My Mother's Enchiladas
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
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Filling
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon cognac
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 (1 lb) can kidney bean
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Sauce
- 3 teaspoons oil
- 1⁄4 cup onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons flour
- 20 ounces tomato puree
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 beef bouillon cube
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons green chilies, canned
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
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Enchiladas
- 10 tortillas
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
directions
- Prepare filling: Over medium heat, saute beef with garlic, salt, vinegar, cognac, and chili powder until meat is brown. Add drained kidney beans and set aside.
- Prepare tomato sauce: Heat oil and saute garlic and onion. Remove from heat. Stir in flour until smooth.
- Dissolve bouillon cube in boiling water. Add to onion/garlic mixture, then add tomato puree and vinegar.
- Return to heat and bring to a boil. Add green chiles, cumin, salt and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, about 5 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Place 1/3 cup of meat filling in tortilla; roll up and place in a 13x9x2 baking dish.
- Pour tomato sauce over all, and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 25 minutes.
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Another first...I've never had Enchiladas with minced beef before. These were so easy to do and so tasty! I skipped on the cognac and subbed green capsicum (cooked off with the onion) and jalapenos for the canned green chilies and added another tsp of cummin but otherwise kept to the recipe. Served alongside shredded lettuce chopped tomatoes and topped with some sour cream these made for a great weeknights dinner. Reviewed for ZWT3.
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Another first...I've never had Enchiladas with minced beef before. These were so easy to do and so tasty! I skipped on the cognac and subbed green capsicum (cooked off with the onion) and jalapenos for the canned green chilies and added another tsp of cummin but otherwise kept to the recipe. Served alongside shredded lettuce chopped tomatoes and topped with some sour cream these made for a great weeknights dinner. Reviewed for ZWT3.
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