Authentic Enchiladas Verdes

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Ingredients

  • 2 bone-in chicken breast halves
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 white onion, divided
  • 2 cloves garlic, divided
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 pound fresh tomatillos, husks removed
  • 5 serrano peppers
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 12 corn tortillas
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup crumbled queso fresco
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions

  1. In a saucepan, combine chicken breast with chicken broth, ¼ onion, ½ clove garlic, and salt. Bring to a boil, and then boil for 20 minutes.
  2. Reserve broth, set chicken aside to cool, and discard onion and 1 clove garlic. When cool enough to handle, shred chicken.
  3. Place tomatillos and serrano chiles in a pot with water, enough to cover them. Bring to boil and continue boiling until tomatillos turn a different from bright green to a dull, army green.
  4. Strain tomatillos and chiles, and place in a blender with ¼ onion, ½ clove garlic, and a pinch of salt. Pour in reserved chicken broth, so that liquid just covers the veggies in the blender by about an inch. Blend all ingredients until they are completely pureed. Pour salsa in a medium saucepan and bring to a low boil.
  5. Pour oil in a frying pan and allow to get very hot. Slightly fry tortillas one by one in hot oil, setting each on a paper towel afterwards to soak some of the oil. Finally, dip slightly fried tortillas in low-boiling green salsa, until tortillas become soft again. Place on plates, 3 per person.
  6. Fill or top tortillas with shredded chicken, then extra green sauce. Top with crumbled cheese, remaining onion, chopped, and chopped cilantro.

Nutritional Information

Main Total
Servings 4
Calories
559
559
Fat (g) 25 25
Sat. Fat (g) 7 7
Protein (g) 37 37
Carb (g) 49 49
Fiber (g) 8 8
Sodium (mg) 1344 1344

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