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Burritos

Lean Beef Burritos Recipe

Cociñero: George Douglass from Denver, Colorado

These burritos are made with lean ground beef, but they are very hearty burritos. This recipe should yield 5 large burritos.

Ingredients:

  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 medium chopped yellow onion
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp. freshly-ground black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 potato, peeled, cooked and diced
  • 2 roasted Green chiles, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 5 flour tortillas
  • Shredded lettuce
  • Sour cream
  • Salsa

Instructions:

Saute oil and onion in a large frying pan for 3 to 4 min. Stir in lean ground beef, cumin, garlic, pepper and salt. Leave over heat and stir with a fork, until the ground beef is brown. Stir in the green chiles and potato and continue cooking until the potato and chiles are cooked thoroughly through.

In a separate nonstick frying pan, heat each tortilla until it is warm and flexible. Remove the tortilla from pan, and spoon some of the beef mixture into the center of each tortilla. Top the ground beef burritos with shredded lettuce, sour cream and fresh salsa. Serve burritos with a side of rice and refried beans.

Serves: 5