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Enfrijoladas Oaxaqueñas

A cornerstone of traditional Oaxacan cooking, Enfrijoladas Oaxaqueñas are soft tortillas bathed in velvety black bean sauce and rolled around chicken or quesillo.

⏱ 35 minPrep time
🔥 45 minCook time
🍽 4Servings
🏷 Oaxacan KitchenCategory
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Oaxacan enfrijoladas in black bean sauce

A cornerstone of traditional Oaxacan cooking, Enfrijoladas Oaxaqueñas are soft tortillas bathed in velvety black bean sauce and rolled around chicken or quesillo. The beans are blended silky-smooth with epazote and garlic, turning the simplest of ingredients into a deeply comforting dish. Finished with crema, more quesillo and a ribbon of bean sauce, they are Oaxaca’s answer to the enchilada.

Step by stepInstructions

  1. Cook the beans with the quartered onion, garlic, epazote and salt until very tender, about 1 hour; drain, reserving some cooking broth.
  2. Blend the beans with enough broth into a smooth, medium-thick sauce and season with salt; keep warm.
  3. Heat the oil in a skillet and pass each tortilla through the hot oil for a few seconds per side to soften; drain on paper towels.
  4. Dip each tortilla into the warm bean sauce, fill with chicken or quesillo, roll, and arrange seam-side down on a platter.
  5. Cover the rolled tortillas with the remaining bean sauce and drizzle with crema.
  6. Top with the quesillo, sliced onion and a few epazote leaves, and serve immediately.

💡 Chef tips & storage

The sauce should be silky — blend the beans longer than you think necessary and adjust with broth until pourable. These are best eaten right away, while the tortillas are still soft.

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Recipe details

Prep35 min
Cook45 min
Servings4
CategoryOaxacan Kitchen
PublishedAugust 17, 2026
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