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New Mexico Enchiladas

12/31/2016

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I learned to make these recipes while living in Albuquerque and visiting Santa Fe often. I discovered that northern, central, and southern New Mexico cuisines vary a bit from each other. What I can tell you for sure is that all New Mexican food can be distinguished from California and Texas Mexican 
food, and I'm biased toward it. The big difference is in the chile, and I've begun this little New Mexican food series with my Secret Santa Fe Red Chile Sauce which I assume you will make ahead of time.

Over the years I've migrated toward easier ways of making dishes. Here I show you the traditional rolled method of making these enchiladas, and the simpler layered version. ​
Ingredients
​2 cups Secret Santa Fe Red Chile Sauce
1 cup onion, chopped
1 tablespoon oil
8 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
12 pieces corn tortillas
1-1/2 pounds ground beef
Toppings: ​ shredded lettuce, sour cream or plain yogurt
Servings: 6    Serving Size: 2 rolled enchiladas  Preparation time: 45 minutes to 1 hour
Directions for Rolled Enchiladas
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1. Sauté onion in oil until limp.
2. Add ground beef and brown. Drain.
3. Place tortillas on a baking sheet and spray lightly with oil. Warm in the oven (or microwave) a minute or two, just enough to make them easy to roll.
4. Remove from oven. Spread ground beef mixture and cheese lengthwise across the center of the tortilla. Ladle on some red chile sauce. Roll tortilla. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas.
5. Place prepared tortillas in a greased baking dish. Cover with more red chile sauce and sprinkle with cheese.
6. Heat in the oven until warmed through.
Directions for Layered Enchiladas
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1. Sauté onion in oil until limp.
2. Add ground beef and brown. Drain.
3. Spread a thin layer of sauce in bottom of baking pan.
4. Cover with six tortillas and
half the beef mixture. 
5. Ladle on a 3/4 cup of sauce and cover with 2/3 cup of cheese.
6. Layer with the remaining 6 tortillas.
7. Cover with the remaining beef and the rest of the sauce. 
8. Cover with another
2/3 cup of cheese.
9. Cover with foil and bake 20 minutes.
10. Take out of the oven and remove foil. Sprinkle top with remaining cheese. Let stand about 10 minutes while cheese melts.
Serve with desired toppings.
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​I hope you enjoy my recipes. Let me know if you've tried any of them and how they turned out.

Good cooking to you! 
​Linda

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4/18/2017 07:00:27 am

I heard this and I know something about Santa Fe. It is a great place to visit and I am happy that there are recipe that is posted here. I am nervous and also I am looking forward to make this meal. I am not good at cooking, but even though that is the problem, it will not stop me to continue in this life. I am starting to love cooking and I love tasting foods.

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    Linda M. Kurth is the creative mind behind such stories as the romance, Home of the Heart, and her  memoir, God, the Devil and Divorce, as well as the recipes and crafts you'll find in these pages. Here's how this blog began:
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    "This chicken salad is fabulous" my writer friends told me at our little luncheon. "We want the recipe."

    "I've been thinking of starting a recipe blog," I said. "This will be the first dish on it. Will that work for you?"

    "Do it!" they urged. 

    I've thought about creating a cookbook for years, but with all of my other activities, I realize that's not going to happen in the traditional sense. So I'm happy to have this venue to share my favorite dishes and discoveries. I hope you'll find some dishes here that become some of your favorites too.

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