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Steak Enchiladas

Tender, juicy, marinated steak rolled with Monterrey Jack cheese sauce in a corn tortilla, baked and topped with more cheese sauce and green chile sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1 ea. (8–10 pounds) inside skirt steak, cut into 2 equal pieces and 1 smaller piece
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp freshly-ground cumin
  • 4 chipotle chilis in adobo sauce
  • ¼ cup adobo sauce
  • Juice of 3 limes
  • 5 oz shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 4 serrano chiles, minced (you can seed it if you want)
  • ¼ cup malt vinegar
  • 24 corn tortillas
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 3 tbsp wheat flour

Instructions

  1. 1
    Combine oil, lime, chipotles, adobo, salt, pepper, and cumin in a blender. Pour into a gallon size zip-top bag and add steak. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  2. 2
    Heat a charcoal grill, but use a chimney or else you will have a solvent flavored steak. Ditch the grate and place the steak right on the coals and cook 60 seconds per side for medium rare.
  3. 3
    Remove and wrap tightly with aluminum foil. Keep warm.
  4. 4
    Meanwhile, purée the chiles with the vinegar in a blender until smooth. Pour into a large saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat until reduced by ⅓. Keep warm over low heat.
  5. 5
    Melt butter in a saucier over medium heat. Cook until bubbling ceases. Add the flour and whisk continuously until it looks like blonde library paste.
  6. 6
    Melt in cheese. Heat to just below a simmer then reduce heat to low and cook until slightly thickened. Set aside.
  7. 7
    Slice steak as thinly as possible across the grain. Place a nice handful into each tortilla and top with some cheese sauce. Roll and place seam side down on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Repeat until all tortillas have been used up. While you're at it, eat any remaining steak.
  8. 8
    Pour remaining cheese sauce evenly over the tortillas and bake at 375°F for 45 minutes or until browned and bubbly on top. Remove to serving platters.
  9. 9
    Drizzle the chile purée over each enchilada and serve warm.
Category
Entree/Main
Method
Grilling
Cuisine
Mexican

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