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Crab Enchilades Recipe

	Docjoe / All my dishes 1 year, 3 months ago Enchilades stuffed with crab and cheeses and covered with a spicy chili sauce. Prep:15m Cook:20m Servings:4	Docjoe
	mexican easy

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Ingredients

1 can (10oz.) Rotel chopped tomatoes with chillis, drained well

1 can (14.5 oz.) chopped tomatoes, drained, retain the juice

4 Tbl. oil

2 onions, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

3 Tbl. tomato paste

1 tsp. ground cumin

1 tsp. ground cilantro (or 1 Tbl. fresh cilantro finely chopped)

1 1/2 Tbl. red wine vinegar

1 tsp, sugar

12 corn tortillas

oil for shallow pan frying

1 lb. crab meat, picked over for shells

2 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese

1/1/4 cups Mozzarella cheese, diced

1 small red onion, chopped finely

3 Tbl. chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

Combine the Rotel with the chopped tomatoes in a blender, blend smooth.

Heat the oil in a small skillet and saute the onions and garlic until soft.

Add all the ingredients together in the skillet and stir well.

Cover and simmer the sauce the sauce for 10 minutes, and set aside.

Note: This sauce is also great with tacos, meat, chicken or fish.

Heat oil for frying in a large skillet, and fry the tortillas one at a time for a few seconds, do not overcook (do not allow them to crisp).

Remove the tortillas and pat off any excess oil with a paper towel.

Spread each tortilla with a little of the chili sauce you made.

Put some crab meat down the center of each tortilla.

Sprinkle each tortilla with the Monterey Jack and Mozzarella reserving some for topping.

Add to each tortilla some chopped red onion.

Roll up each tortilla and place in an oven proof baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray (Pam).

Pour the remaining chili sauce over the top of the tortillas and sprinkle the top of the tortillas with the rest of the cheese.

Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

Garnish with the cilantro (you can also add sour cream and/or guacamole for garnish).

Serve.

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Comments

donman 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Man these sound so good. I can't wait to try them. I think to that if you replace the crab meat with taco meat that you'd have some knock out ground beef enchiladas to. Thanks for the post.
Donman :)

shepherdrescue 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Crab enchiladas are one of my favorites! This sounds wonderful and I like Donman's variation! Two recipes in one!

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