Tamal Azteca
- 1 can tomatoes (28 oz) plum , undrained
- 4 ounces hot chili peppers canned, roasted green , chopped, undrained
- 1/2 tablespoon canola oil or corn oil
- 1 cup white onion finely, chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup cilantro
- 8 x flour tortillas corn
- 1 cup zucchini diced
- 2 packages spinach (10 0z) chopt, thawed, thoroughly drained
- 8 ounces monterey jack cheese grated
- 1 package corn (10 oz) thawed
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- AZTECA SAUCE: To make sauce, combine tomatoes and chilies in a blender and make a coarse puree.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add onion and cook until lightly browned.
- Increase heat to medium-high, add garlic and cook 1 minute.
- Add tomato and chili mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until reduced and thickened, about 8 minutes.
- Add stock, reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
- Stir in salt, remove from heat and stir in 1/4 cup of cilantro.
- Makes 4 cups of sauce.
- CASSEROLE: Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- Spread tortillas out on two baking sheets coated with vegetable oil spray.
- Lightly coat tops of tortillas with vegetable oil spray and place them in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- Turn over and bake 3 minutes more.
- Remove from oven and set aside, leaving oven on.
- Steam diced zucchini until just crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
- Remove from steamer and set aside.
- To assemble casserole, lightly coat a 7-by-11 inch baking dish with vegetable oil spray.
- Spread a thin layer of sauce evenly over the bottom.
- Cover sauce with 2 toasted tortillas.
- Evenly spread the chopped spinich over the top of the tortillas.
- Top with one-fourth of the remaining sauce and one-fourth of the cheese.
- Place 2 more tortillas over the top and press down.
- Spread the corn on top and cover with one-third of the remaining sauce and one-third of the remaining cheese.
- Top with 2 more tortillas, again pressing down.
- Top with zucchini, one-half the remaining sauce and one-half the remaining cheese.
- Top with the 2 remaining tortillas and press down.
- Spread remaining sauce evenly over the top and sprinkle on remaining cheese.
- Cover tightly with foil and place in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
- Uncover and bake about 10 minutes more, or until lightly browned.
- To serve, sprinkle 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro over the top.
tomatoes, hot chili peppers, canola oil, white onion, garlic, chicken broth, salt, cilantro, flour tortillas corn, zucchini, spinach, corn, cilantro
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/tamal-azteca-47830 (may not work)