Delicious enchiladas de camarones! Mild,
pan-roasted and chopped poblano chile pepper and succulent shrimp
are combined with chopped onion and tomato, Mexican seasonings
and sour cream, rolled up in corn tortillas, covered in green
enchilada sauce and Monterey Jack cheese.
Poblano-Shrimp Enchiladas
3/4 pound unpeeled, medium-size fresh shrimp
5 tablespoons olive oil - divided use
1 large poblano pepper, halved and seeded
1 large onion, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup sour cream
8 corn tortillas
1 (10-ounce) can green enchilada sauce
1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- Peel shrimp, and devein, if desired. Coarsely
chop shrimp, and set aside.
- Brush an 11 x 7-inch baking dish with
2 tablespoons oil. Set aside.
- Sauté pepper in remaining oil in
a large skillet over medium-high heat until skin looks blistered.
Remove from skillet, and chop.
- Return chopped pepper to skillet. Add
onion and next 5 ingredients; sauté 4 minutes. Add chopped
shrimp, and sauté 1 minute; remove from heat, and cool
5 minutes. Stir in sour cream.
- Heat tortillas according to package directions.
Spoon shrimp mixture evenly down center of each tortilla, and
roll up. Arrange, seam side down, in prepared pan. Top with sauce,
and sprinkle with cheese. Cover and chill up to 1 day ahead.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 25 minutes
or until thoroughly heated.
Makes 4 servings.
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