Exotic Mushroom Chilequiles
- 9 yellow corn tortillas, fried
- 3 portobellos, medium diced and Sauteed
- 1 1/2 cups diced tomato
- 1 cup diced scallions
- 2 cups grated yellow cheddar
- 1 1/2 cups red chile veloute, recipe follows
- 1 cup diced red onion
- Smoked Poblano Crema, recipe follows
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon high gluten flour
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons hot chili powder
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh crushed garlic
- 1/2 quart strong chicken stock
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 smoked poblano chiles
- 1 cup sour cream
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Layer 3 tortillas in the bottom of a well-greased 9 by 12 by 2-inch casserole dish and coarsely crush the tortillas leaving fairly large sized pieces.
- Layer with 1/2 the sauteed mushrooms, 1/2 the tomatoes, and 1/2 the scallions, then sprinkle with 1/2 cup of cheddar.
- Using your hands, compress the layers so that the ingredients are tightly packed.
- Moisten layer with 1/2 cup of the veloute.
- Repeat the process with the tortillas, mushrooms, tomatoes, scallions, and cheddar, again pressing firmly to tightly pack the ingredients.
- Crush the remaining tortillas on top, then moisten with remaining veloute and top with the remaining cheddar.
- Cover with parchment and aluminum foil and bake about 45 minutes, or until cooked throughout and all cheese is melted.
- Cool and cut into individual servings.
- For Chorizo Chilequiles: Add 1 1/2 chorizo on the bottom 2 layers and delete the scallions and tomatoes.
- Make a medium dark roux with the oil and flour.
- When the roux is cooked, whisk in the tomato paste, chili powder, and garlic.
- Using room temperature chicken stock, begin to work the chicken stock into the roux adding a little at a time until each addition is fully incorporated.
- Continue until all the chicken stock has been added, then bring to a simmer for 10 minutes until the sauce is completely incorporated.
- Strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer.
- Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Yield: 1/2 quart
- In a blender puree all ingredients.
- Serve with Exotic Mushroom Chilequiles.
- Yield: 1 cup
corn tortillas, tomato, scallions, red chile veloute, red onion, olive oil, flour, tomato paste, hot chili powder, garlic, chicken, salt, chiles, sour cream
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/exotic-mushroom-chilequiles-recipe.html (may not work)