How To Make Spicy Enchiladas Verdes de Queso
These spicy enchiladas are made with fried tortillas stuffed with queso fresco. They’re served with a flavorful sauce packed with jalapeno peppers.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 5jalapeno peppers,stems removed
- 3fresh tomatillos,husks removed, stemmed and halved
- ½yellow onion
- 2clovesgarlic
- 1½tspground cumin
- water,or as needed to cover
- ⅓cupvegetable oil
- 1½cubeschicken bouillon
- 1sprigfresh cilantro
- vegetable oil
- 20corn tortillas,(6-inch)
- 12ozqueso fresco,(Mexican fresh cheese), shredded
- ½headlettuce,shredded
- 1smallred onion,chopped
- 5tbspsour cream,or to taste
Instructions
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Place jalapeno peppers, tomatillos, yellow onion, garlic, and cumin in a blender. Pour in enough water to cover the vegetables. Blend for about 1 minute until liquified.
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Heat ⅓ cup vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat for about 30 seconds just until the oil has begun to warm. Pour the blended jalapeno mixture into the oil.
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Stir in chicken bouillon cubes and cilantro. Reduce heat to medium and cook sauce for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Remove green sauce from heat and allow to stand while completing the remaining steps.
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Heat 1 cup vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Using tongs, place each tortilla into the hot oil and fry for a few seconds on each side. Tortillas will be pliable. Do not overcook.
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Immerse the fried tortilla into the green sauce to coat, then place on a serving plate. Sprinkle tortilla with about 2 teaspoons shredded queso fresco cheese and roll into a thin enchilada.
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Place enchiladas onto serving plates; spoon with remaining green sauce and sprinkle with remaining queso fresco cheese.
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Spread shredded lettuce over the enchiladas and sprinkle with chopped red onion.
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Top servings with a tablespoon of sour cream.
Nutrition
- Calories: 630.99kcal
- Fat: 40.48g
- Saturated Fat: 11.92g
- Trans Fat: 0.71g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 18.90g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.57g
- Carbohydrates: 51.20g
- Fiber: 7.56g
- Sugar: 5.45g
- Protein: 19.27g
- Cholesterol: 53.37mg
- Sodium: 909.38mg
- Calcium: 502.04mg
- Potassium: 473.90mg
- Iron: 2.23mg
- Vitamin A: 211.27µg
- Vitamin C: 22.22mg
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