To roast the meat prior to shredding:
preheat oven to 160DegC.
Mix 'rub' ingredients together in a small bowl.
Generously rub/smear it all over each side of the meat.
Place it into a lightly greased lidded casserole dish with a splash of cold water and place the lid on.
Slow roast, checking occasionally and turning the meat, for 3-5 hours. The longer it cooks at a lower temperature, the more easily it will shred.
Using two forks, while the beef is still hot, separate the strands of meat, discarding any really gross fatty or gristly bits.
To make the enchiladas:
Preheat oven to 175DegC - not fan forced Using a large, heavy based casserole (I love my le Creuset for this type of cooking) gently saute the onions, garlic and all spices in a little olive oil.
Allow to cook for 1-2 minutes on low heat to release the flavour of the spices.
Add the passata & tomatoes and bring to a simmer.
Add the shredded beef.
If the mixture is very thick add 100-200ml water or stock.
Bring to a simmer.
Leave the lid off and place in the oven and allow to slow cook for around 2 hours.
Check every half hour and if required, add a little more stock/water if sauce becomes too thick.
To assemble:
Dip each tortilla into the passata then fill with shredded beef/spice/sauce mix.
Top filling with a little grated cheese.
Roll up & place, seam side up, into a deep baking tray/dish.
Continue with remaining tortillas until baking dish (es) are full.
You will have sauce left over (hopefully, if you've been too generous with your stuffing, add some more passata to the sauce) spoon over each filled tortilla.
Top with generous handfulls of grated cheese.
Bake at 180DegC for around 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and beginning to brown.
Spiced Mexican Rice:
For my spiced rice I use my rice cooker, wash some basmati rice under cold water until most of the starch is removed.Place into rice cooker with equal quantity of cold water. Mix one packet of taco seasoning with some hot water and add to the rice. Stir well. Cook. Too easy.
Once cooked, if I have some oven roasted capsicums in the fridge I'll chop some slices into small dice and toss through the rice together with a ½ cup finely chopped spring onions and ½ cup grated tasty cheddar. Just before serving, plate up the rice and nuke (to melt the cheese, if it hasn't already!) for 1 minute.
Serve with spiced rice and/or refried beans (both of which deserve a goodly scattering of grated cheese as well), a dollop of sour cream and freshly chopped spring onions.
