Beef Enchiladas

Beef Enchiladas

Recipe video above. Moreishly delish! These beef enchiladas are made extra tasty with a juicy filling made with beef, refried beans and a homemade Enchilada spice mix. The refried beans are excellent here - fills it out, makes the Filling juicy and adds flavour! 

Author: Sunday Table

Category: Mexican

Cuisine: Mexican

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: N/A per serving

Ingredients

    Instructions

    Instructions

    1. Mix together Spice Mix ingredients. Set aside.
    2. Enchilada Sauce
    3. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and mix to combine into a paste. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
    4. Add 1/2 cup chicken broth, whisk straight away then it will turn into a thick smooth paste quite quickly.
    5. Add remaining chicken broth, passata, salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons of SPICE MIX. Whisk
    6. Increase heat slightly to medium high. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes, whisking regularly, until the sauce thickens to the consistency of thick syrup (see video). Remove from stove.
    7. Filling
    8. Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
    9. Heat oil in a skillet over high heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 2 minutes.
    10. Add beef and cook for 2 minutes, breaking it up as you go. Add remaining Spice Mix. Cook for a further 2 minutes or until completely brown.
    11. Add refried beans, black beans, about 1/4 cup of Enchilada Sauce + salt & pepper. Mix (Note 4) and cook for 2 minutes then remove from stove (see video).
    12. Enchiladas
    13. Smear a bit of Sauce on the bottom of a baking dish (stops sliding).
    14. Place filling on the lower third of a tortilla. Roll up then place in the baking dish, seam side down. Repeat with remaining Filling & Tortillas.
    15. Pour Sauce over the Enchiladas, top with cheese, bake for 10 minutes covered (Note 5) then 10 minutes uncovered. Serve hot!

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