Crispy burritos
225
Ingredients
Fresh tomato salsa
6 ounces chorizo
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup finely chopped white onion
1 clove garlic minced
vegetable oil
1 cup mexican cream or sour cream
fresh coriander sprigs
radishes
1 tablespoon chopped celery
1 tomato chopped
1/4 cup chopped coriander
2 tablespoons chopped white onion
1 fresh jalapeno chili
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 can tomato sauce
1/4 cup sliced pitted ripe olives
12 flour tortillas
1 cup shredded monterey cheese
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
fresh tomato salsa:
mix corander, lime juice,jalapeno chili, onion,
coriander, celery and tomato.Let stand ,covered, for two hours.
BEEF:
Remove and discard casing from chorizo.Heat 10-inch skillet over high heat about 45 seconds; reduce heat to medium.Crumble chorizo into skillet; cook & stir for 5 minutes. Crumble beef into skillet.Cook over medium-high heat breaking meat up into small pieces, untill no longer red, 6 to 8 minutes. Add onion,garlic, celery and cumin; cook and stir untill onion is soft, about 4 minutes.Spoon off and discard excess fat. Add tomato sauce to skillet; mix well.Heat over high heat to boiling; reduce heat to low.Simmer, covered 15 minutes.
STEP 3
Uncover skillet; cook and stir over medium heat untill most of the liquid has gone and meat is mostly coated with sauce, about 5 minutes.Put in olives. soften and warm tortillas. For each burrito place about 1/4 cup meat mixture on bottom-half of tortilla; spread within 11/2 inches of bottom and side edges. Sprinkle with cheese.
STEP 4
Fold bottom edge of tortilla up over filling, fold in right and left edges. Roll up to completely enclose filling; fasten top with wooden pick. Heat oven to 250F (120C) Pour oil into deep, heavy skillet to depth of 1 inch. Heat oil to 375 F adjust heat to maintain temperature.
STEP 5
Fry 3 burritos at a time turning once untill golden 2-3 minutes.Drain on paper toweling. Keep warm in oven untill all have been fried. To serve; remove wooden picks;place 2 burritos on each serving plate.Top with mexican cream and small spoonful of fresh tomato salsa.
GARNISH with coriander and radishes;
Serve immediately with remaining salsa and red wine for your friend.. Mama Mia!!