Cheap Cooking in College
Why this dish?
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Traditional Mexican Dish
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No Meat
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Easy to cook
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Low-cost
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Healthy
Tips to a Cheap Meal
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Buying the generic brand tortillas gives you more for a cheaper price
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A whole head of lettuce is cheaper than pre-cut lettuce
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Buy the two-pack of queso fresco instead of the singles
Recipe
Serving Size: 1 person
Ingredients:
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3 guajillo chilis
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1 potato
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¼ bag of carrots
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Pot of Water
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Tortillas
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1 Queso Fresco
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¼ of lettuce
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Vegetable Oil
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½ tablespoons of salt
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¼ of an onion
Instructions:
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Put the one potato and the bag of carrots into a pot of water.
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Put it on a stove and heat it up to about medium heat.
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Once it boils let it cook for about five to 10 minutes or until the potato are soft enough to peel.
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Take the three guajillo chilis and split them into three pieces and put them into a bowl.
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Fill that bowl with hot water and cover it with a lid. Let the chilis sit in the hot water for about 10 to 15 minutes.
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While waiting for the chilis to soak, start peeling all the potatoes. The potatoes are ready to be peeled after they are boiling.
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Then, cut each of the carrots in half.
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Once done, put the peeled potatoes and carrots into a bowl.
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Heat a pan with vegetable oil.
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Once heated, dump the potatoes and carrots into the pan and fry them. Make sure to add about ½ tablespoon of salt.
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Once a bit brown, take the carrots and potatoes out. In a separate bowl with about two pieces of towels put the hot, fried potatoes and carrots and cover it with a lid.
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Once finished with the potato and carrots, get the soaked chilis out of the water and put them in a blender without the water.
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Once the chilis are in the blender add about one cup of water.
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Blend the contents in the blender.
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Once blended, use a strainer and strain the contents into a bowl.
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All that is left in the strainer is the chili seeds, throw those out.
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Then, you will cut the ¼ of the lettuce and put that in a bag and store it in a fresh place.
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Get the ½ of queso fresco and shred it into a bag and store it in a fresh place.
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Get the remaining queso fresco and also shred it.
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Put the shredded queso fresco into a container and get ¼ of an onion and chop it into cubes.
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Mix the onion and shredded queso fresco in the container and store it in a fresh place.
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Once we have all that done, we can start frying the tortillas in the sauce. Set a pan with vegetable oil at medium heat.
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Once oil is hot, dip a tortilla into the chili sauce we made and once dipped, quickly put it into the pan.
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Fry the tortilla about 20 to 30 seconds each side and then set it into a flipped over strainer on a plate so the oil can strain off.
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Once you have the amount of enchiladas wanted, put the onion queso fresco into the tortilla and roll it up.
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Once all are rolled up, add the fried potatoes and carrots on top, then add the lettuce and the shredded queso fresco in the bag also on top.
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Then, you’re done! Enjoy!
Alex's Experience:
Being able to cook traditional Mexican food and spend time cooking with family was great! I hope everyone trying this recipe enjoys it as much as I did.