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Default How to soften corn tortillas for enchiladas

Steve Freides wrote:
>
> My wife, inspired by the chicken enchiladas verde we had a few days ago,
> asked me to pick up some corn tortillas. We were lacking quite a few of
> the ingredients so the dish she created wasn't the same as the one we
> had from the restaurant, but they were chicken enchiladas, nonetheless.
>
> The problem was in getting the corn tortillas to wrap around the filling
> without cracking. I suggested that next time we might microwave them
> after sprinkling them with a little water, or steam them on a rack over
> a pot of boiling water. Am I headed in the right direction here, or is
> bought the only soft corn tortillas they had a WF yesterday.


I wrap about a dozen in a damp tea towel and nuke on medium for about
5 minutes... then let rest for a few minutes before removing from
oven... I can't give an exact time as every microwave is different.
Don't over heat or they'll stick together.