Well, I've been hooked on the reality t.v. show TOP CHEF MASTERS... Rick Bayless was one of the fantastic chefs on the show. His recipes always looked interesting during the show, so I googled looking for some of his recipes. I ran across his restaurant - FRONTERA GRILL in Chicago. He has many, many recipes posted on this site. Here is one that I will be making tomorrow... I have changed his recipe slightly, as I know I won't be able to find some of the ingredients here in our little town before ever going to the store. I couldn't even find cilantro this weekend! Crazy huh?
BLACK BEAN BATHED ENCHILADAS (with Chorizo & Fresh Cheese)
aka: Enfrijoladas
RICK BAYLESS
Serves 4 as main course
1 cup dry black beans, rinsed
2 chipotle chiles (in adobo sauce), minced
1 1/4 cups (10 oz) chorizo sausage, casing removed (bacon, ham, or other sausage can replace chorizo)
1 medium white onion, sliced
Salt, 1/2 tsp
12 corn tortillas
Serrano-Tomatillo Salsa; or Chipotle Salsa (3/4 cup)
3/4 cup crumbled queso fresco or dry goat cheese
3 T. roughly chopped flat leaf parsley
Directions:
BEAN SAUCE...
Place beans in medium size saucepan, cover with 3 cups water, remove any beans that float. Heat to simmer.
Using saucepan, add 1/4 cup of chorizo and 1/2 of the onion. Saute. Put into beans. Simmer over medium to medium-low heat, stir occasionally, until the beans are fully tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hrs. If you see the beans peaking up through the liquid, add water to cover them by 1/2 inch.
Coarsely puree the beans in batches in a food processor. Return to the pot and add enough water to thin the consistency of a medium cream soup. Taste and season with salt.
TORTILLAS & CHORIZO...
Set up steamer (veggie steamer in saucepan filled with 1/2 inch of water); heat to boil. Wrap tortillas in a heavy kitchen towel, lay in steamer & cover with tight lid. Boil 1 minute, turn off heat and let stand without opening for 15 minutes.
In saucepan, cook the remaining 1 cup chorizo until done (10 min), breaking up any clumps. Drain off fat. Add the minced chipotle peppers. Keep warm over low heat.
FINISHING:
Turn oven to the lowest possible setting and warm a serving platter in it. Onto a deep plate or tray pour out 1 1/2 cups of the warm bean sauce onto the deep plate. One by one, dip both sides of the tortillas into the sauce, fold into quarters and transfer to the warm serving platter. Lay the tortillas in 2 rows, slightly overlap. Keep warm in oven.
Scrape any leftover bean sauce from the deep plate back into the pot. If the sauce has thickened, add a bit of water to get back to the original consistency. Quickly bring to simmer, spoon over the folded tortillas (should be lots of sauce), top with warm chorizo, splash on the optional salsa, sprinkle on the cheese, parsley and remaining sliced onion. Serve right away - they don't like to sit!
Variations: with bean sauce and tortillas as a base, you can vary toppings or fillings as you like.
Serve with a nice salad, and margaritas of course!
**ORIGINAL RECIPE**
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