Enchilada: Another Costa Rican Paradise

Prep 20 min
Total 60 min
Ingredients 13
Servings 4

For some people, an enchilada is about corn tortillas and stew. But in Costa Rica it’s a different story. It’s a delicious, soft, crunchy puff pastry – a true paradise of flavor, texture and aroma. Just try it and I guarantee you won’t be able to resist it. I’m not exaggerating. MORE + LESS -

Ingredients

puff pastry sheets

tablespoons butter

1/2

onion, chopped

1/2

sweet chili pepper, chopped

tablespoon garlic paste or minced

1 1/2

processed spicy chorizo, diced

potatoes, cooked and diced

1/8

teaspoon achiote

chopped hard-boiled eggs

tablespoon cumin

tablespoons Worcestershire or soy sauce

egg, beaten

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

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1

Preheat oven at 350° F.
2

In a skillet, melt butter over medium to medium high heat; cook onion, chili and garlic. Add the diced chorizo and stir.
3

Stir in potatoes and achiote. Cook for a while; add Worcestershire or soy sauce, cumin, salt and pepper. Turn off the heat and add the hard-boiled eggs. Set aside.
4

Using a rolling pin, roll out the puff pastry to stretch it out a bit. Cut pastry into squares, place approximately two tablespoons of filling; glaze the edges with beaten egg. Close pastry by pressing edges of squares together in the center and glaze with beaten egg.
5

Place on a baking dish, in the oven for 40 minutes or until golden brown.

Expert Tips

The chorizo may be replaced with shrimp or any other meat. It’s a matter of creativity.

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For some people, an enchilada is about corn tortillas and stew. But in Costa Rica it’s a different story. It’s a delicious, soft, crunchy puff pastry – a true paradise of flavor, texture and aroma. Just try it and I guarantee you won’t be able to resist it. I’m not exaggerating.