Dishes · Dinner · Entrées
Enchiladas verdes: the sauce is the point
Enchilada comes from enchilar, to season with chile. That tells you where the flavor is: the tortilla is there to carry the sauce.
Cantina Rooftop
Dinner menu · Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm
Entrées
- Enchiladas Verdes$28
Chicken enchiladas topped with salsa verde, red onion, sour cream, sliced avocado & queso fresco
- Mariscada con Arroz$32
- Fajitas Clásicas$25
- Braised Short Ribs$35
Please tell your server about any food allergies.
A very old idea with a green sauce
Rolling tortillas around other food goes back thousands of years in the Valley of Mexico, and a Spanish chronicler described corn-tortilla dishes at a feast Cortés hosted. Cheese, chicken and cream came after.
Verdes means green. Green salsa normally gets its sharpness from tomatillos, so it runs tart where red sauces run deep.
It's a fork-and-knife plate, unlike most of what's around it on the menu. The tortillas soften under the sauce, as they should. If you want something crisp, you've ordered the wrong dish.
These are filled with chicken, so they aren't a vegetarian order. Salsa verde, red onion, sour cream, sliced avocado and queso fresco go on top.
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Enchiladas Verdes: questions
What's the difference between enchiladas verdes and rojas?
The sauce. Verdes use a green salsa, usually tomatillo and green chile. Rojas use a red sauce built on dried chiles or tomato.
What does enchilada mean?
It's from the Spanish enchilar, to season with chile, so the word means something like chilied.
What's in the Enchiladas Verdes at Cantina Rooftop?
Our menu says: Chicken enchiladas topped with salsa verde, red onion, sour cream, sliced avocado & queso fresco. Tell your server about any allergies when you order.
How much for the Enchiladas Verdes at Cantina Rooftop?
$28 on our menu right now. See it on the full menu.
When can I order the Enchiladas Verdes?
It's on our dinner menu (Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm). We're at 605 W 48th St in Hell's Kitchen. Book a table.