Recipe: Tasty Vegetarian Enchiladas

Vegetarian Enchiladas.

You can cook Vegetarian Enchiladas using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Vegetarian Enchiladas

1. It's of carrots coarsely chopped.
2. You need of small yellow onion chopped.
3. Prepare of garlic cloves peeled.
4. You need of tomatoes chopped.
5. It's of olive oil, extra virgin.
6. It's of kosher salt.
7. Prepare of crumbled queso fresco (2 cups).
8. You need of finely chopped cilantro.
9. Prepare of corn tortillas.
10. It's of Mexican crema or sour cream for drizzling.
11. Prepare of finely chopped red onion.

Vegetarian Enchiladas step by step

1. MAKE THE CARROT SOFRITO Preheat the oven to 225°. In a food processor, pulse the carrots, onion and garlic until very finely chopped. Scrape the mixture into a medium bowl. Add the tomatoes to the food processor and pulse until nearly smooth..
2. In a medium, deep ovenproof skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil until shimmering. Add the carrot mixture and a generous pinch of salt and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened slightly and nearly dry, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the tomato puree and cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has evaporated, 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining 6 tablespoons of olive oil. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for 1 1/2 hours until the carrot sofrito is very soft. Season with salt, cover and keep warm over low heat, stirring occasionally..
3. ASSEMBLE THE ENCHILADAS In a medium bowl, toss the crumbled queso fresco with the cilantro and red onion..
4. In a small skillet, heat 1/2 inch of canola oil over moderately low heat. Add 1 tortilla to the skillet and cook until just pliable, about 20 seconds. Using tongs, transfer the tortilla to a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining tortillas..
5. Working quickly, roll a scant 1/4 cup of the cheese mixture in each tortilla and arrange them on a large platter, seam side down. Spoon the hot sofrito over the enchiladas and scatter the remaining cheese mixture on top; drizzle some of the crema over them and serve..