Fried Finger Enchiladas

Preparation time:  5 minutes

Total cook time: 45-Minutes

Ingredients:

• Prepared Barbacoa
• 12 Taco Sized Flour Tortillas
• 1/2 white onion - diced
• Cilantro - Snipped
• Shredded Mexican cheddar cheese blend
• Vegetable oil
• 1 large skillet
• Grilling tongs
• 1 Large baking pan

Preparation:

1. Chop 1/2 white onion, set to the side
2. Snip about 1 cup of fresh cilantro
3. Remove tortillas from bag, set near by

Rolling the tortillas

1. Place approximately 1 tablespoon of shredded barbacoa in a strip in the middle of the tortilla.  If you do not have barbacoa, I would cook some before this step
2. Lightly sprinkle some cheese, chopped onion and cilantro ontop of the beef (see below)
3. Gently roll the tortilla (see below)

Cooking:

1. In the large skillet, pour about 1 table spoon of vegteble oil into the center of the pan
2. Turn the stove on, let the oil heat for 2 minutes on medium
3. Place 2 or 3 of the rolled tortillas into the center of the pan
4. It only takes 2 or 3 minutes on each side of the enchilada to brown.  Be careful at this step, the oil will be very hot and is likely to splash and burn you if you do not use care.

Baking:

1. After frying the enchiladas, place them closely together in a large baking pan. 
2. Sprinkle more Mexican cheddar cheese blend on top 
3. Bake for approximately 10 minutes at 350 degrees. 
4. Allow to cool for safe eating.
5. Eat! Enjoy.

Notes:

I originally intended to use the barbacoa recipe to cook taquitos.  The ended up being fatter and flatter than I wanted so I moved away from that recipe and created this dish, which are essentially sauce-less fried enchiladas.  There are called Fired Finger Enchiladas because you eat them with your hands.