Tuesday 15 October 2013

Sharing Recipe #1 - The Boy's Burrito Mix

This particular recipe of mine - well, I shouldn't say 'mine' for fear of being booted out onto the street by my housemates - [OUR'S] is an all time great. 

Having lived together for almost 3 years now, we have had plenty of practice in perfecting our recipe. The flavour has always been there or there abouts, but it's the consistency which has always been the hardest nut to crack. Question: How do you roll wet burrito mix in a wrap? Answer: You can't. 

Benito's Hat will beg to differ, but they are Mexican and have tortillas the size of sombreros.

For the mere mortals among us I have a solution. Enjoy...


The Boy's Burrito Mix (serves 4):

Ingredients
1,000g lean mince beef
1 x pack of large tortillas / 4 x sweet potatoes
2 x red onions
4 x garlic cloves
1 x can of red beans
1 x can of baked beans
1 x can of chopped tomatoes
1 x green pepper
1 x table spoons of cumin
1 x sachet of 'Old El Paso' Fajita/Taco/Burrito mix 
1 x beef stock cube
1 x large squirt of sticky BBQ sauce
1 x splash of red wine (if you have it to hand)
Chilies - however much you can handle
1 x pot of sour cream 

  1. If you have chosen sweet potatoes, clean and bung in a 180° preheated oven for 1 and a half hours. In the meantime: 
  2. Finely slice onions, garlic and green pepper.
  3. Get a large high-sided pan on the hob with a good lot of oil (medium heat - patience is a virtue). 
  4. When hot, chuck in the onions and red pepper - season with salt and pepper.
  5. Whilst onions and peppers are going for it, open the meat pack, turn over the meat, throw away the 'nappy' and run a knife through the meat (this breaks it up so that it is easier to cook when thrown in).
  6. When onions and peppers have softened slightly, chuck the meat in. Break up and cook until it just turns from pink to brown. Whilst cooking, pour in a dash of red as well as adding the the garlic and chilies. Keep stirring.
  7. Season with salt and pepper. 
  8. Boil the kettle. Once boiled fill up 3/4 of a cup with the water followed by a beef stock cube. Stir.
  9. Once beef has just turned brown, pour stock into mixture along with the baked beans, red beans, Old El Paso sachet, cumin, chopped tomatoes and a squirt of sticky BBQ sauce (don't be shy).
  10. Give it a good stir. If too heavy, pour a bit more boiled water in there. 
  11. Leave to cook on a low heat for the rest of the time it takes to cook the potatoes, giving it a good stir very now and again. 
  12. Once potatoes are ready, take them out, put them on a plate, slice down the middle, add a knob of butter, some grated cheese, a big spoonful of the burrito mix and bit of sour cream on top. Done.
  13. Shout for everyone that the food is ready.
  14. Check out the smiles on their faces. 
I hope you enjoy...

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