Sweet Potato, Squash and Black Bean Enchiladas

Due to popular demand, this recipe needs to be posted.  This recipe comes from a very edgy cookbook called, "Thug Kitchen", the tagline reads, "eat like you give a f*ck".  It's a great cookbook, and a great advocate in terms of eating clean, green, local, homemade, and fresh.  All the values that I like to put into my cooking as well. But, it's not your average vegan cookbook, it's loaded with inneuendo's, swear words, jokes and raunchy humor.  I like this twist on vegan cooking, which in my opinion tends to be snobby and pretentious.  This is my third main course dinner that I've tried, and they're all fantastic.  So, good luck and enjoy!  For more recipes from Thug Kitchen, click here: http://www.thugkitchen.com/ Cheers!

Sweet Potato, Squash and Black Bean Enchiladas

"Bring this to a potluck for a culinary mic drop""There are two kinds of people in this world: people who like enchiladas and people who have no f***ing taste.  Which are you?"

Enchilada Sauce
2 1/4 cups vegetable broth
1/3 cup tomato paste
2 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
2-3 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons soy sauce or tamari
1 Tablespoon lime juice

Filling
1 large sweet potato (about 1 pound), chopped into nickel-size pieces
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
1 medium yellow squash, grated on your box grater (about 1 cup)
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cloves garlic
1 1/2 cups cooked black beans (or 1 15 ounce can)
1 teaspoon maple syrup or agave syrup
A pack of corn or flour tortillas (I used 10 flour)
Sliced avocado
Chopped Fresh Cilantro

1.  Make the enchilada sauce: Dump everything but the lime juice into a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer.  Use a whisk or something and make sure that the tomato paste isn't sitting in a f***ing clump.  Let that simmer together for 10-15 minutes so that the sauce has time to thicken up a little.  Add the lime juice and turn off the heat.  Let that s*** cool while you make the filling.

2.  To cook the sweet potato, grab a medium saucepan, fill it with an inch or two of water and bring to water over medium heat.  Throw in your metal steamer basket and fill that with the chopped sweet potato. Cover and steam until tender, 10-15 minutes.  Dump into a bowl and smash the pieces around.  Some chunks are fine, so you don't need to work hard at making this smooth. (NOTE:  If you have a leftover roasted sweet potato or something, just scoop out the flesh and move on with the recipe.  OR steam it in the microwave if that is your s***.  Stab it with a fork, then cook on high for 5 minutes, flip then 5 minutes more.)

3.  While the sweet potato steams, grab a large skillet or wok and heat the oil over medium heat.  Add the onion and saute until it begins to brown about 3-5 minutes.  Toss in the squash and cook for another minute.  Add the chili powder, cumin, salt, garlic and black beans.  Cook together for another 2 minutes and then fold in the mashed sweet potato and maple syrup and turn off the heat.  Mix until all that s*** is combined.

4.  Now you're going to make the motherf***ing enchiladas.  Crank your oven to 375 degrees, and grab a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.

5.  Cover the bottom of the baking dish with about 1 cup of enchilada sauce.  Using your griddle, your oven, or the microwave, warm up the tortillas.  Dip a tortilla around in a little of the sauce in the baking dish so that the bottom is all coated.  Fill the tortilla with a couple spoonfuls of filling, then roll it up and set it seam side down in the dish.  You know how the f*** enchiladas are supposed to look, so handle that s***.  Keep going until you run out of space or out of filling.

6.  Cover the enchiladas with the remaining sauce, cover the dish tightly with foil, and throw it in the oven for 20 minutes.  Take off the foil and cook it for 5 more minutes.  Let it cool for a minute or two before serving.  Feel free to top those savory sons of b****es with some sliced avocado or chopped cilantro if you give a s*** about presentation.

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