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In article >,
wrote:
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>
> : You clearly have this all under control. It would be typical of
> : Mexican cooking to add cumin and oregano to the chili powder, and of
> : course you can always use minced garlic with the onion instead of the
> : garlic powder.
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> Chili powder already has cumin and oregano in it. Don't confuse chili
> powder with ground red chile - the two aren't the same thing. If using
> ground red chile, then you'd need to add cumin and mexican oregano.
>
> 1Tbsp simply isn't enough spice either - bump it up to 2 or 3 Tbsp.

I've cooked the meat -- used about 2/3# of 93/7 ground beef. Threw in
"some" Chili Seasoning (Penzeys stuff), "some" cumin (probably not a
half teaspoon), and "a little" oregano, crushed in my palms as I dumped
it in the pan with the meat and onions, etc.

Supper's about an hour away. The soup is made and I thought I'd
assemble the enchiladas. Bzzzztt! Thank you for playing, Barbara!!
I've got some Cruz brand "authentic" corn torts - about 7" diameter. I
dipped them into the ench sauce in a pie plate and dumped a big spoonful
of my ground beef mixture on top and tried to fold/roll it. No dice.
Drat!

PLAN B in place: I yam now making an Enchilada Torte. :-) Stacking
these suckers is the only way it's going to work tonight. ¡Que lástima!
They're ready for the oven; I've shredded the Chihuahua (I love to say
that) cheese and sprinkled some of the fatfree Fake Cheddar on half for
Rob.

I've got some of these dog torts baking in the oven, spritzed with olive
oil and sprinkled with some sea salt, so's I can crumple them into our
soup in the bowl.

Beans are rinsed and ready to heat and smash.

Oh, cripes! ¡The arroz! ¡Se me olvidó el arroz! ¡Ay caramba!
--
-Barb
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