Sonoran enchies in Phoenix?

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Does anyone in the Phoenix area know of a Mexican restaurant that serves flat, Sonoran-style enchiladas? I moved this past year from Tucson to Prescott and can’t find them upstate – but am hoping to satisfy my craving when I venture down to the Valley. I should hasten to point out that I’m looking for the kind made with fried masa patties, not New Mexico-style stacked tortillas. (A place in Prescott Valley passes them off as Sonoran – what a bummer!) Somehow I suspect you can only find them south of the Gila, but would welcome any recommendations.

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Get yourself some Masa Harina, follow the receipe on the bag for tamale dough, make them into patties and fry them in 1/2 "of hot vegetable shortening, don't use oil, they come out greasy. Or next time your in Tucson get some fresh masa and use it. I really like the flat enchiladas at Lauruas in Tucson. Not to be a snob, but there's not very much good Mexican food north of Ina Rd. Just my opinion.

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I'm heading to Tucson in a week. What's your favorite spot for Sonoran Enchiladas in Tucson?

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Down here in Yuma, only oneplace that I know that serves something called Sonoran enchiladas, which are merely rolled enchiladas made with flour tortillas

A couple of places serve fried thick masa patties about the diameter of a cd. They actually look a lot like the base of a sope. Usually served covered with sauce, cheese, and sometimes meat. Here they're called patty enchiladas. 

At another place, a guy whose family is Sonoran uses thick handmade tortillas that are grilled and covered with sauce etc. He says they're his family's recipe. He calls them enchiladas del piso.

Are these all different from what you are talking about?

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Ten years ago when I first joined the chowhound boards, the posts from Canon Fowler and Pete Feliz about the Sonoran food growing up in Tucson described a style of Mexican food that was completely new to me. Tucked in the back of my mind all these years, I hoped that I might taste the Sonoran style enchilada some day. Have there been any more sightings in the Phoenix area, and more importantly, sightings of good examples?

"Sonoran food described as bland" - Rev. Canon John C. Fowler, Aug 2000
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/93513

Enchiladas Sonorenses recipe (Flat corn masa Patties with Red Chile Sauce) - Canon Fowler, Aug 2000
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/93489#513147

"What is Sonoran?" - Pete Feliz, March 2003
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/94148#516122

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I love sonoran enchiladas. They're hard to get in the valley, but the Serrano's chain of restaurants (in the east vally) have passable ones on their menu. 
My favorite place for them is Guillermo's Double L in Tucson, though.

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Interestingly, I've had Salvadoran style enchiladas are also made by deep-frying a thickish patty of fresh masa. But they are served with mild salsa on the side and not dipped. Here's a recipe, https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/enchiladas-salvadorenas-293379

This recipe for Sonoran "patty" enchiladas has photos of the finished product to show what they look like.

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