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Carla Hall's Chicken Enchiladas Rojas
- 1 pkg of boneless chicken thighs
- 2 oz ancho chilies, dried
- 3 large cloves garlic, rough chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 can fire roasted tomatoes, 14 oz
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano, dried
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup water
- Salt to taste
- 1 large onion, julian sliced
- 2 red bell peppers, julian sliced
- 1 pkg corn tortillas
- 5 avocados
- 3 limes
- fresh oregano
- green onions
- cilantro
- 1 cup sour cream
- Take the chicken thighs and brown them in a lightly oiled pan. place them on a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. When done, roughly tare up the chicken and set it aside.
- For the sauce, toast the dried chilies till soft. once softened, remove the seeds and spine. Roughly tare up and place inside the blender.
- Add the garlic, 1 large onion, fire-roasted tomatoes, cumin, dried oregano, water, apple cider, salt, and blend till smooth.
- Strain the sauce in a fine strainer, and cook t medium-low heat. Add salt, apple cider vinegar, and sugar to taste.
- Take the sliced onion and bell peppers and cook in the same pan used for the chicken and swet the veggies. Add them to the chicken and add a little bit of the sauce to flavor.
- In another pan, gently fry the tortillas, coat in the sauce, and fill with the chicken mixture. Place rolled tortillas in a casserole dish. top with the rest of the sauce. Top with cheese and bake in the oven at 400 degrees till warm and the cheese is melted.
- Take half an avocado, scrape into a bowl, and mash till smooth. Add the sour cream, lime zest, lime juice from one lime, and salt to taste. Set the avocado crema aside.
- For the guacamole, roughly mash the rest of the avocados, add the juice of the last two limes, thinly sliced green onions, 2 tsp fresh oregano, minced, salt and pepper to taste
- Before serving, garnish with cilantro and roughly chopped green onions, and have the crema and guacamole on the side.
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