The return of the enchirito

When I was a little kid I used to love getting enchiritos at Taco Bell. An enchirito is a little burrito that is covered in enchilada sauce and cheese. As far as I can tell, they just made enchiladas with the ends of the tortillas tucked in like a burrito. Just a marketing ploy for an American market that was completely ignorant of real Mexican food. It worked; I loved the damn things. The best thing about it was the sliced black olives on top. I now know that they are about as unauthentic as anything from Taco Bell, but I love black olives and I use them in lots of my 'new' Mexican dishes.

I made venison enchiladas a few weeks ago and they had some structural problems. Trying to get them out of pan resulted in the filling spilling from the open ends. Still tasty, but messy and hard to get any sort of pleasing presentation on the plate. What to do? What to do?........

Enchirito them damn enchiladas. Same great flavor, but enclosed in a nice, tidy package. This time I got the great big, giant tortillas. Each enchirito was the full width of the baking dish. Each enchirito was probably enough to feed two. Of course, I had a whole one all to myself. Sometimes you just have to sit back and admire the damn food before you eat it.

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See, Lupe was impressed. She just had to take a moment and admire the beauty of the enchirito. Oh, by the way; they were goooooood!

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