Enchiladas Suizas

Name: Enchiladas Suizas
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 12 corn tortillas; 400g poached chicken, shredded; 500g tomatillos, husked; 2 serrano chillies, 1/2 onion and 1 garlic clove; 200ml Mexican crema or double cream; 200g mild melting cheese (Chihuahua or Oaxaca); Coriander

Enchiladas suizas/en-chee-LAH-dahs SWEE-sahs/

Also known as: Swiss Enchiladas, Enchiladas Verdes con Crema

About this dish

Chicken-filled tortillas baked in a creamy tomatillo sauce and topped with melted cheese.

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Ingredients

🫓12 corn tortillas

🍗400g poached chicken, shredded

🍅500g tomatillos, husked

🌶️2 serrano chillies, 1/2 onion and 1 garlic clove

🥛200ml Mexican crema or double cream

🧀200g mild melting cheese (Chihuahua or Oaxaca)

🌿Coriander

Method

Serves 3

Boil the tomatillos and chillies until soft, then blend with onion, garlic, coriander and salt.

Fry the sauce briefly in a little oil, then stir in the crema.

Warm the tortillas, fill with chicken and roll up.

Lay them in a baking dish, cover with the sauce and top with cheese.

Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 15 minutes until the cheese is bubbling.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

'Swiss' enchiladas were created in Mexico City in the 1950s at Sanborns, named for their generous use of dairy.

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