Spicy red rice and pork enchiladas

Recipes / Meat

A Mexican feast of corn tortillas, stuffed with rice and pork and topped with cheese and baked golden brown.

Recipe «Spicy red rice and pork enchiladas» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 35 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1/2 cup white long-grain rice, rinsed, 2 tsp olive oil, 300g pork loin medallions, 4 green onions, thinly sliced, 1 cup tomato salsa , 1/2 cup coriander leaves, roughly chopped, 1 lime, rind finely grated, juiced, 10 enchilada corn tortillas , 1/2 cup grated tasty cheese.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup white long-grain rice, rinsed 
  • 2 tsp olive oil 
  • 300g pork loin medallions 
  • 4 green onions, thinly sliced 
  • 1 cup tomato salsa 
  • 1/2 cup coriander leaves, roughly chopped 
  • 1 lime, rind finely grated, juiced 
  • 10 enchilada corn tortillas 
  • 1/2 cup grated tasty cheese 

Instructions

  1. Cook rice following absorption method on packet. Spread over a large, flat tray. Cover and set aside to cool.
  2. Heat oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook for 3 to 4 minutes each side or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Cover and stand for 5 minutes. Cut into thin strips.
  3. Add green onions to pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until soft. Combine rice, pork, green onions, chunky salsa, coriander, lime rind and 2 tablespoons lime juice in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Stir until well combined.
  4. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 6cm-deep, 18cm x 24cm (base) ovenproof ceramic dish. Place tortillas on a flat surface. Spoon 1/4 cup rice mixture into the centre of each tortilla. Roll up to enclose filling. Place tortillas, seam side down, in dish.
  5. Sprinkle cheese over tortillas. Bake for 15 minutes or until tortillas are warm and cheese is melted. Place on to plates. Spoon over tomato salsa and serve.