Cheese Enchiladas

Name: Cheese Enchiladas
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 dried Ancho peppers; 2 dried Guajillo peppers; 3 cups water; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 12 corn tortillas; 4 cups queso fresco, shredded; 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped; Cilantro, finely chopped

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Prep 20 min
Total 35 min
Ingredients 8
Servings 6

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Cheese Enchiladas are a classic dish of the Mexican cuisine. Simple yet flavorful, cheese enchiladas are a dish the whole family will love. They are super easy to prepare with corn tortillas, queso fresco (unripened cheese), and a delicious sauce made with dry peppers. In the United States, it's customary to bake the enchiladas. However, below I teach you how to make them the way we do it here in Mexico, where enchiladas go straight from the stove to the table.

by Leslie Limon

Updated Sep 14, 2015

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Ingredients

4 dried Ancho peppers
2 dried Guajillo peppers
3 cups water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
12 corn tortillas
4 cups queso fresco, shredded
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
Cilantro, finely chopped

Directions

1

In a small bowl, boil the dry peppers with water at low heat until they are completely cooked; let cool a bit. Remove the seeds and the stems. In a blender, mix the peppers with the water you cooked them, until they are completely blended. Strain the enchilada sauce in a small bowl and warm it at low heat. Season with salt.
2

In a saucepan, heat 1/4 cup vegetable oil to low heat. Very carefully, fry a corn tortilla in the hot oil for about 30 seconds. Turn the tortilla and fry for another 30 seconds. With a spatula, remove the tortilla form oil; let the excess of oil drain again in the saucepan.
3

Pour the sauce on the tortilla. Place the tortilla on a plate. Immediately place 3 tablespoons of shredded queso fresco with a bit of chopped onion on the center of the tortilla. Fold the tortilla half way or fold it like a taco. Repeat the same procedure with the other tortillas.
4

Organize 2 or 3 enchiladas in each plate. Pour 2 to 3 tablespoons of enchilada sauce on the enchiladas. Garnish with more cheese and cilantro.

Expert Tips

tip 1
To save more time, you can use 2 cups of canned enchilada sauce.

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Cheese Enchiladas are a classic dish of the Mexican cuisine. Simple yet flavorful, cheese enchiladas are a dish the whole family will love. They are super easy to prepare with corn tortillas, queso fresco (unripened cheese), and a delicious sauce made with dry peppers. In the United States, it's customary to bake the enchiladas. However, below I teach you how to make them the way we do it here in Mexico, where enchiladas go straight from the stove to the table.