Recipe: Yummy Beef enchiladas

Beef enchiladas. Ground beef and onion are wrapped in flour tortillas, topped with Cheddar cheese and black olives, then baked. This is also great with leftover chicken, shredded beef or turkey. Mix in red enchilada sauce, chili powder, and salt.

Fancy ones with the addition of chillies, beans, corn and even olives, sometimes even bacon. Brown meat and onions in large skillet. Put filling along center of each tortilla. You can cook Beef enchiladas using 15 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Beef enchiladas

1. You need 1 1/2 lb. of Ground beef.
2. It's 3 cloves of garlic, minced.
3. It's 3 Tbsp. of Chili powder.
4. It's 2 tsp. of Ground cumin.
5. You need 2 tsp. of Ground coriander.
6. You need 1 tsp. of Sugar.
7. You need 1 tsp. of Salt.
8. You need 1 Tbsp. of Vegetable oil.
9. Prepare 2 of yellow onions, finely chopped.
10. It's 1 (15 oz.) of Can tomato sauce.
11. It's 1/2 C. of water.
12. You need 8 oz. of Sharp cheddar cheese, divided.
13. You need 1/3 C. of Fresh cilantro, chopped.
14. Prepare 2 of jalapenos, sliced (optional).
15. You need 12 of corn tortillas.

How to make beef enchiladas: Cook the ground beef until no longer pink. Drain the grease and then sprinkle the meat with the homemade taco seasoning and stir with tomato sauce. Make the homemade enchilada sauce, which is made by creating a roux with oil, flour, seasonings, and then stirring in broth. These beef enchiladas are Mexican comfort food at its finest.

Beef enchiladas step by step

1. In small bowl, combine garlic, chili powder, cumin, coriander, sugar and salt..
2. Add ground beef to large skillet and heat on med-high heat until browned, about 6-8 min..
3. Remove meat to strainer to drain. Meanwhile in same skillet heat oil over medium-high heat. Once shimmering add onions and brown, about 5 min. Add garlic mixture and simmer until fragrant, 1 min..
4. Add the tomato sauce and water, bring to a boil. Return meat to the skillet and simmer on low covered for 10 min..
5. Meanwhile heat 2 Tbsp. oil in small skillet over med-high heat. Add one tortilla to the oil and flip after a few sec. (Just want to make them soft and easy for rolling at this point.).
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Strain meat mixture over a medium sized bowl. Return solids from the strainer back to skillet and mix with 1/2 cheese and cilantro..
7. Place 1/2 sauce from meat mixture into bottom of a 9x13 baking dish..
8. Spread meat mixture down the center of each tortilla and roll tightly. Place seam side down in baking dish..
9. Cover the enchiladas with remaining sauce and cheese. Cover with foil and place in oven for 25 min..
10. Remove foil and place back in oven 5-7 min or until cheese is golden brown. Add fresh, sliced jalapenos if desired. Serve with a side of homemade Mexican rice..

Shredded beef simmers in a homemade red enchilada sauce for ultimate flavor, then is mixed with jalapenos, cheese, and cilantro. Rolled up in tortillas and topped with more sauce and cheese, these enchiladas are sheer perfection. Simple homemade Beef Enchiladas are full of Mexican comfort food flavors. Ground beef and onion are wrapped in flour tortillas, topped with Cheddar cheese and black olives, then baked. This is also great with leftover chicken, shredded beef or turkey.