Cheese Enchiladas Chili Gravy appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Cheese enchiladas with chili gravy · San Antonio
The San Antonio cheese enchilada is corn tortillas rolled around shredded cheese and onion, blanketed in a brick-red chili con carne gravy and more melted cheese, then baked.
The chili-gravy enchilada descends directly from the Chili Queens' chili con carne and the combination-plate tradition that San Antonio's Mexican restaurants codified through the 20th century. Where interior Mexican enchiladas use a salsa or mole, the San Antonio version leans on a flour-thickened, cumin-scented chili gravy, a distinctly Tex-Mex creation that long-running rooms like La Fonda on Main and Mi Tierra still serve daily.
Where to eat in San Antonio:
- Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia
- La Fonda on Main
- El Mirasol
- Rosario's ComidaMex & Bar