Showing posts with label Mexican food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mexican food. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

The Canadian Enchilada.

It sounds dirty, and it's also virtually non-existent. Up here, we simply don't have access to the fiery peppers Rick Bayless instructs us to roast for any given Mexican dish. Having my very own Mexican [dream boat], from time to time he simply insists on having his spicy tortilla-y cuisine. I, unfortunately have negative 590879 Mexican dishes under my belt (with the exception of pulled Mexican chicken, which I promise I'll post sometime).

ANYWAYS, I've already accepted defeat in the enchilada sauce round, and will go with the best store bought I can find. Verde or Rojo? That is the question.

From here, it's mostly individual prep and assembly. Pulled chicken mixed with some of my home made from scratch *ahem* enchilada sauce, spinach and black beans. Roll ' em up and place them in a glass casserole dish, the bottom of which has a layer of your home made from scratch enchilada sauce. top with more sauce and cheese. Since I've long ago abandoned any sense of 'authentico mexicano' (say this with a Texan accent), I've decided that if I use a red sauce i'll texmex the frijoles outta this and use cheddar. If I can find a verde (preferable) I"ll use farmer's cheese - it's clearly impossible for me to get my hands on queso fresco.