Beef Enchiladas

Fry the ground beef in a large skillet. Break it up into small pieces with a fork, and cook it until it is done. Drain off all fat and rinse in hot water. Return meat to skillet and keep warm. While the meat is cooking, get out a medium sized bowl, or a quart size measuring cup. Measure the warm tap water into it. Add the seasonings, stirring to combine. Add the tomato paste. Mix it really well until the tomato paste is dissolved. A wire whisk works great for this purpose.

Start warming up the tortillas either in the oven, on the stove or in the microwave to soften them up.

For the rest of the preparation, pour half of the seasoned tomato mixture into the skillet with the hamburger. Add half of the cheese too. Stir to mix up the meat, tomato sauce and cheese. Scoop a large spoonful of the mixture onto each tortilla. Roll up the tortilla, enclosing the filling, and place it seam side down in a large rectangular pan. Fill all of the tortillas the same way, placing them side by side in the pan. Pour the remaining tomato sauce over the prepared tortillas in the pan. Scatter the remaining cheese over top. Bake the Enchiladas at 350° for 30 minutes. This will serve about 5 people.