Recipe 51

 

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Recipe name and category:        Crab Enchiladas

 

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Recipe ingredients and directions:

 

1 lb                  crab

2 tbs                butter

2 tbs                pimiento

½ tsp               salt

1 clove garlic, minced or crushed

2 tbs                jalapeno peppers, diced

8-5 inch           corn tortillas

                        Mexicali Tomato Sauce (see recipe below)

1-1/2 cups       cheddar/jack cheese, mixed together and grated

¼ cup black olives

¼                     onion, diced

 

Prepare the Mexicali tomato sauce as below.  Preheat oven to 350˚. 

 

In large skillet, melt the butter and sauté the garlic and onion for two minutes.  Add mushrooms and jalapeno peppers and continue to sauté for two additional minutes.  Add olives, pimiento and crab and season to taste with pepper and salt.  Mix well and heat thoroughly.  Remove from heat.

 

Warm tortillas in a frying pan and lay out on a flat surface.  Divided crab filling and fill the tortillas evenly.  Roll up and place seam side down, single layer in a casserole dish.  Top tortillas with the Mexicali sauce and grated cheese mix.  Put in oven and bake until cheese melts and filling is hot (about 15-20 minutes).  Do not use convection oven.  Serve hot.

 

Mexicali Sauce

1-16 oz can     tomatoes, diced

1 clove             garlic, crushed

2 tsp                white pepper

1 tbs                jalapeno pepper, minced

 

Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil.  Simmer for 5 minutes.  If sauce needs to be thickened use 1 tbs cornstarch mixed with 1 tbs water.

 

Recipe source:         A cook group in Seattle (we met 1st Wednesday of the month as singles)

 

Recipe anecdote:      I’ve used this recipe for about 20 years-akkkk