Enchiladas are the best! Easy to prepare, quick and very satisfying. Enchiladas can be a side as a part of a meal or as the main event. Enchiladas The best enchiladas come from the freshest ingredients. If you really want the best enchilada then make your own sauce, buy fresh produce, shred the cheese finely and make them to order.

An enchilada can be nearly anything, rolled inside a corn tortilla and covered with chili sauce. This recipe is for Sweet Potato and Squash Enchiladas and it is a wonderfully delicious and satisfying version of a great Mexican dish. Sometimes I like to add black beans but today I skipped them. The sauce is thick and rich, picoso (spicy) but only gently so. I used a blend of chilies that compliment the fillings and tantalize the taste buds and which would never be found in a canned sauce.

To make the sauce, pick the best chilies you can find. I like to select mine from bins at my local mercado. If you don’t have bulk chilies available then packages will have to do. Choose dried chilies but which are still moist and pliable. If buying in packages then try to find packets without a lot of dust in the bottom of the cello which indicates insects. If you cannot find dried chilies locally the online shops like Penzeys and My Spicer have them available. [...]