Little Brother Beef Enchiladas

Ingredients:

• 1 yellow onion
• 1/3 cup cheddar cheese
• 2 lb ground beef
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 3 tbsp smoked paprika
• 2 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp chili flakes
• 1 beef stock cube, can substitute with 1 tsp powder, or 1 cup stock
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 pack of large tortillas
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Olive oil for cooking
• Cherry tomatoes, for garnish
• Fresh coriander, for garnish
• Green onions, for garnish

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 F
2. Set a kettle of water to boil
3. Dice1 yellow onion, grate 1/3 cup cheddar cheese
4. In a large pan, add a bit of olive oil and bring to med heat
5. Once heated, add chopped onion with a generous pinch of salt
6. Cook for five min, or until onion is translucent
7. While onion is cooking, dissolve 1 beef stock cube, or 1 tsp bouillon powder with 200 ml boiled water
8. Add 2 tbsp tomato paste to beef stock, stirring to combine
9. To the pan, add 2 lb ground beef, 2 tbsp ground cumin, 3 tbsp smoked paprika, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, and 1 tsp chili flakes
10. Mix well, bring element to high and cook 3-5 min, or until beef has browned
11. Roll lime on kitchen counter to release juice, then cut it in half and squeeze the juice of one half into the beef stock
12. Cut the other lime half into two wedges
13. Add beef stock mix to the ground meat mix and for another 4-5 min, until most of the liquid has steamed off or integrated
14. Divide enchilada filling between tortillas
15. Roll them up and place them seam-side down in a casserole dish
16. Sprinkle 1/3 cup cheese, and drizzle a bit of olive oil, over the enchiladas
17. Bake for 8-10 min, or until cheese has hardened
18. While you wait, chop cherry tomatoes, fresh coriander, and green onions. Add to a bowl and toss with salt, pepper, and olive oil
19. Once enchiladas are done, plate and top with salad

Yield: Enough for two people (seems like it should be more)

Source: My brother. I have a paper copy of it, but it's difficult to find an original source. Might update after I ask him

Description:

My brother made this for me an my mother. I got the recipe from him, but the language is clearly from someone not living in North America. Lots of things measured in grams. I've done my best to interpret it into language I understand, but since I haven't made it yet it isn't field-tested.

Original recipe calls for 250 g beef mince. My attempt to convert that had it as a little more than 2 1/2 lbs. But for something like this, I'd usually just use 1, so that sounded insance. I know that different types of beef have different fat levels, and that if it were of a more fatty variety, it might cook down a lot.

Still, it claims to only feed two people. My brother used the recipe as-is the first time and it was just for him and our mother. When he made it for three, he tripled the recipe and it only filled one casserole pan, which I would think was achievable with only 1 lb. So that's a lot of cooking down. I couldn't bring myself to ask for more than 2.

All this being said, what my brother produced was a perfectly viable dish, so the recipe does work. I'd like to try making this, to see if my language and percentage conversions are adequate.