Enchiladas Verdes

With their bold green salsa & fresh toppings, Enchiladas Verdes bring a lively kick to your table. Soft tortillas are filled with juicy shredded chicken, rolled & drenched in a tangy tomatillo & green chilli salsa, then finished with creamy ricotta salata, sour cream & fresh coriander. A vibrant, crowd-pleasing classic.
SPICINESS
SERVES
4 with 3 enchiladas
COOKING TIME
1hr 30min
Ingredients
- 12 La Tortillería corn tortillas
- 600 g free range chicken breast or thighs boneless
- 1 onion
- 3 bay leaves
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 tin tomatillos 820g
- 3 long green chillies
- 2 poblano chillies
- 1/2 bunch coriander
- 150 ml oil
- 250 ml sour cream
- 150 g ricotta salatta
- Sea salt flakes & pepper to taste
Cooking Instructions
- In a pot, add the chicken with 2 garlic cloves, 1/4 of an onion, bay leaves, 1 teaspoon of salt & pepper. Add enough water to cover everything & cook for 1 1/4 hours.
- Drain & rinse the tomatillos from the tin.
- In a pot, add the long green chillies, cover them with water & cook over medium heat until the chillies turn an olive colour.
- While the chicken & chillies are cooking, roast the poblano chillies until they’re blackened & charred.
- Place the roasted poblano chillies in a plastic bag & let them sweat for 10 minutes. Then peel off the skin & remove the stems & seeds.
- Once the chicken is cooked & has cooled slightly, shred it.
- In a blender, combine the tomatillos, long green chillies, poblano chillies, 2 garlic cloves, 1/4 of an onion, coriander, salt & pepper. Use 400ml of the chicken stock to help blend the ingredients smoothly.
- Heat a pot with 3 tablespoons of oil, then add the sauce & let it simmer for 20 minutes.
- Heat a pan with 3 tablespoons of oil. Once hot, briefly fry the tortillas (5-10 seconds each side) & then remove them. Repeat this process with the remaining tortillas.
- Place some shredded chicken on each tortilla, then roll it up to make a rolled taco. Repeat with each tortilla.
- To serve, spread some warm salsa verde on a plate, arrange the rolled tacos on top & cover with more salsa. Garnish with ricotta salata shredded, sour cream, sliced onion & a bit of coriander.
- ¡Buen provecho!
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