Bear’s Kitchen: a T&T foodie thread

curious2garden

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My tortilla-rolling skills have nowhere to go but up.

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Somebody else is basking in the aromas also.

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Pre fry your tortillas in manteca, just a little. Then stack them so they stay warm in the bottom of your casserole dish while you fry all of them. Then pull them out of your casserole dish and set aside, they'll roll perfectly, yours are cracking because they weren't fried. The oil also keeps them together so they don't get mushy.

Next thin your sauce, you got it too thick, and pour the rest of it over your enchiladas.
Hope that helps, they look good and Paulie looks happy.
 

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
Pre fry your tortillas in manteca, just a little. Then stack them so they stay warm in the bottom of your casserole dish while you fry all of them. Then pull them out of your casserole dish and set aside, they'll roll perfectly, yours are cracking because they weren't fried. The oil also keeps them together so they don't get mushy.

Next thin your sauce, you got it too thick, and pour the rest of it over your enchiladas.
Hope that helps, they look good and Paulie looks happy.
Oh yes! Next time. Also fewer guajillos and more ancho pasilla.
 

curious2garden

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Oh yes! Next time. Also fewer guajillos and more ancho pasilla.
Also you need a comal, but a regular cast iron skillet works. Toast your chiles, but don't burn them, you want them to blister a little and release a wisp of smoke. I always throw 1 dried chipotle in to rehydrate with them and use a mix, mostly New Mexico, California, Guajillo and Ancho. I go heavy on the Ancho and I usually add a tablespoon of vinegar and a pinch of cloves.
 
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