Cheese And Onion Enchiladas - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    For the filling and tortillas
    8 ounces jalapeno jack cheese, grated
    8 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
    2 ounces queso fresco
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    2 cups sweet onions, large diced
    2 teaspoons ground coriander
    1 tablespoon ground cumin
    hot sauce, to taste
    salt and pepper, to taste
    8 corn tortillas
    Sauce
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1 cup onion, diced
    1 tablespoon jalapeno, fine diced
    1 tablespoon minced garlic
    1/2 tablespoon chipotle chile in adobo
    1 cup roasted tomatoes, chopped
    1 1/2 cups stock or 1 1/2 cups water
    2 teaspoons cumin
    1 teaspoon coriander
    1 teaspoon oregano
    1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    salt and pepper, to taste
Preparation
    Filling:
    In a saute pan over medium heat, saute diced onion in oil until tender and slightly colored -- 4-6 minutes.
    Season with coriander, cumin, hot sauce and S&P.
    Let onion mix cool to room temperature, and hold to fill enchiladas.
    Combine all the cheese except 2 oz each of the jack and cheddar with the onion mixture, fold together well.
    Slightly warm the tortillas in a warm saute pan to make them flexible, and put about 2/3 cup of the cheese mix on each tortilla and roll them up.
    Place the rolled tortillas in a lightly oiled casserole dish in a single layer.
    Sauce:
    In a 2 quart sauce pot over medium heat, cook onions in oil until tender -- 3-5 minutes.
    Add diced jalapeno and garlic and cook 2 minutes more.
    Add tomatotes, stock and all seasonings; let simmer 15 minutes.
    Puree and strain the sauce and hold for service.
    To assemble the dish:
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    Ladle sauce over the enchiladas in the casserole dish, top with the remaining cheese.
    Bake covered for 15-20 minutes, until hot thoughout and cheese is well-melted.
    Serve hot.

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