Enchilada Off!

VS.

I challenged one of my students to an "Enchilada Off" this semester & the results were staggering. I have had so many AMERICANS tell me "my" enchiladas are so good that I think I let it go to my head. Tisk tisk.

(*Note: the student I challenged IS Mexican & I don't know what I was thinking)

We decided on a Friday that we would bring our enchiladas to taste on Monday. To make an embarrassing story as short as possible...I knew it was going to be a no-brainer as to who the winner was when the following series of events took place:

Diana's process of making enchiladas...

1. Cooked them Superbowl Sunday morning (I didn't want to cook them when I got home late from the game, duh).


2. Used canned diced jalapenos, canned El Paso enchilada sauce (shameful but delicious), cream cheese & pre-cut deboned chicken breasts from HEB. Also, packaged corn tortillas.
   
3. Cooked it, took it out of the oven, let it cool. Got home from game, put in fridge. Done.


4. Next morning, took my covered pyrex to school & stuck it in the fridge, again.

Student's process of making enchiladas...

1. Woke up & cooked on Monday morning at 5:30am (yep).


2. Used fresh cerranos, fresh tomatillos (which he of course baked & pureed to make the sauce), & fresh chicken that wasn't deboned for him already. Homemade corn tortillas.
   
3. Showed up at 7:30am to my classroom & handed me a HOT PAPER PLATE with foil covering it.

I simply stared at him for a moment, then screamed, "Are you serious??"

The verdict...

A few students tasted my humbled creation at lunch & repeatedly called me out on the recipe (as they continued to eat & disect the enchilada). JR even looked at me, held up a piece of the canned jalapeno he found & made the "tisk tisk" sound.

I replied with no words, I just simply looked at him, pulled a piece of chicken bone I had champed down on out of my mouth & held it up for him to see. (JE, the cook, apologized profusely)

Geez! Ruthless! At such a young age...but I'm so thankful I have these kids to keep me grounded & humble. ;)