup of water. Blend until smooth.

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Allspice

Cinnamon

Oregano

Garlic

Onion

Cumin

Water

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Blender

In the same pot you used to cook the onions and garlic, on medium heat, brown the beef, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. (If you like, you can drain the extra fat once the meat is browned,)

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Garlic

Onion

Beef

Meat

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Pot

Add the chile puree and the beef broth, heat on high until boiling, and then turn the heat down to low and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. After 30 minutes, adjust the seasonings, add salt, black pepper, and cayenne to taste.

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Black Pepper

Beef Broth

Seasoning

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Chili Pepper

Salt

To make the enchiladas, first preheat the oven to 350°F and greases a large baking dish. In a skillet, heat up the oil or lard on medium-low heat. One at a time, heat up the tortillas in the hot oil. Keep them warm in a cloth or tortilla warmer until all of the tortillas are heated.

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Tortilla