West Texas Stacked Enchiladas Recipes

STACKED ENCHILADAS - WEST TEXAS STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees with the rack in the middle position. Spray your cookie sheet with oil.
• Preheat a cast iron pan over medium-high. Add vegetable oil, then fry the corn tortillas on each side until starting to crisp. Set aside.
• Add the diced onions to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally until translucent. Add the ground beef, chili powder, Mexican oregano, salt, and pepper, and cook until the beef is starting to brown, but pink in some spots. Add the green chiles and garlic, and cook an additional minute.
• Coat two tortillas with enchilada sauce, then place one on each side of the pan, leaving space between them, Add a scoop of the beef mixture to each, top with cheese, then another enchilada sauce dipped tortilla. Keep building layers until you've used all of the tortillas up. Top with any remaining meat mixture you have, ladle enough enchilada sauce to cover, then top with the remaining cheese.
• Place your enchiladas in the oven for 15 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbling.
• While the enchiladas are baking, add a couple of tablespoons of butter and a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil to a frying pan, and preheat over medium heat. Carefully add a couple of eggs, without breaking the yolks. When the whites of the eggs start turning opaque, cover with a lid and cook until the whites are fully set, but the yolks are runny.
• Remove the enchiladas from the oven and carefully slide a thin spatula under each stack to transfer to a plate (a thin metal spatula is very helpful here). Place fried eggs on top, then whichever garnishes you choose.

STACKED ENCHILADA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute pepper in oil for 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook 2 minutes longer or until pepper is crisp-tender. Stir in the chicken, beans and onions; heat through. Transfer to a bowl and keep warm. , In the same skillet, combine enchilada and picante sauces. Coat both sides of one tortilla with sauce mixture; place in a greased 9-in. pie plate. Top with a third of the chicken mixture and 1/4 cup cheese. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining tortilla, sauce and cheese. , Cover and bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until heated through. Remove to a serving plate and cut into wedges. Serve with sour cream and lettuce if desired.

WEST TEXAS STACKED ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• 1. 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 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.
• 2. Put ancho chiles, chipotle chiles, garlic, half of the diced onions, cumin, oregano, allspice, and chicken broth in a blender and puree. It should be thick and smooth.
• 3. In a pot, heat 1 tablespoon of lard or oil on low heat and then whisk in the flour. Pour in the sauce, and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add salt and black pepper to taste, and adjust other seasonings as needed.
• 4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a large baking dish.
• 5. In a skillet, heat on medium 1 tablespoon of lard or oil. Cook each tortilla for about 30 seconds on each side (or until soft). Keep warm in a towel or a warmer.
• 6. To assemble the enchiladas, take a tortilla and place it in the baking dish. Drizzle 1/4 cup of the sauce on each tortilla and then add 1/4 cup of the grated cheeses, mixed, and 1 teaspoon of onions. Add another tortilla, and add same amount of sauce, cheese, and onions. Add a third tortilla, and again top with sauce, cheese, and onions. Repeat until you have four stacks.
• 7. Bake enchiladas in the oven for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbling. While enchiladas are cooking, heat the remaining tablespoon of lard or oil in the cast-iron skillet and then fry the eggs two at a time (or however many will fit). To serve, place an enchilada stack on a plate and top with a fried egg.