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Fresh Corn Enchiladas
Enchiladas de Maiz Fresco
12 corn tortillas

Salad oil

1 can (10 oz.) enchilada sauce or about 1 cup

Mexican red chili sauce

Fresh corn filing (recipe follows)

2 cups (about 8 oz.) shredded jack cheese

About 1 cup finely shredded iceberg lettuce

1 cup sour cream

1/3 cup minced fresh coriander (cilantro)

Lime wedges

Fry tortillas in oil.

Pour about 1/3 of the enchilada sauce in the bottom o f a 9 by 13-inch baking dish.

Spoon about 1/3 cup of fresh corn filling down center of each tortilla, rolling to enclose. Set enchiladas seam-side down in sauce, arranging side by side in dish. Moisten tops of enchiladas evenly with remaining sauce. Distribute cheese evenly over enchiladas. Bake, uncovered, in a 375 F oven for 20 minutes or until bubbling

To serve, arrange a band of lettuce down center of enchiladas, then spoon sour cream onto lettuce. Garnish with coriander and squeeze lie juice onto individual portions. Makes 12 enchiladas (about 6 servings).

Fresh corn filling. Cut off enough fresh corn kernels to make 3 cups (about 6 medium-size ears). In a wide frying pan, melt 2 tablespoons butter or margarine and add 3 medium-0size onions, finely chopped. Cook, stirring, until onion is limp but not browned Add corn, 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed, and 1/4cup water. Cover and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally . Remove cover and cook, stirring, over high heat to boil away any remaining liquid.

Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup sour cream, 1 cup shredded jack cheese, and 1/4 to 1 can California green chiles, chopped (seeds and pith removed). Taste as you add chiles to determine how hot you want it. Season with salt to taste.

Cheese Enchiladas
Enchiladas de Queso
12 corn tortillas

Salad oil

1 can (7 oz.) green chile salsa

Cheese filling (directions follow)

2 cups (about 8 oz.) shredded longhorn Cheddar cheese

 

Fry tortillas in oil.

Pour about 1/3 of the green chile salsa in the bottom of a 9 by 13-inch baking dish. Barely overlap two tortillas in dish bottom. Spoon about 2/3 cup filling across overlapped tortillas, fold over, and slide to one end of the dish. Repeat this technique to fill remaining tortilla; overlap each pair of tortillas and place them side by side to completely cover dish bottom.

Tuck ends under last set of enchiladas. Moisten surface of

Enchilada Pie
Pastel de Enchilada
1 pound lean ground beef

1 onion, chopped

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 can (8oz.) tomato sauce

6 corn tortillas

Butter or margarine

1 can (4-1/2 oz.) chopped black olives

1-1/2 cups (about 6 oz.) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

1/2 cup water

In a wide frying pan over medium-high heat, brown beef and onion. Add salt, pepper, chili powder, and tomato sauce.

Spread each tortilla with butter. In a 2-quart casserole, alternate layers of buttered tortillas, meat sauce, olives, and cheese. Add water, cover, and bake in a 400 F oven for 20- minutes.

Makes 4 to 6 servings.