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LA-Style Burrito

Serves 2

Submited by Adan Hernandez

About the Recipe

My mom and my Abuelita would make these yummy burritos. Burritos have always been one of my favorite foods to eat. I would always ask my mom to make a carne asada burrito for lunch. I loved how the combination of carne asada and salsa tastes. My mom would create these big burritos that would have any type of meat, but she usually used carne asada because she said it’s the best meat for burritos. she'll place them on a blender and it'll create the chile that I love.   

As soon as my mom would finish making a burrito, I would add salsa and chow it down! 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rice 
  • 3 tablespoons oil 
  • 7 cups water 
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste 
  • 1 teaspoon salt 
  • 3 Roma tomatoes 
  • 2 habanero chiles 
  • 1 pound skirt steak 
  • Salt and pepper to taste 
  • 1 15 oz. can pinto beans 
  • 1 bunch cilantro 
  • 2 onions, chopped 
  • Caramelo avocado oil tortillas 

Directions

Rice

  1. Place rice in a bowl and rinse with cold water. Drain the water and set rice aside.   
  2. In a medium pot, heat up 2 tablespoons of oil and add the drained rice. Brown the rice. 
  3. Add 3 cups water, tomato paste, and salt to the pot. Cover with lid and cook for 25 minutes.

Salsa

  1. In a saucepan, bring to a boil the tomatoes, habanero chiles and 4 cups of water. Remove contents and set aside. Retain one cup of boiled water. 
  2. Peel the tomatoes and chop up habanero and cilantro and add to a blender. Blend thoroughly.

Steak and Beans

  1. Thinly slice the steak. Season with desired amount of salt and pepper. 
  2. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place steak in skillet and cook until desired temperature.  
  3. Heat up the pinto beans in a saucepan.

To Assemble

  1. Heat Caramelo Avocado Oil Tortillas in a separate skillet until lightly brown on each side. 
  2. Place each tortilla on a plate. Add desired amount of steak, rice, salsa, beans, and topping of choice (chopped onions, cilantro). 
  3. Roll tortillas up into a burrito.  
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