Crab Enchiladas With Green Mole Recipes

CRAB MEAT ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Heat water on stove at medium temperature, add red peppers. Boil until peppers soften (about 7-10 minutes). While red peppers soften, chop onion, cilantro and mix together. Mix the two cheeses together in a bowl. When red peppers soften, transfer them into blender. Add 2 cups of the same boiled water, salt, and garlic to blender. Blend for 2-3 minutes. Using a bowl and a strainer, strain this mixture to remove seeds and remaining skin. Add 1 cup of HERDEZ® Salsa Casera to mixture. Mix well. Add grapeseed oil to skillet and heat. Soften tortillas in grapeseed oil for 10-20 sec. Set on paper towel until all tortillas are done. Dip tortillas into red sauce and lay on flat surface, add crab and roll. Place rolled tortillas into a 9 x 13 pan. Use remaining red sauce to cover rolled tortillas. Pour 1/2 cup of remaining HERDEZ® salsa over mixture. Sprinkle cheese over the salsa. Pour remaining 1/2 cups of HERDEZ® salsa over cheese. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven. Sprinkle the onion and cilantro mixture over the cheese. Drizzle the Mexican cream over mixture. Serves 4
• Guacamole:
• Mix together mashed avocado, diced onions, diced tomatoes, lime juice and HERDEZ® Salsa Verde. Serve.

CRAB ENCHILADAS WITH GREEN MOLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the onions and celery and cook until slightly limp, about 2 minutes. Add the crab, oregano, and pepper and toss until the crabmeat is heated through, just another couple of minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Spread 1/2 cup mole verde onto the bottom of a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking dish.
• Stack the tortillas on a microwave-safe plate and cover with a wet paper towel. Microwave on high for 30 to 60 seconds, until softened. Spread the tortillas out onto a couple of large baking sheets or cutting boards.
• Spoon some of the crab mixture in a line down the center of each tortilla. Roll them up, placing them seam-side down on the mole verde in the baking dish. Repeat until all of the tortillas are placed in the dish. Pour the remaining mole sauce over the enchiladas and sprinkle with the cheese. Top with the green onions.
• Bake until heated through and the cheese melts, about 15 minutes. To serve, transfer 2 enchiladas each onto 6 plates and top each with a couple of avocado slices.

CRAB ENCHILADAS WITH GREEN MOLE RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the onions and celery and cook until slightly limp, about 2 minutes. Add the crab, oregano, and pepper and toss until the crabmeat is heated through, just another couple of minutes. Remove from the heat. Spread 1/2 cup mole verde onto the bottom of a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking dish. Stack the tortillas on a microwave-safe plate and cover with a wet paper towel. Microwave on high for 30 to 60 seconds, until softened. Spread the tortillas out onto a couple of large baking sheets or cutting boards. Spoon some of the crab mixture in a line down the center of each tortilla. Roll them up, placing them seam-side down on the mole verde in the baking dish. Repeat until all of the tortillas are placed in the dish. Pour the remaining mole sauce over the enchiladas and sprinkle with the cheese. Top with the green onions. Bake until heated through and the cheese melts, about 15 minutes. To serve, transfer 2 enchiladas each onto 6 plates and top each with a couple of avocado slices.

CHEESY SEAFOOD GREEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Arrange poblanos, tomatillos, onion, jalapeño, green onions, and garlic on a sheet tray. Broil until blistered, flipping once: 2 minutes per side for the green onion and garlic, 5-6 minutes per side for the peppers, tomatillos, and onion.
• Once blistered, remove the tray from the oven. Transfer poblanos and jalapeño to a bowl and cover tightly to steam: Let all ingredients cool about 10 minutes.
• Peel the blistered skin off and seed the the peppers, then add the poblanos, tomatillos, onion, jalapeño, green onion, and garlic to a blender, along with the cilantro, coriander, cumin, and fish sauce. Blend until mostly smooth, then add the crema. Blend until smooth and set aside.
• Season the shrimp with salt, pepper, cumin, and oregano. Cover and refrigerate.
• In a medium skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, and salt. Cook until softened, 8-10 minutes, then add the crab meat and green onion. Taste for salt and cook 5 minutes, then add the shrimp. Cook, stirring frequently, until shrimp are just cooked-5 minutes. Take off the heat and toss the seafood in about 1/2 cup of the sauce.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spread 1 cup of sauce down the center of a 7 1/2'' x 10 1/2'' baking dish (or a similar sized pan). Evenly divide about 1 1/4 cup of the cheese and the seafood filling into each tortilla, roll them up, and place them seam side down, centered in the pan. Pour the remaining sauce over and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and bake 15 minutes more until cheese is melted and gooey.
• Remove from the oven, garnish with cilantro and radish, and serve with pico de gallo, cotija cheese, cilantro, fresh lime juice, fresh acovado, black beans, or rice.

CRAB ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180c.
• Mix first 8 ingredients together.
• Fill each tortilla with 1/4 th of the mixture and lay in a baking dish.
• Spread with tomato salsa, then sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake for 30 minutes until well heated through and cheese is golden brown.

AVOCADO-CRAB ENCHILADAS WITH GREEN SAUCE

Steps:

• Process 1 cup broth, next 5 ingredients, and ½ teaspoon salt in a blender or food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.
• Remove 1 cup sauce, and stir in crabmeat, next 3 ingredients, and remaining ¼ teaspoon salt.
• Set aside.
• Stir together remaining 2 cups sauce and remaining 1/2 cup chicken broth.
• Cover and chill up to 4 hours, if desired.
• Spoon crabmeat mixture evenly down center of tortillas.
• Sprinkle evenly with 2 cups cheese, and roll up.
• Place seam side down in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
• Cover and chill up to 4 hours, if desired.
• Pour sauce mixture over top, and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.
• Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

CRABMEAT ENCHILADAS - A REAL TWIST!

Steps:

• Combine milk, onion, bay leaf and cilantro in a saucepan. Heat just to scalding. Remove from heat. Cover and allow to stand 15 minutes to infuse milk.
• Combine crabmeat, green onions, corn and peas in a bowl. Add lemon juice and gently toss to coat, careful not to break up crabmeat. Cover and set aside unrefrigerated.
• After 15 minutes has passed and the milk has infused, strain to remove solids.
• Strain crabmeat to remove excess liquid, if any. Return to bowl.
• In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add flour and whisk until flour is incorporated and bubbles, cooking for just a minute to remove flour taste. DO NOT brown the flour.
• Whisk in milk, cumin, salt and pepper to taste and bring to a boil, whisking until sauce just thickens. Immediately remove from heat.
• Remove 1/2 cup of the sauce and set aside, keeping warm.
• Add crabmeat mixture to the sauce pot. Stir just to incorporate being careful not to break up crabmeat too much. Use low heat if needed just to heat crab, corn and peas through. Remove from heat.
• Lay 2 flour tortillas in the center of 2 plates. Using a slotted spoon, spoon crab mixture along center of each tortilla, dividing equally. Fold sides of tortillas towards center. Fold bottom up over center and "roll" over top half, centering on plate. (Burrito-style).
• Add warm, reserved sauce to the saucepan and stir into remaining sauce. Spoon equally over the top of each enchilada, using only enough to "cover" the entire enchilada lightly.
• Place one pineapple ring over the center of each enchilada. Divide sour cream and place the dollop of sour cream in the "circle" of the pineapple ring. Top each dollop of sour cream with an olive. Place avocado slices atop the enchilada at each end. Sprinkle each enchilada with reserved green onions to garnish.
• Serve immediately with rice and beans if desired but really it's a meal all to itself.

CRABMEAT ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• Saute onion in oil, add flour, milk and chili.
• Cook until medium thick.
• Reserve 1/4 cup of cheeses to sprinkle over top of sauce.
• Heat 1/2 to 1 tsp of canola oil at a time in skillet.
• When oil is warm quickly dip tortillas in oil until soft and warm.
• Immediately put 1 Tablespon each of cheese, crabmeat and sauce in tortilla and roll up.
• Place seam side down in a 11x7 inch pan.
• Repeat until all tortillas are used.
• Pour the remaining sauce on top and sprinkle with reserved cheeses.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes.

SHRIMP AND CRAB ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lay tortillas on a flat surface. Place cheese, crab, and shrimp in the middle of each (ration the ingredients so each tortilla will contain an equal amount) Make sure to set aside some cheese to sprinkle on top of the tortillas. Roll the tortillas so that the seafood, cheese mixture is held securely inside.
• Place rolled tortillas side by side in a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Pour green enchilada sauce over all the enchiladas, covering them completely. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the enchiladas.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Uncover the enchiladas and cook an additional 15 minutes.
• Serve hot, garnished with sour cream and green onions.