Beef Enchiladas

21 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cornmeal fine
  • 3/4 cup plain flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 7/8 pound minced beef
  • 3 tablespoons lard
  • 2 onions peeled and finely diced
  • 1 clove garlic peeled and chopped finely
  • 1 chilli pepper seeded and finely chopped
  • 3 3/8 cups chopped tomatoes
  • 7/8 cup cheddar cheese grated
  • 7 5/8 tablespoons cottage cheese
  • 2 5/8 ounces pitted black olives cut into rings
  • 1 pinch ground cumin
  • 1 green chilli peppers each red and, seeded and chopped finely
  • 1 onion finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic finely diced
  • 1 avocado peeled, stoned and diced
  • 3 tablespoons fresh coriander
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 spring onions sliced
  • lime wedges for garnish

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix cornmeal, flour, eggs and 1 2/3 cups water and knead until smooth. Let rest for about 30 mins.
  2. 2
    Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp lard in a pan and brown meat. Season and set aside. For tomato sauce, bring 2/3 chopped tomatoes, 1 red chili, 2 onions and 1 clove garlic to a boil then simmer for about 10 mins. Season with cumin.
  3. 3
    Knead dough again and roll out into 8 thin tortillas using about 4 tbsp dough for each. Working in batches, heat remaining lard in a small frying pan and cook tortillas for about 2 mins per side. Set aside.
  4. 4
    Preheat oven to 400°F. Distribute tomato sauce and ground beef between tortillas, roll up and transfer to an ovenproof dish. Mix cheddar and cottage cheese then spread over tortillas and sprinkle with 2/3 of the olives. Bake for about 15 mins.
  5. 5
    For the guacamole, puree avocado, green chili, remaining onion, lime juice, 1 tbsp of olive oil and 1/2 the cilantro and season to taste. Serve garnished with lime wedges.
  6. 6
    For chili dip, heat remaining olive oil in a pan and saute remaining garlic and chili. Add remaining tomato, bring to a boil then simmer for about 5 mins. Add 2/3 of the spring onions. Serve garnished with extra spring onions.
  7. 7
    Serve enchiladas sprinkled with cilantro and dips on the side.

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