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Enchiladas Guatemaltecas

Name: Enchiladas Guatemaltecas
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Guatemala
Ingredients: 6 leaves Corn Tortillas; 250g Ground Beef; 1 Carrot; 6 Green beans; 1 Beets; 6 leaves Lettuce; 2 Hard-boiled eggs; 2 Tomato; 1/2 Onion; To taste Parmesan cheese; 2 tbsp Vinegar; To taste Oil for frying; 1 tsp Salt

Snack

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Fried tortillas stacked with lettuce, ground meat, beets, and boiled egg — Guatemala's unique enchiladas.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Guatemalan enchiladas aren't rolled like Mexican ones; instead, fried tortillas are stacked high with lettuce, pickled vegetables, ground meat, beets, boiled egg, tomato sauce, and cheese. Colorful, they're a popular snack made for festivals and family gatherings.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a festival night in Guatemala, a woman at a stall piles colorful toppings one after another onto fried tortillas until they look ready to topple.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Corn Tortillas 6 leaves
Ground Beef 250g
Carrot 1
Green beans 6
Beets 1
Lettuce 6 leaves
Hard-boiled eggs 2
Tomato 2
Onion 1/2
Parmesan cheese To taste
Vinegar 2 tbsp
Oil for frying To taste
Salt 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the carrots, green beans, and beets small, boil, and dress with vinegar and salt.
Fry the ground beef and onion and season with salt.
Simmer the tomatoes into a sauce.
Fry the tortillas until crisp.
Stack lettuce, ground beef, pickled vegetables, and beets on the tortillas.
Top with tomato sauce, sliced boiled egg, and cheese.

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