Food Network: Roasted Green Chile-Chicken Enchiladas

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Roasted Green Chile-Chicken Enchiladas
Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Ingredients
Salsa Verde:
12 tomatillos, husked and rinsed
2 jalapeno peppers, stemmed
1 onion, quartered
Splash white vinegar
Water
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 bunch fresh cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped
2 limes, juiced
Salt

3 poblano peppers
Extra-virgin olive oil
1 onion, sliced
3 garlic cloves, chopped

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups canned chicken stock
1 deli roasted chicken, about 3 pounds, boned, meat shredded
Leaves from 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
12 large corn tortillas
1/2 pound Monterey jack cheese, shredded
Chunky Guacamole, recipe follows
1 pint sour cream

Instructions
Make the salsa: Put the tomatillos, jalapenos, and onion in a saucepan
with the vinegar and water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and poach until the tomatillos
are soft, about 10 minutes. Drain. Put the vegetables in a blender, add the cumin, and puree. Add
the cilantro, lime juice, and salt, and pulse to combine. Set aside.

Meanwhile, place the poblano peppers directly over the flame on a gas stove and cook, turning with

tongs, until the skin is charred and blackened. (Or, if you have an electric stove, put the chiles
on a baking sheet and broil, turning with tongs, until the skin is blackened.) Skin the peppers;
then seed, core, and dice them.

Heat a 2-count of olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until
softened and caramelized, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute. Stir in the cumin and
cook 1 minute. Then sprinkle on the flour and cook, stirring, 1 more minute. Gradually pour in the
stock, stirring constantly. Bring to a simmer, stirring to make sure the flour doesn't stick to the
bottom of the pan; the liquid will thicken. Fold in the chicken, diced peppers, and cilantro, and
season well with salt and pepper.

To assemble the dish: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Get your self a large baking dish. Dip a
tortilla into the tomatilla salsa and put it on a cutting board. Put a big scoop of the chicken
mixture in the center, sprinkle with a little of the cheese, and roll the tortilla like a cigar to
enclose the filling. Use a spatula to place it seam side down in the baking dish. Continue to fill
all of the tortillas and put them in the baking dish. Pour the remaining tomatilla salsa over the
top and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes until bubbly and
cracked on top. Serve hot with the guacamole and sour cream.

Chunky Guacamole:
4 ripe avocados
3 limes, juiced
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 serrano chiles, sliced thinly
1 big handful fresh cilantro, finely chopped
Extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Halve and pit the avocados. Scoop out the flesh with a tablespoon into a mixing bowl. Mash the
avocados with a fork, leaving them somewhat chunky. Add the remaining ingredients, and fold
everything together to gently mix. Lay a piece of plastic wrap right on the surface of the guacamole
so it doesn't brown and refrigerate 1 hour before serving.