Chicken+Enchiladas

Enchiladas originated in Mexico.
 * 1. What is an enchilada and where did it originate? **

An Enchilada is a corn or flour tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a chili pepper sauce.

Enchiladas can be filled with a variety of ingredients, including meat, cheese, beans, potatoes, vegetables, seafood or a combinations.

To cook in a boiling or simmering liquid. Poaching is a moist cooking method that produces tender meat.
 * 2. What is poaching? **

You will use the following ingredients to poach your chicken:
 * 3. What five ingredients will be used for poaching the chicken? **
 * Chicken
 * Chicken stock
 * Onion, diced
 * Bay leaf
 * Oregano

Before poaching your chicken u se your kitchen shears to trim any visible fat from the chicken breasts.
 * 4. What will you use to trim the visible fat from the chicken breast before poaching the chicken? **

Cut your chicken into 4 equal parts before poaching. This will speed up the poaching time.
 * 5. What color cutting board will you use for the raw chicken? ** Yellow
 * 6. How should you cut the chicken before poaching it? Why? **


 * 7. What will you use to remove the bay leaf from your poaching mixture? **

You will need to remove your bay leaf from the poaching liquid before reserving 1/4 cup for later use. Use your wooden spoon to do this.

 * 8. Why do you have to remove the bay leaf? **

The bay leaf adds great flavor to what you're cooking, but due to its texture is inedible.

Allow the poaching liquid time to cool before trying to measure 1/4 cup for the shredded chicken mixture. Leave your skillet on the burner while you shred the chicken.
 * 9. What must you do BEFORE you measure your poaching liquid? **

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 * 10.What will you use to shred the chicken after it is finished poaching? **

**You will use two forks** **to shred your chicken.**
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 * 11.What color cutting board will you use to shred the cooked chicken? **

Transfer the shredded chicken to a mixing bowl. Add the following and work through until combined using your fork.
 * 12.What ingredients will you add to the chicken once it has been shredded? **
 * 1/4 cup poaching liquid
 * tomato PASTE
 * 2 Tbsp green chilies
 * 1/2 tsp cumin
 * salt

The following ingredients will be combined an a small sauce pan and heated through on the stove.
 * 13.What ingredients will be combined in your saucepan? **
 * 1 cup tomato sauce
 * 1 Tbsp taco seasoning
 * 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
 * 1/2 tsp chili powder


 * 14.What is the difference between tomato paste and tomato sauce ? **

Tomato paste has a thicker consistency like a PASTE. Tomato sauce is thinner consistency. Make sure you understand the difference and use the correct ingredient at the correct time.

 * 15.What does it mean to heat through? & **** 16.What temperature will you use to keep the sauce warm? **
 * Heat through ** means to place food in desired cooking method and heat until food is the same temperature. Typically this is done over medium heat.

Place 1/4 c. of sauce in the bottom of your baking dish
 * 17.How much sauce will you pour into your baking dish before placing your rolled enchiladas in the dish? **

Before you begin to assemble your chicken enchiladas you will need to set up your filling station.
 * 18.What equipment will you need to have at your filling station before you begin rolling your enchiladas? **

NOTE: You must have the following equipment at your filling station & checked with your teacher before you begin rolling your enchiladas.
 * White Cutting Board (you will lay your tortilla on top and roll on the cutting board)
 * Chicken mixture
 * Tortillas
 * Cheese
 * Baking Dish lined with enchilada sauce

1/4 or 1/5 depending on the number of people in your group
 * 19.How much of the chicken mixture will you roll into each tortilla? **

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 * 20.Where should the seam of the tortilla be when you are finished rolling your enchilada? **

The enchilada sauce
 * 21.What needs to be added to the pan before you place your rolled enchilada into your baking dish? **

Sauce, then cheese should be added to the top of the chicken enchilada
 * 22.What order will you top your chicken enchiladas? **