Enchiladas

[Pinkribbonscars]

So, enchiladas cooked well are awesome, but I have never managed to do a good job myself. I made some yesterday roughly following this recipe, they were OK but too spicy whilst still lacking in flavour. Does anyone have any good recipes for them, and any advice on how to put lots of flavour into them without having to ramp up the heat too much (I like a decent amount of heat, I just want flavour as well)? I used a mix of chopped fresh chillies, some discovery chipotle paste and that smoked paprika that comes in a tin.

I also found the sauce too 'tomatoey', is there a way to combat this (I used tinned tomatoes)? The recipe says add a teaspoon of sugar, but I wasn't sure as I didn't want to make the sauce to sweet (although in hindsight it probably would have been fine).

Any help appreciated .

 

[Ahleckz]

Can't help with the Enchiladas, but re. the sugar - It cuts through the acidity of tomatoes (and any other food high in acid) and makes it that bit nicer. It won't make it sweet, you'll have to add a fair bit of sugar for that!

 

[Stag]

Lots of garlic!

 

[Haircut]

If I make enchiladas I poach the chicken until tender enough to shred, and put a couple of chipotles and one ancho chilli in the poaching water.
Once the chicken is done, take it out and add chopped tomatoes, hot smoked paprika, garlic, oregano and salt to the liquor and cook until reduced by half or so.
Blend it with a hand blender and use this as the enchilada sauce.

Gives it a nice smoky, chilli flavour and tastes good to me

 

[Pinkribbonscars]

If I make enchiladas I poach the chicken until tender enough to shred, and put a couple of chipotles and one ancho chilli in the poaching water.
Once the chicken is done, take it out and add chopped tomatoes, hot smoked paprika, garlic, oregano and salt to the liquor and cook until reduced by half or so.
Blend it with a hand blender and use this as the enchilada sauce.

Gives it a nice smoky, chilli flavour and tastes good to me

Sounds good - what's an ancho chilli? So no onions, and do you cook the garlic first?

 

[Haircut]

Sounds good - what's an ancho chilli? So no onions, and do you cook the garlic first?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poblano
You can pick them up at supermarkets these days.

I add red onion and roasted red pepper in with the chicken in the tortillas, then pour the sauce over the top.

 

[G|mp]

Easy Peasy Enchiladas!

Start by making some fajita's and then laying them in a deep over proof dish. (your normal fajita onions, peppers, marinated chicken, jalapeños, wrapped up in tortillas)

Get a saucepan and sweat off an onion and 4 cloves of garlic in some olive oil, pour in a tin of chopped tomatoes and a squeeze of puree, let it thicken and then add a good slug of Reggae Reggae Love Apple Sauce (this is the key!)

Pour a tub of sour cream over your fajitas in the dish, add some guacamole in dollops over the top and then pour your tomato sauce over the top, grate as much cheese as you like over the top of that and then bake on 180 for half an hour or until the cheese is melted and bubbling.

Top banana!