Idaho® Potato New Mexican Breakfast Enchiladas
Idaho® Potato New Mexican Breakfast Enchiladas
These breakfast enchiladas are stuffed with all the good stuff: Idaho® skillet potatoes, red chile sauce, hatch green chile verde, and lime crema. They may take a little longer to make, but are totally worth it.Recipe courtesy of the Idaho Potato Commission and recipe author David Woolley
Prep Time
20
minutes
Cook Time
1.67
hours
Servings
6
Total time: 2 hours
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon canola oil
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon mexican oregano
- 3 and ½ pounds (2 containers) bueno foods brand mild nm red chile puree
- kosher or sea salt to taste
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 (4 oz) sweet onion, julienne
- 2 pound idaho® russet potatoes, peeled and cut lengthwise then into ¼" thick half-moons (hold in water if not using immediately – drain thoroughly before continuing)
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried mexican oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 and ½ lbs. roasted hatch green chile peeled, seeded and diced (mild, medium or hot depending on heat level desired)
- 2 teaspoon corn starch, mixed with 2 tablespoons tap water
- 1/8 cup honey
- 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
- salt to taste
- 8 ounce sour cream
- 1/4 ounce fresh lime juice
- salt to taste
- canola oil, for frying
- 10-12 fresh and pliable corn tortillas
- 3 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 8 eggs, beaten and soft scrambled
- 1 bunch green onions, green part only minced
- 1/2 of the nm red chile sauce batch
- 1/4 of the nm hatch green chile verde batch
Directions
- In a saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the canola oil and garlic and cook until caramelized.
- Add the oregano and cook for a few seconds.
- Turn the heat to high and pour in the red chile puree to “fry” for a minute and then lower temperature to a simmer for 15 minutes.
- Season with salt.
- Use as needed.
- (2 quart yield)
- Add butter and oil to a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onions and cook until soft.
- Add Idaho® Russet potatoes and cook, stirring occasionally to avoid scorching and to start caramelization.
- Lower to medium heat and cook until potatoes are soft but slightly al dente.
- Season.
- (Yield for 1 casserole dish)
- Heat oil in large pan.
- Sauté onion.
- When translucent add the dried spices and cook until onion is starting to caramelize.
- Add minced garlic and cook until both onion and garlic are well caramelized.
- Add the NM hatch green chiles and simmer.
- Add the corn starch slurry and continue simmering low for 15 minutes.
- Remove from stove and add the honey, lime juice and cilantro and season with salt.
- (2 quart yield)
- Puree all ingredients in bowl and mix until smooth.
- Place in squirt bottle.
- (Yield ½ cup)
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a small skillet over medium heat, heat canola oil.
- Lightly fry the tortillas just until soft.
- Do not crisp.
- Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
- Repeat until all the tortillas have been fried.
- Spread ½ cup of the NM Red Chile Sauce in the bottom of a 9x13˝ baking dish or bowl.
- Dip each tortilla one at a time into the sauce and set aside.
- Load a tortilla with 1 tablespoon Idaho® Skillet potatoes, 2 teaspoons scramble eggs and a few pinches of cheddar cheese (if using optional chorizo add 1 teaspoon here).
- Spread fillings evenly and roll up fairly tight.
- Place seam down into a casserole dish.
- Repeat with the rest of the tortillas.
- Pour cups of the warm Hatch Green Chile Verde over entire casserole.
- Top with the remaining cheese.
- Bake the enchiladas for 20-25 minutes, or until bubbly.
- Sprinkle chopped green onion over the top and drizzle with the lime crema in a crisscross fashion.
- Serve.
- (Yield 1 each 9x13, 2" deep casserole dish)