In the realm of culinary delights, queso pork enchiladas stand as a testament to the harmonious blend of flavors and textures. Originating from the vibrant tapestry of Mexican cuisine, these delectable creations have captured the hearts of food enthusiasts worldwide with their tantalizing combination of tender pork, savory queso sauce, and the comforting warmth of corn tortillas. Whether served as a weeknight family meal or presented as a centerpiece at festive gatherings, queso pork enchiladas offer a symphony of tastes and sensations that are sure to tantalize your palate. Prepare to embark on a culinary journey as we unveil the secrets behind crafting the ultimate queso pork enchiladas, transforming your kitchen into a haven of culinary excellence.
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QUESO PORK ENCHILADAS
My husband took these restaurant-style enchiladas to work, and now the guys always ask for them. They're rich and spicy, and you can prepare them with cooked chicken or beef, too. -Anna Rodriguez, Bethpage, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large skillet, combine 3/4 cup queso dip, 1/2 cup enchilada sauce, green chilies, water and taco seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes., Spread 2/3 cup sauce mixture into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Stir pork into remaining sauce mixture. Place 1/3 cup pork mixture down the center of each tortilla; top with 2 tablespoons cheese. Roll up and place seam side down in prepared dish. Combine remaining queso dip and enchilada sauce; pour over enchiladas., Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until heated through. Serve with lettuce and tomatoes if desired. Freeze option: Sprinkle remaining cheese over unbaked casserole. Cover and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 705 calories, Fat 41g fat (17g saturated fat), Cholesterol 139mg cholesterol, Sodium 1951mg sodium, Carbohydrate 44g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 45g protein.
THE BEST PORK ENCHILADAS
Enchiladas from the Mexican state of Oaxaca are made with a red chile sauce. Ours has raisins to pull the fruit flavors from the ancho chiles and add a touch of sweetness. The pork is braised with aromatics and seasonings that turns into a deeply flavored blended sauce. Frying the tortillas a bit before rolling them gives them a durability that is important when assembling the dish.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 3h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Rinse the red onion in cold water, breaking up the rings and removing any white membrane between the layers. Drain well. Toss the red onions, vinegar, 1 1/2 cups water, 2 teaspoons salt and the sugar in a medium bowl until the sugar and salt dissolve. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature until ready to serve.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook the pork, turning once, until golden brown on two sides, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
- Add the yellow onions to the same pot, season with salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic, tomato paste, cumin and oregano and cook, stirring occasionally, until the paste is brick red and the mixture is fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the ancho and pasilla chiles, bay leaves, raisins, broth and 1 tablespoon salt. Return the pork and any accumulated juices to the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce to low, cover and simmer until the pork is falling apart and easily shreds, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Remove the bay leaves and discard. Transfer the pork to a medium bowl. Reserve the cooking liquid.
- Let the hot cooking liquid cool for 5 minutes or so, then transfer it to a blender, filling no more than halfway. Remove the center cap from the lid and place it on the blender. Cover the lid with a folded kitchen towel to catch splatters, and pulse until smooth. Pour the sauce into a medium bowl and repeat with any remaining cooking liquid. Season with salt.
- Pour 1/2 cup of the chile sauce over the pork. Use a potato masher to smash the pork into the sauce; it should fall apart completely. Remove any remaining large pieces of fat and discard. Stir to combine and season with salt if necessary.
- Arrange a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F.
- Heat the remaining 1 cup oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat until it bubbles immediately when the edge of a tortilla touches the surface. Working one at a time, fry the tortillas until just starting to brown and crisp, about 10 seconds per side (they should still be somewhat pliable). Drain on paper towels.
- Dip both sides of each tortilla in the chile sauce just to coat and transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Spread 1/2 cup of the chile sauce in a 6-inch strip down the center of a 13-by-9-inch baking dish.
- Spoon 1/4 cup shredded pork across the center of a tortilla. Fold one side over the filling, then roll up the tortilla. Place seam-side down in the prepared baking dish. Repeat with more sauce and remaining tortillas (the enchiladas should be nestled right up against each other in the pan). Top with any remaining sauce in your bowl or leftover on the baking sheet. Cover tightly with foil and bake until the sauce bubbles, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the foil, top with the cheese and bake until the cheese is melted but not brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes.
- Top the enchiladas with the pickled red onions. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.
PORK ENCHILADAS ROJAS
If you can't find guajillo chiles, use New Mexico or Californian chiles, and for moritas, try chipotle chiles in adobo.
Provided by Rick Martinez
Categories Dinner Pork Tortillas Cheese Avocado Chile Bon Appétit Wheat/Gluten-Free Winter Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- For the sauce and filling:
- Toast coriander seeds in a small skillet over medium heat, swirling pan often and adding cumin seeds during the last 30 seconds of cooking, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Let cool, then finely grind in spice mill or with mortar and pestle.
- Bring guajillo, ancho, and morita chiles and stock to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cover, remove from heat, and let sit 30 minutes to let chiles soften.
- Transfer chile mixture to a blender and add toasted spices, garlic, tomato paste, and oregano and purée until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 250°F. Heat oil in a medium heavy pot over medium-high. Season pork with salt and cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, 10-12 minutes. Pour off excess oil and add chile purée and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, cover, and transfer to oven. Braise pork until meat is very tender and shreds easily, 1 1/2-2 hours; season with salt.
- Skim excess fat from chile sauce; discard bay leaves. Transfer pork to a large bowl. Let cool slightly, then shred with 2 forks. Mix 1/2 cup chile sauce into pork; season with salt. Set remaining sauce aside.
- For the assembly:
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high until it bubbles immediately when edge of tortilla touches the surface. Working one at a time, fry tortillas until just starting to brown and crisp, about 10 seconds per side (they should still be somewhat pliable). Transfer to paper towels to drain.
- Dip both sides of each tortilla in chile sauce just to coat, then transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Spread 1 cup sauce down the length of a 13x9" baking dish. Spoon 1/4 cup pork mixture across the center of a tortilla and fold one side over filling, then continue to roll up tortilla. Place seam side down in prepared baking dish. Repeat with more sauce and remaining tortillas (enchiladas should be nestled right up against each other in pan). Top with cheese and remaining sauce. Bake until sauce is bubbling and cheese is beginning to brown, 15-20 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, purée avocado, sour cream, lime juice, and 1/4 cup water in a food processor, adding more water to thin as needed, until smooth and creamy; season with salt.
- Top enchiladas with onion slices and drizzle with avocado cream. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.
- Do Ahead
- Pork can be braised 3 days ahead. Let cool in chile sauce (do not shred); cover and chill.
QUESO BEEF ENCHILADAS
I like all Tex-Mex food and especially enjoy queso, I'll have to admit my husband prefers red enchilada sauce to this receipe, but I love it and good for a change.
Provided by chef1303
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Brown crumbled hamburger meat with 1 cup of chopped onion, garlic, when brown add picante sauce to taste, salt& pepper.
- In microwave melt the cheese for sauce with picante sauce, making as mild or hot as you like, can also control the heat by the type of picante sauce you purchase.
- Soften the corn tortillas in hot oil, or if you prefer in a canned enchilada sauce.
- In casserole dish assemble enchiladas---tortilla, meat mixture, chopped onion, grated cheese, either fold in half or roll with seam down.
- Cover with the queso sauce, top with sliced green onions, cover dish with foil and bake aproximately 25-30 minutes, this time may vary, depending on how hot all your ingredients are by the time you assemble the dish.
PORK ENCHILADAS
One of my favorite ways to use up leftover pork.
Provided by STEPHZ2003
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Combine cooked pork, enchilada sauce, onion powder, 1/2 cup sour cream, green chilies, and one cup of the shredded cheese in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, stir together tomato soup, remaining 1/2 cup sour cream, garlic powder, and cumin.
- Pour a thin layer of the tomato soup mixture into a 9x13 baking dish. Spread pork mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll tortillas to enclose filling; place seam side down in the baking dish. Pour the remaining soup mixture over the filled tortillas. Top with the remaining 1 cup cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven until hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 495.3 calories, Carbohydrate 32.4 g, Cholesterol 105.5 mg, Fat 26.4 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 32.5 g, SaturatedFat 15 g, Sodium 1246.8 mg, Sugar 5.2 g
QUESO & ONION ENCHILADAS
These are very simple and very delicious. They contain no enchilada sauce because my family and I dislike the flavor. Instead it is replaced with queso, which makes these very kid friendly.
Provided by Lil Miss Peppers
Categories Cheese
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 enchiladas
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Dice the onion and cook on high in a small saucepan. Sprinkle with cayenne pepper to give spice.
- Mix salsa con queso with 1 package of shredded cheese, the salsa and onion in mixing bowl. Stir gently to mix, but not make mush.
- Divide and spread the mix on the 6 wraps and sprinkle with more shredded cheese (using no more than half the package total).
- Roll wraps, cut off ends (to fit into baking dish) and fit snuggly in dish.
- Cover the enchiladas, leaving no uncovered space (especially on sides), with monterey jack queso. Sprinkle top with the rest of the shredded cheese.
- Bake at 400 until cheese is melted and slightly bubbling. (approx. 30min to 1 hour).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 513.2, Fat 28.1, SaturatedFat 15.7, Cholesterol 79.4, Sodium 1456, Carbohydrate 42.5, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 6.2, Protein 22.5
BARBECUE PORK ENCHILADA BAKE
Looking for Mexican dinner? Then bake this pork enchilada made using cheese, Old El Paso® flour tortillas and sauce.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- In medium bowl, mix pork, barbecue sauce and onions. Spoon pork filling down center of each tortilla; roll up. Place, seam side down, in baking dish. Spoon enchilada sauce over filled enchiladas.
- Cover with foil; bake 30 to 35 minutes or until sauce is bubbly. Uncover; sprinkle with Monterey Jack cheese. Bake 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Meanwhile, in medium bowl, toss coleslaw mix, radishes, white barbecue sauce and cilantro until mixed. Spoon coleslaw mixture over enchiladas. Sprinkle with queso fresco.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 490, Carbohydrate 47 g, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 28 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1220 mg
Tips:
- To make the pork filling, you can use ground pork, shredded pork, or leftover pork roast. Season the pork generously with chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and salt.
- If you don't have enchilada sauce, you can make your own by simmering tomatoes, onions, garlic, chili peppers, and spices in a pot.
- To make the queso sauce, you can use a block of cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and milk. Season the sauce with chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and salt.
- To assemble the enchiladas, dip each tortilla in the enchilada sauce and then fill it with pork, cheese, and beans. Roll up the tortillas and place them in a baking dish.
- Topped the enchiladas with the queso sauce and bake them in a preheated oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Conclusion:
Queso pork enchiladas are a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for a weeknight dinner or a party. With a few simple ingredients, you can create a dish that is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy recipe, give queso pork enchiladas a try!
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