# Can you make decent enchiladas from corn tortillas? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 7, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416 "2016-02-07T15:29:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/61 "2016-02-08T22:47:30Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > I think we pretty much agree that making enchiladas with flower tortillas should carry a heavy fine and loss of kitchen privileges. This, along with the many posts in this thread, pretty much answers the question in the title. So I don’t mind a little hijack. **Morgenstern** : Did you ever eat at Casa [de] Miguel at MYF? When I was a kid (early-'70s) I loved their ‘La Cucaracha’. I liked that they named a dish after vermin. Anyway, it was a gigantic sincronizada made with, like, 14" flour tortillas and served with a mound each of sour cream and guacamole, with diced tomatoes and some shredded cheese on top. I make them at home sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/62 "2016-02-08T23:35:43Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > I think we pretty much agree that making enchiladas with flower tortillas should carry a heavy fine and loss of kitchen privileges. Otherwise bad Mexican food might blossom. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/63 "2016-02-09T00:09:07Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > … > **Morgenstern** : Did you ever eat at Casa [de] Miguel at MYF? When I was a kid (early-'70s) I loved their ‘La Cucaracha’. I liked that they named a dish after vermin. Anyway, it was a gigantic sincronizada made with, like, 14" flour tortillas and served with a mound each of sour cream and guacamole, with diced tomatoes and some shredded cheese on top. I make them at home sometimes. Casa Muchado? Don’t remember it being Casa Miguel. And yep, sat on the veranda and watched the planes land and take off. I don’t really remember the food other than it was pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/64 "2016-02-09T03:00:21Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Casa Muchado? Don’t remember it being Casa Miguel. And yep, sat on the veranda and watched the planes land and take off. I don’t really remember the food other than it was pretty good. In the early-'70s there was Casa Miguel. I found a mention of it [here, on page 19](https://www.ninety-nines.org/pdf/newsmagazine/197304.pdf) of _99 News_, April, 1973. (.pdf, upper-right corner.) ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/65 "2016-02-09T05:27:23Z")
Wrap about a dozen of them in a dampish (okay wet) paper towel. Microwave for 2 minutes on high. Unwrap them grab one quick and rewrap, so they don’t dry out while you process enchilada #1. (It will burn your fingers, be warned.) I usually process it by putting it on a plate, adding the sauce & filling, then rolling it off the plate into the baking pan. Then open the wet paper towel, quickly grab another one, and so on. I used to let one tortilla sit in the simmering enchilada sauce while I processed the one before it, and that had about a 50 percent split-open rate. The microwave method has about a 5% failure rate (well, we will eat them anyway), and it seems to be the lower in the paper towel you get, the more likely the tortilla will split. But I’ve gotten a whole panful with no splits. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/66 "2016-02-09T09:13:13Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I just layer everything like a lasagna, and bake it up as a casserole. That’s what I was going to say. If you can’t get 'em rolled, then I’d rather have them flat than go with flour. And I’m not a purist about anything, really. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/67 "2016-02-09T13:17:54Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Otherwise bad Mexican food might blossom. I seed what you did there. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/68 "2016-02-09T14:55:14Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > I seed what you did there. Sowed I. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/69 "2016-02-09T15:25:27Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > I think we pretty much agree that making enchiladas with flower tortillas should carry a heavy fine and loss of kitchen privileges. > **[Hibiscus-Flower Enchiladas](https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/hibiscus-flower-enchiladas)** > > Hibiscus-Flower Enchiladas Recipe Well… the tortillas aren’t made of flowers… but close enough? ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/70 "2016-02-09T19:01:35Z")
Forgot to add to my post yet another vote for New Mexico style: stacked, not rolled. ---
**Author:** ![NVME702-redux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a183cd/32.png) [@NVME702-redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NVME702-redux)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/71 "2016-02-10T18:26:29Z")
> [@cmdrpiffle](#): > > Are there no other Mexicans here? Really? > > Damn. Aqui, Compa! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/72 "2016-02-10T18:39:02Z")
Has anyone tried making enchiladas with mixed flour/corn tortillas? I was thinking about giving it a shot. I’ve used them in soft tacos successfully. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/73 "2016-02-11T16:23:19Z")
> [@BeeGee](#): > > Has anyone tried making enchiladas with mixed flour/corn tortillas? I was thinking about giving it a shot. I’ve used them in soft tacos successfully. Like a tortilla made with half flour and half masa? Can’t say I’ve ever seen such a thing. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/74 "2016-02-11T16:28:36Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Like a tortilla made with half flour and half masa? Can’t say I’ve ever seen such a thing. Yeah, I was wondering about that, too. Seems like a reasonable idea, but I’ve never seen such a thing, either. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/75 "2016-02-11T17:40:56Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Like a tortilla made with half flour and half masa? Can’t say I’ve ever seen such a thing. Grocery stores here often have “combo” tortillas. Sometimes with extra flavorings added. Generally, I think they are intended for tacos–or wraps. Hybrid enchiladas might be a worthwhile experiment… ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/76 "2016-02-12T15:05:59Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > Grocery stores here often have “combo” tortillas. Sometimes with extra flavorings added. Generally, I think they are intended for tacos–or wraps. I usually get my tortillas at Fiesta; they’re like $1.95/100 for corn, and flour ones are cheaper (don’t often buy them). FYI… for flour tortillas, the Guerrero “fresqui-ricas” ones are excellent, if a bit more work because you have to actually cook them yourself in a frying pan. But they’re not gummy or anything like that, which is a huge plus in my book. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/77 "2016-02-12T15:12:45Z")
I make enchiladas all the time. I lightly fry in oil dry them with a towel and roll them up. Splitting has never been an issue. It might be the brand you are buying? ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/78 "2016-02-12T19:03:41Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > Grocery stores here often have “combo” tortillas. Sometimes with extra flavorings added. Generally, I think they are intended for tacos–or wraps. > > Hybrid enchiladas might be a worthwhile experiment… HEB makes the Mixla tortillas. They’re corn sized, no special flavoring: [https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h-e-b-mixla-corn-amp-flour-blend-tortillas/1753415](https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h-e-b-mixla-corn-amp-flour-blend-tortillas/1753415) They’re very good for breakfast tacos. They’ve got corn flavor and flour flexibility. Maybe I’ll experiment this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/79 "2016-02-12T22:40:01Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > I am hardly ham-handed; I can repair jagged wounds with a delicate touch and get cosmetically good outcomes, and extract foreign bodies from a variety of orifices without causing significant damage. Yet I fail with corn tortillas If you’re planning on marketing your services on Craigslist, I suggest deleting that last line. ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416/80 "2016-02-14T01:18:52Z")
Made the enchiladas with mixed corn and flour tortillas tonight. Soooooo easy. And good taste. I highly recommend them! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416.md?page=5)