Stuffed Tortillas With Two Sauces Recipes

STUFFED TORTILLAS

Steps:

• Line two 9 x 13 baking pans with tin foil, set aside.
• Make sauce by sauteing onions, garlic in a saucepan until soft.
• Add remaining sauce ingredients, except coriander.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and stir in coriander.
• While sauce is simmering, saute onions, carrots, green pepper and garlic in a large saucepan.
• Cook until vegetables are softened (about 5 minutes).
• Add jalapeno pepper, chili powder, oregano and cumin.
• Cook for 1 more minute, remove from heat.
• Stir in beans, corn, lime juice and coriander.
• Mix well.
• To assemble, spread 3 spoonfuls of filling down center of tortilla, sprinkle with some cheese, fold to enclose filling and place seam-side down in baking dish.
• Repeat, leaving yourself with 1/4 cup cheddar.
• Pour sauce evenly over finished tortillas.
• Cover with aluminium foil and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Uncover, sprinkle with remaining cheese and return to oven for 5 more minutes.
• Serve with a dollop of sour cream.

PANUCHOS (YUCATAN STUFFED TORTILLAS)

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine first three ingredients and stir until smooth. The dough should be slightly sticky and form a ball when pressed together. To test, flatten a small piece of dough between your palms. If the edges crack, add water to the dough, a tablespoon at a time, until a test piece does not crack.
• Divide the masa into 12 pieces and form each into a ball. Press or roll each into a 4-inch circle. Heat a dry cast-iron skillet or griddle over medium-high heat and cook the tortillas. When cool enough to handle, pick up each puffed tortilla and make a 1 1/2-inch slit about 1/4-inch from the edge to make a pocket, being careful not to cut all the way through the tortilla. Puree the Refried Black Beans and stuff 2 teaspoons of the bean puree in each pocket. Flatten to seal and spread the beans evenly. Reserve the stuffed tortillas on a tray covered with a barely damp cloth.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Fry the stuffed tortillas in batches, adding more oil as necessary, until they are a little crisp around the edges but still pliable. Drain on paper towels. Then place on a tray and keep warm in a 200 degree oven.
• Heat the chicken in a small pan over low heat. Remove the tray of panuchos from the oven. Top each with a scant tablespoon of Roasted Tomato Salsa. Sprinkle on the chicken and Pickled Red Onions and top each with a small avocado slice. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• *Variation: In case your tortillas do not puff, here is an alternative plan; fry them as is in the oil, and then spread with a very fine layer of beans followed by the other ingredients. They will still taste delicious.

STUFFED ROLLED TORTILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Spread about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of the filling on each of the tortillas, then dot the filling with 2 tablespoons of the ricotta. Roll up the tortillas into tight cylinders.
• Spread 3/4 cup of the spaghetti sauce over the bottom of a baking dish large enough to hold the tortillas in a single layer.Set the tortills, seam side down, on the sauce. Spread the remaining sauce over the tortillas and top with the shredded cheese. Bake until the filling is hot and the cheese has melted, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile prepare the garnishes. Serve the tortillas hot and pass the garnishes.