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New Mexico Style Red Chile Enchiladas

These spicy New Mexico enchiladas are so good. It’s worth making your own red chili sauce for the wonderful fresh flavors. If you like enchiladas, treat your palate to these. You won’t regret it!
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Cook Time 50 minutes
soaking time 30 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 1 ½ pounds 3 cups shredded muenster or monterey jack cheese
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • Thinly sliced onion to serve
  • Guacamole and/or pickled jalapenos to serve

FOR THE RED CHILI SAUCE:

  • 12 dried New Mexican chilies stems and seeds removed
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4 chopped garlic cloves
  • ½ cup chopped yellow onion
  • 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Toast the chilies in a dry skillet over a high heat for a few seconds or until they puff up and then add water to cover along with the bay leaf.
  • Bring to a boil and then turn the heat off and let the chilies sit in there soaking for half an hour.
  • Discard the bay leaf and the soaking water and rinse the chilies off. Put them in a blender.
  • Heat the oil for the sauce in a saucepan and then saute the onion and garlic for about 4 minutes, stirring often.
  • Turn off the heat and put the onion and garlic in the blender with the oregano, broth and cumin.
  • Process for a few minutes until smooth.
  • Pour the sauce into the pan and cook for 10 minutes over a low to medium heat or until slightly reduced.
  • Taste and add salt if needed.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F and put the oil in a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
  • Add the tortillas and put them in the oven for a few minutes until warmed up.
  • Remove the tortillas from the baking dish.
  • Pour half of the red chili sauce into the baking dish.
  • Add ¼ cup of cheese to one tortilla and roll it up.
  • Repeat with the rest and put in the baking dish seam side down.
  • Pour the rest of the sauce over them and then add the rest of the cheese.
  • Bake for 15 to 20 minutes uncovered or until the cheese melts.
  • Top with jalapenos and onion and serve with guacamole on the side if liked.
  • Enjoy!
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