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Enchiladas Suizas (Green Chicken Enchiladas)
Creamy cheesy enchiladas made with tomatillo sauce, shredded chicken, and Oaxaca cheese.
From YouTube · Aug 6, 2021
Creamy cheesy enchiladas made with tomatillo sauce, shredded chicken, and Oaxaca cheese.
40 min
Prep time
35 min
Cook time
1 hr 20 min
Total time
15 servings
Yield
Ingredients
19 ingredients- 1.5 lbs of chicken breast
- 12 cups of water
- Small bunch of cilantro
- 1/4 ea medium white onion
- 2 sprigs mint or hierba buena leafs
- 3 ea garlic cloves
- 1 roma tomato
- 2 lbs tomatillos
- 1/2 medium white onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 3 serrano chiles
- 8 cups of water
- 1/2 bunch of cilantro
- 1/4 cup of chicken broth
- 1 cup Mexican crema
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 lb 2 oz Oaxaca cheese, grated
- 15 ea corn tortillas
- Oil for frying tortillas
Method
12 steps- Place 1.5 lb chicken breast in a pot with 12 cups water, a small bunch of cilantro, 1/4 medium white onion, 2 sprigs mint, 3 garlic cloves and 1 Roma tomato. Cook until the chicken is done, then shred it.
- Measure 4 cups shredded chicken and season with 1 teaspoon kosher salt.
- Place 2 lb rinsed tomatillos, 1/2 medium white onion, 4 garlic cloves and 3 serrano chillies in a pot with 8 cups water.
- Cook until the tomatillos turn pale, remove from the heat and allow the mixture to rest for 10 minutes.
- Blend the cooked tomatillos, onion, garlic and serranos with 1/4 cup chicken broth and 1/2 bunch cilantro until smooth.
- Add 1 cup Mexican crema and blend briefly until incorporated into a smooth, creamy green sauce.
- Heat oil in a frying pan and briefly fry each corn tortilla until pliable, without allowing it to become hard or fully crisp. Drain on paper towels.
- Fill each tortilla with shredded chicken, roll it and place it seam-side down in a baking dish.
- Pour the creamy tomatillo sauce over the 15 rolled tortillas and cover evenly with the grated Oaxaca cheese.
- Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 10 to 15 minutes, until the cheese has melted.
- Broil for about 3 minutes, watching closely, until golden-brown spots appear on the cheese.
- Allow to settle briefly, then serve with additional reserved salsa if desired.
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