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Lynn's Crab Avocado Papaya Enchiladas

 

2 tbl olive oil
1 sm white onion, diced
2 x cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 1/2 lb cooked crabmeat, picked over and
    washed, shredded
1 tbl chopped fresh cilantro
1 x ripe papaya, peeled, seeded
    diced
3 x poblano chiles, roast, peel, seed &
    diced
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
12 x corn tortillas, (5" in diameter)
2 cup Red Chile Sauce, see recipe
2 x avocados, sliced
1/2 cup Montereyjack cheese, shredded
GARNISH
    Fat-free sour cream
    sliced black olives
    cilantro sprigs

 Method :
Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and saute the onion, garlic, crabmeat, cilantro, papaya, chile, salt, and pepper until the onions are translucent.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Dip the corn tortillas, one at a time, in the Red Chile Sauce.
Divide the crab and chile mixture into 12 servings and spoon 1 serving down the center of each tortilla. Add avocado slices. Fold the tortilla and place in a glass baking dish that has been rubbed with oil. Pour the remaining sauce in the dish and sprinkle the cheese on top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a 350-degree oven for 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the enchilada is heated through. Place 2 or 3 enchiladas on each serving plate, spoon a dollop of fat-free sour cream on top, sprinkle sliced black olives on top of that, and garnish with a sprig of cilantro.