Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients:

1 lb roasted skin-on green New Mexico chiles
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp butter
5 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
10 (7- to 8-inch) corn tortillas
2 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken
2 cups coarsely shredded cheddar or jack cheese, divided
Sour cream

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400°. Peel, stem, seed, and chop chiles.

Heat oil and butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add chiles, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Add 1 cup chicken broth and simmer until reduced by one-third, about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare tortillas: In a small frying pan, bring remaining 2 cups chicken broth to a gentle simmer. Working one at a time, very briefly dip tortillas into broth to barely soften. Transfer each tortilla to a large baking sheet (you may need 2 or 3 sheets). Do not overlap or tortillas will stick.

Divide 1 1/4 cups cheese equally among tortillas and top each with shredded chicken, dividing evenly. Wrap tortilla around filling and transfer, seam-side down, to a 9- by 13-in. baking dish.

Pour chile sauce over enchiladas and top with remaining 3/4 cup cheese. Bake until cheese is bubbling and browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve with sour cream.

Makes 5 servings.

Sunset, SEPTEMBER 2007.