Chicken+Enchiladas

Chicken Enchiladas



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====Enchiladas originated in Mexico and an Enchilada is a corn or flour tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a chili pepper sauce. Enchiladas can be filled with a variety of ingredients, including meat, cheese, beans, potatoes, vegetables, seafood or a combinations.====
 * 1.What are Enchiladas?**

2. **Dovetailing (multi-tasking) is absolutely critical to preparing this recipe within our time limits. As soon as you arrive and receive instructions begin gathering and prepping your ingredients.**

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 * 3. Poaching**

You will use the following ingredients to poach your chicken:
 * Chicken
 * Chicken stock
 * Onion, diced
 * Bay leaf
 * Oregano

Before poaching your chicken Use your kitchen shears to trim any visible fat from the chicken breasts.

You will need to remove your bay leaf from the poaching liquid before reserving 1/4 cup for later use. Use your wooden spoon to do this.
Allow the poaching liquid time to cool before trying to measure 1/4 cup for the shredded chicken mixture. Leave your skillet on the burner while you shred the chicken.

**4. Shredding**
Watch how to shred chicken!

**You will use two forks and the** YELLOW **cutting board to shred your chicken.**
Transfer the shredded chicken to a mixing bowl. Add the following and work through until combined using your fork.
 * 1/4 cup poaching liquid
 * tomato PASTE
 * 2 Tbsp green chilies
 * 1/2 tsp cumin
 * salt

5. Sauce
The following ingredients will be combined an a small sauce pan and heated through on the stove.
 * 1 cup tomato sauce
 * 1 Tbsp taco seasoning
 * 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
 * 1/2 tsp chili powder


 * Heat through** means to place food in desired cooking method and heat until food is the same temperature. Typically this is done over medium heat.


 * 5. You will use 1/4 of your chicken mixture for each enchilada.**


 * Warm** means to keep food at low temperature so it doesn't cool.

Before you begin to assemble your chicken enchiladas you will need to set up your filling station.

NOTE: You must have the following equipment at your filling station & checked with your teacher before you begin rolling your enchiladas.
 * White Cutting Board (you will lay your tortilla on top and roll on the cutting board)
 * Chicken mixture
 * Tortillas
 * Cheese
 * Baking Dish lined with enchilada sauce

Watch this video about how to roll Chicken Enchiladas!

Remember to spread 1/4 c of sauce mixture to the bottom of your baking dish BEFORE you place your