Calabacitas y Maiz Enchiladas (Squash and Corn Enchiladas)

Calabacitas y Maiz Enchiladas (Squash and Corn Enchiladas)

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This recipe comes from Sylvia Casares, AKA the "Enchilada Queen" — chef and owner of Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen.

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Ingredients

  • 7 guajillo chilis, rinsed, stemmed, and seeded
  • 2 chiles de arbol, rinsed and stemmed
  • 1 3⁄4 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1⁄2 onion, chopped
  • 1 tomato, coarsely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 5 calabacitas (small green Mexican squash) or zucchini, cut into small pieces
  • 1 cup corn kernels (cut from 2 ears of corn or use frozen)
  • 1⁄2 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 1⁄2 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
  • 2 teaspoons Texas-Mexican Holy Trinity* (see Notes below)
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 3⁄4 cup very finely diced tomato, rinsed and drained well to remove the seeds
  • Cilantro, chopped
  • 1⁄4 cup finely diced onion

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