Shredded Beef Enchiladas

 Shredded beef enchiladas

3 pounds beef chuck roast

¼ cup water

1 ½ cups beef broth

3 tablespoon red wine vinegar

2 tablespoons chili powder

1 tablespoon ground cumin

1 large onion, chopped

2 - 4 ounce cans chopped green chile peppers

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

2 cups sour cream

2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided (pepper jack can be used)

20 - 6 inch flour tortillas

1. Place roast in a large crockpot. Pour in the beef broth, vinegar, chili powder and 1 tablespoon of cumin. Cover tightly and cook on high for 6 hours or low for 8 hours. Shred the beef, using 2 forks or your fingers, while still in the crockpot. Turn heat to low and allow to simmer in the juices and spices for at least one more hour. 

2. In a large skillet, saute the onion until ust soft, not browned. Mix in flour and green chilies. Stir constantly for 2 minutes to cook the flour taste out. Stir in sour cream and 2 cups of monterey jack cheese. Cook on low for 10 minutes, stirring often, until the cheese is all melted and mixed. Set aside and let cool.

3. To turn these into chimichangas you would fill the tortillas with the meat and deep fry at this point. I onit this step as these taste better minus the deep frying (in my opinion).

4. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spread 4 tablespoons of sour cream mixture down the center of the tortillas. Top with about the same amount of beef. Roll up and place seam side down in one or two 8 X 11 inch baking dish. Repeat for each tortilla. Continue until you are out of the filling. Sprinkle it with remaining monterey jack  cheese.

5. Bake in a preheated oven for 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbling . 

Tip:

 The cook at home tortillas available at Costco make these extra yummy. They are a little more work but will bump the recipe up to restaurant quality.

This is a good thing to do with leftover pot roast. Just take the shredded meat, combine in a crockpot with the spices as listed above and cook for at least 2 hours so the meat will soak up spices and juices.