Restaurant Recipes
Beto's Latin Grill Enchiladas Al Guero
(Shrimp Enchiladas with Aji Cream Sauce)
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients
Aji Amarillo Cream Sauce
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 3/4 onion, cut into 1/4 inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 cup white wine
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 8 tablespoons aji amarillo paste*
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3 cups seafood stock (bottled clam juice could be substituted)
Shrimp Filling
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/4 onion, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 poblano pepper, roasted, seeded and cut into 1/4 inch cubes
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/4 inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 2 pounds (21-25 count) shrimp, peeled, deveined and cut into 1/2 -inch pieces
To Finish
- Oil
- 20 corn tortillas
- 1 recipe Shrimp Filling
- 1 recipe Aji Amarillo Cream Sauce
- 1 pound mozzarella cheese, grated
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/4 pound cotija cheese, grated
Instructions
Aji Amarillo Cream Sauce
- Heat oil in a pan; add onion and garlic and sauté until tender. Add white wine, lime juice, aji paste, cream
and seafood stock. Bring to a slow boil, simmer over medium heat until thickened and reduced by about one half, approximately 20 to 30 minutes.
Shrimp Filling
- Heat oil in a pan, add onion and garlic and sauté until tender. Add poblano and bell pepper and stir. Add salt, pepper and oregano, stir, then add shrimp. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until shrimp are slightly pink. Do not overcook.
To finish
- Heat oil in a frying pan. Dip tortillas in hot oil, just until limp, about 5 seconds.
- Fill tortillas with shrimp filling, sprinkle on a bit of mozzarella and drizzle a tablespoon of aji sauce over top. Roll enchilada, place seam side down in a large greased casserole dish and top with sauce.
- Sprinkle mozzarella evenly over top and bake in a preheated 350 degrees F oven for approximately 5 to 7 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove from oven and garnish with sliced red onion and top with cotija cheese.
Notes
* Aji amarillo paste (yellow hot pepper paste) is available at Latin markets.
Attribution
San Antonio Express-News - 10/23/2002 - Beto's Latin Grill, San Antonio, Texas