Enchiladas Suizas

Author Notes: Chicken enchiladas with a smooth and savory green sauce have always been one of my go-to weeknight dinners. It's a great dish to make with leftover roa (…more) —zindc

Makes 8 enchiladas

• 1medium white or yellow onion
• 4large or 6 small tomatillos
• 2poblano chiles (or 1 can of whole green chiles)
• 3 to 4cloves of garlic, unpeeled
• 1 1/2cups chicken stock
• 1handful cilantro leaves and stems, plus more leaves for garnish

• 1/2teaspoon dried oregano, preferably Mexican
• 1pinch ground allspice or clove
• 1teaspoon cumin, ground
• Zest and juice of one lime
• 1teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
• 1jalapeño chile, seeds removed (optional)
• 2cups boneless cooked chicken, shredded, sliced or diced
• 8corn tortillas
• 2cups shredded jack or mild cheddar cheese
• 1/2cup sour cream, crème fraîche, or Mexican crema

1. Heat the broiler. Peel and quarter onion. Remove papery husks and wash tomatillos. Cut poblanos in half lengthwise and remove stems and seeds. On a foil-lined sheet pan, place onion, tomatillos, unpeeled garlic cloves and poblanos skin side up. Broil vegetables until mildly charred, turning the onion pieces and tomatillos over after a few minutes to expose other sides to the heat source. Take 

1. care that the garlic doesn't get too burnt.
2. Scrape blackened skin from the poblanos, peel the garlic and put vegetables into a blender; include any juices from the baking sheet. (Drain and add canned green chiles, if using.) Add chicken stock, cilantro, spices, lime juice and zest, and salt and blend until completely puréed. Taste, and if you want it to be spicier, add the jalapeño and purée again until completely smooth.
3. Pour contents of blender into a heavy-bottomed sauce pan and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes until slightly reduced. Taste and add more salt, if needed. If salsa is too thick, add a little bit of water to it. Lower oven temperature to 350° F.
4. Make the enchiladas one at a time: Dip a tortilla in the salsa until just softened. Lay out on a plate, put some chicken across the middle of the tortilla and roll it up. Place in a baking dish or directly on an oven-safe dinner plate. When all of the tortillas have been made, ladle the salsa generously over them, sprinkle the cheese over the top, and place the baking dish or plates into the oven. Bake for 15 minutes, until chicken filling is heated through and cheese has melted. Serve with generous dollop of sour cream on top, and some chopped fresh cilantro.

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