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Brazilian Beef and Cheese Enchiladas

4.50 from 2 votes

Ingredients  

For the "tortillas":

  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cube beef bouillon

For the filling:

  • 1 lbs ground beef
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 4 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large tomato, cubed
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 Tbsp flour
  • 1 cup sliced green olives, chopped
  • Chopped parsley to taste
  • Salt and pepper to taste

For the sauce:

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 3 cups crushed tomatoes
  • 1 cube beef bouillon
  • Pinch of sugar if needed
  • Salt and pepper to taste

For the assembling:

  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella
  • Parmigiano Reggiano to taste
  • Chopped parsley to decorate

Instructions 

To make the filling:

  • In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat and sauté the garlic and onion until translucent.
  • Add the ground beef and cook until the meat has browned (about 10 minutes).
  • Add the tomato, the olives and season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes.
  • In a cup, mix the flour and the milk and add it to the skillet along with the chopped parsley.
  • Let this mixture cook for 5 more minutes. Reserve.

To make the sauce:

  • In a saucepan, heat the olive oil and sauté the onion and garlic until translucent.
  • Add the crushed tomatoes and the beef bouillon and cook over medium/low heat for about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and add a pinch of sugar if the tomatoes are too acidic. Reserve.

To make the "tortillas":

  • Put the milk, flour, beef bouillon and eggs in the blender and blend everything together until you have a very smooth (liquidy) dough, similar to pancake dough.
  • In a medium skillet (sprayed with non stick spray), preheated over medium high heat, add a ladle of the batter and tilt the skillet so the batter coats the whole surface. Cook for 1 or 2 minutes and turn to cook the other side. Reserve the cooked tortillas. You'll probably have 6 or 7 of them.

To assemble the enchiladas:

  • Preheat over to 375 degrees.
  • Cover each tortilla with cheese and then add the filling to 1/4 of the disc. Roll the tortilla, forming an enchilada, and place it, seam side down, in a baking dish (I used a lasagna pan). Continue until you've used all the tortillas or filling.
  • Pour the sauce over the enchiladas and grate the desired amount of Parmigiano Reggiano on top.
  • Bring it to the oven for about 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted.