Doug's Turkey Enchiladas

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 flour tortillas (10-inch)
• 2 cups cooked turkey, shredded
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 3 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 8 ounces aged cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 2 tablespoons red ground chili powder
• 2 tablespoons commercial chili powder
• 2 tablespoons flour or 2 tablespoons masa harina flour, if you have it
• 2 cups water or 2 cups chicken stock
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin

Recipe

• 1 melt shortening, add chile powders, flour, spices, and mix well.
• 2 while heating.
• 3 add stock or water, and blend while cooking.
• 4 let this simmer for about ten or fifteen minutes, and keep it warm.
• 5 while making the enchiladas.
• 6 simmer onion, garlic and tomatoes in a little oil, until onion is.
• 7 transparent.
• 8 add green chiles, and cook until reduced to about half of the volume, taste for seasoning and add salt & pepper to taste.
• 9 add the turkey and simmer for about 5 - 10 minutes, or until.
• 10 further reduced.
• 11 you do not want this mixture too wet.
• 12 warm tortillas to make them pliable, then fill each one with a couple.
• 13 of tablespoons of filling, and roll up.
• 14 place the finished enchiladas in a greased shallow pan, large enough to hold eight, and cover with some of the red chile sauce.
• 15 put the cheese on top of this, and add more red sauce.
• 16 bake uncovered at 350f for about 10 minutes or a little longer.