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Old Nov 5, 2012 | 4:42 am
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VivoPerLei
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Originally Posted by sparkchaser
Yay! An enchilada thread!

My enchiladas always fall apart in the oven. Any advice on how to properly prepare the corn tortilla so it doesn't disintegrate in the sauce while in the oven?
Funny, that is one reason I took over the cooking of enchiladas in our house - my wife's always fall apart! What I did was heated the corn tortillas (I think Mission brand) for 20 seconds a side on a hot skillet with some vegetable oil before adding the cheese/onions/peppers. Then when I baked them I only used a minimal amount of sauce, 10 minutes at 225C (450F or so). After they came out of the oven I put the remaining sauce on. They were very firm. I think what she does wrong is drenches them with way too much sauce in the oven.
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