"david the elder" > wrote in message
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> On May 26, 12:53 pm, -bwg > wrote:
>
>> Doesn't "enchilada" mean chillied? Where are the chiles?
>
> Yes it does, and something like that should be called entomatadas, not
> enchiladas, because they feature tomatoes, not chiles.
>
> But there are other things about this recipe that have nothing to do
> with either Tex-Mex or Mexican.
>
> I've never seen or heard of anyone in real life dipping flour, instead
> of corn, tortillas into sauce and trying to turn such a soggy mess
> into any kind of 'ladas, be they enchiladas, entomatadas, enmoladas,
> or enfrijoladas.
>
> I can't imagine someone cooking such a mess as the oringinal poster's
> recipe and then being proud of having cooked it.
>
> David
>


Where I live most of the Mexicans make enchiladas with flour tortillas.
They don't use a sauce though. They use powdered chiles.


Ms P