Enchiladas Verde
- 2 whole young chicken breasts
- 1 cup chicken stock (or water)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 3/4 cup corn or canola oil
- 1 dozen flour tortillas
- Salsa Verde, recipe follows
- 1 pound grated asadero-style cheese (substitutes: mozzarella or Monterey Jack)
- Sour cream, for garnish
- 2 pounds green tomatillos
- 1 or 2 jalapenos
- 3 large garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon salt
- In a saute pan, bring the chicken stock , salt, garlic, and black pepper to a boil.
- Add the chicken breasts, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Leaving chicken in the liquid, allow to cool.
- When cool, remove the chicken.
- Bone and shred the chicken breasts and return to the liquid.
- Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Heat the oil in a skillet.
- Pass the tortillas, one at a time, quickly through the oil, about 10 seconds per side.
- Place tortillas between paper towels to absorb excess oil.
- To assemble, put about 1/12th of the shredded chicken on each tortilla, sprinkling 1 teaspoon of the simmering liquid on top.
- Spread one tablespoon of the Salsa Verde over the chicken.
- Roll the tortilla around the chicken and sauce and place in a greased ceramic or glass casserole.
- Continue with the rest of the tortillas and filling until the entire filling is used up.
- Pour 3/4 of the remaining salsa verde over the enchiladas.
- Sprinkle with the grated cheese.
- Bake for 5 minutes then, check the progress.
- Continue baking until sauce begins to bubble, which may mean an additional 5 minutes.
- Top with sour cream when serving.
- Serve remaining salsa verde at the table.
- Note: Salsa verde can be made in advance and refrigerated for 3 to 4 days.
- Warm the refrigerated sauce before assembling the enchiladas.
- For the sauce, clean the thin dry skins off the tomatillos.
- Boil all the ingredients together until soft, about 10 minutes.
- Cool for 30 minutes then, puree in a food processor.
- This should yield about 3 cups; if sauce seems too thick, thin with chicken stock to pourable paste consistency.
- Set aside.
chicken breasts, chicken stock, salt, garlic, black pepper, corn, flour tortillas, salsa, cheese, sour cream, green tomatillos, jalapenos, garlic, water, salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/enchiladas-verde-recipe.html (may not work)