Post by marlaoh on Apr 11, 2004 8:33:25 GMT -6
Yankee Cheddar Enchilada Casserole
2 tablespoons corn oil
2 onions -- chopped
2 cloves garlic -- chopped
2 cups ground beef
2 1/2 cups tomatoes, peeled -- chopped
2 dried hot red chili peppers -- seeded and chopped
1 dozen tortillas
oil for frying
2 cups half and half
6 beef bouillon cubes
1/2 pound sharp cheddar cheese -- grated
Heat the corn oil and cook the chopped onions and garlic gently until soft, about 2 - 3 minutes. Stir in
the ground beef and cook until it changes color, breaking it up with a fork. Add the tomatoes and crush
with a spoon to mix with the meat, then add the chopped red peppers.
While the meat and tomato mixture is simmering, separate the tortillas and heat about 1" of oil in as
large a skillet as you have and fry the tortillas, turning them over when they bulge. When they have
cooked about 1 minute, remove the tortillas and drain on paper towels.
Heat the half and half to the simmering point and dissolve the beef cubes in it. Dip each tortilla in the
hot milk and let it cook there for about 30 seconds.
Place 1 tortilla, folded, in a shallow baking dish, lift the top half, and fill with 2 - 3 tablespoons of the
meat mixture, then cover with the top half of the tortilla. Repeat, arranging the folded tortillas snugly
next to each other so they fill the dish. Spoon any leftover meat mixture on top of the tortillas, then
cover with the grated cheese.
Bake in a preheated 350F oven for about 30 minutes, until the cheese bubbles.
2 tablespoons corn oil
2 onions -- chopped
2 cloves garlic -- chopped
2 cups ground beef
2 1/2 cups tomatoes, peeled -- chopped
2 dried hot red chili peppers -- seeded and chopped
1 dozen tortillas
oil for frying
2 cups half and half
6 beef bouillon cubes
1/2 pound sharp cheddar cheese -- grated
Heat the corn oil and cook the chopped onions and garlic gently until soft, about 2 - 3 minutes. Stir in
the ground beef and cook until it changes color, breaking it up with a fork. Add the tomatoes and crush
with a spoon to mix with the meat, then add the chopped red peppers.
While the meat and tomato mixture is simmering, separate the tortillas and heat about 1" of oil in as
large a skillet as you have and fry the tortillas, turning them over when they bulge. When they have
cooked about 1 minute, remove the tortillas and drain on paper towels.
Heat the half and half to the simmering point and dissolve the beef cubes in it. Dip each tortilla in the
hot milk and let it cook there for about 30 seconds.
Place 1 tortilla, folded, in a shallow baking dish, lift the top half, and fill with 2 - 3 tablespoons of the
meat mixture, then cover with the top half of the tortilla. Repeat, arranging the folded tortillas snugly
next to each other so they fill the dish. Spoon any leftover meat mixture on top of the tortillas, then
cover with the grated cheese.
Bake in a preheated 350F oven for about 30 minutes, until the cheese bubbles.