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These spicy peanut sauce enchiladas, also known as encacahuatadas are smoky, creamy, savory, and full of umami. They are filled with sautéed mushrooms, and braised greens with hominy, bathed in a spicy guajillo-peanut sauce, and drizzled with almond crema. They are crazy easy to make, and are so good you'll be making them again and again.
In Mexico these are known simply as encacahuatadas, and are a classic home cooked dish. They are usually filled with chicken, but your favorite vegetable filling will go great with these. They would make a great dinner, or even a good brunch option.
Let me just say that I am obsessed with this sauce. I have been putting it on everything! So far it is perfect with the enchiladas, but you can also put it on your baked potatoes, polenta, pasta, tacos, buddha bowls, and tofu. I'm one of those people that falls in love with a sauce or dish and then I makes it over and over again until I get tired it. This is one of those sauces. So you definitely have to try it.
Summer is coming up and I am so not ready to have all the kids home. Not ready!! The first couple of weeks are always a little rough, but once we get into a groove we really have fun. My two older ones are always arguing and bothering each other, which can get really stressful sometimes, but our sweet baby is always all smiles. What are some of your summer plans?? I'll tell you what I am ready for, all the delicious summer fruit.
The Recipe: Spicy Peanut Sauce Enchiladas
- Your favorite veggie filling will be perfect with these
- If you are allergic to peanuts you can use cashews or almonds.
- Corn tortillas are the best option for this recipe.
- You can use cashew or almond crema
- Do not place these in the oven because they will fall apart.
Peanut Enchiladas with Braised Greens
Ingredients
Sauce
- 8 Guajillo Chiles stems and seeds removed, rinsed
- 1-2 Chipotle pepper in adobo
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 1 cup Peanuts, toasted
- 1 Plum tomato, roasted
- ⅛ tsp. Ground clove
- 1 cup Vegetable stock
Filling
- 1 lb. Mushrooms. cremini sliced
- 3 Garlic cloves, minced
- 8 oz. Spinach or other leafy green, roughly chopped
- 1 can (14.5 oz) Hominy, drained, rinsed
- 12 Corn tortillas
- 1 cup Almond crema
Instructions
To make the peanut sauce:
- Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Drop in the guajillo chiles and turn heat down to a simmer, let simmer for 10 min.
- Drain guajillo chiles and place in blender with peanuts, chipotle chiles, garlic, roasted tomato, clove, and vegetable stock. Blend until smooth. If necessary add more stock until you reach the desired consistency.If you do not have a high powered blender, strain the sauce. Set aside.
To make the filling:
- Add ¼ cup of water or vegetable stock to a large sauté pan set to medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and sauté for 5-6 minutes, or until almost all the moisture has evaporated from the mushrooms and they are beginning to brown. Add more liquid if necessary.
- Lower heat to medium-low and add the garlic, cook for 1 min. Add the spinach and stir. Cover pan and let spinach cook down, 2 -3 minutes. Add hominy and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
To assemble
- Bring a medium sauce pot to low-medium heat and pour in sauce. Heat just enough to get it hot. If it simmers, the sauce might break.
- Warm corn tortillas in the microwave for 30 seconds or in the oven at 350F on a sheet tray for 5 min. Just enough so that the tortillas are soft enough to be rolled.
- Spread 2-3 tbsp. of the peanut sauce on the bottom of a 9 x13 baking dish, Place 1 tbsp. of filling on each tortilla. Roll and place on baking dish. Continue this process until you have used up all the tortillas and the entire filling.
- Pour the rest of the peanut sauce on top of the enchiladas and drizzle almond crema on top.
These were absolutely amazing! I have never had a sauce like this before, the touch of clove keeps you coming back for more. It is quite addictive. I couldn’t stop tasting the sauce while preparing the other ingredients. I could just eat this by the spoonful. Great recipe and it was easy. I didn’t have to go out and buy anything special, all pantry items in my house. I give this recipe an A+++.
Yay!! So happy you liked it. The sauce is also great over a baked potato packed with veggies.
We made these tonight and they are definitely something we will keep making for years to come! Thank you!
Is there any way to do this without rolling into enchiladas? Mine just never go well when I try to do that. Could this be layered into a casserole & baked instead??
Yes, you can layer and bake in a casserole without a problem.
This looks so good!!! Could a natural (unsweetened, no added oils) peanut butter be used instead of peanuts?
Yes that would work just fine
Dora,
I just want to say so far I have made this recipe and your guanajuato enchiladas mineras (almond crema too, of course)- I loooove your recipes. Everything comes out so well and tastes amazing. Thank you!
So glad you're liking the recipes!