Beef Enchiladas
Beef enchiladas roll seasoned ground beef and cheese inside corn tortillas, line them seam-side down in a baking dish, smother them in red enchilada sauce, and top them with more cheese before baking until the sauce bubbles and the edges crisp. The dried-chili-based sauce soaks into the tortillas during baking, softening the center while the exposed edges dry into chewy, flavorful bits. Melted cheese inside binds the meat filling into a cohesive, creamy layer, and the sauce's smoky depth ties everything together. Sour cream and chopped cilantro added at the table cut through the richness, and serving three or four per plate makes this a generous, deeply flavored meal.
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 190C.
- 2
Cook onion and beef in oil, then season with cumin.
- 3
Fill tortillas with beef and cheese, then roll tightly.
- 4
Spread sauce in a dish, place rolls, then top with remaining sauce and cheese.
- 5
Bake 20-25 minutes until bubbling and melted.
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