Such a tasty and simple snack with a variety of fillings has long been loved by everyone. And to taste this dish, it is not necessary to visit the cafe, because you can cook it at home using any burrito recipe that you like best.

History of Mexican Cuisine

About how the dish appeared, by whom it was created and when, there is practically no information.

It is known that the Spaniards were the first to wrap the various ingredients in the cake, but it was the classic burrito that was born in Mexico.

The most popular version of his birth is related to an old man and his donkey named Burrito. At one time, Mexicans began to move to the United States for permanent residence across the river, which just separates the two countries. But they did not like American cuisine - too fresh - and people began to ask for food to be transferred from their homeland. An old man with a donkey took up transportation, and in order to reduce the load on the animal, he abandoned clay pots and began wrapping the ingredients in tortillas. The food was called burrito because everyone who saw the carrier shouted "Burrito is coming!"

Burrito - a classic recipe

The classic recipe includes a tortilla tortilla, but it is quite possible to replace it with pita bread.

Required Products:

  • salt, pepper, chili powder;
  • 50 grams of cheese;
  • clove of garlic;
  • 200 grams of chicken;
  • small onion;
  • 80 grams of beans;
  • four tablespoons of tomato puree;
  • two tortillas;
  • greens to taste.

Cooking process:

  1. We wash the chicken and cut into small strips. We send them to the pan and fry until golden with chopped garlic.
  2. As soon as a beautiful color forms, add chili and beans. Keep everything together for about 20 minutes, and then mix with tomato puree.
  3. Continue to simmer over low heat for another 10 minutes and combine with finely chopped herbs.You can season it with other spices to taste.
  4. We shift the filling into a cake, sprinkle with grated cheese on top and wrap.

With sausage and mushrooms

Required Products:

  • 150 grams of mushrooms;
  • spices to taste;
  • half a glass of sour cream;
  • one tomato;
  • 120 grams of cheese;
  • 100 grams of cooked sausage;
  • three cakes.

Cooking process:

  1. Cut the mushrooms into slices and fry in a pan.
  2. Add to them the sausage, crushed in small cubes, sprinkle all with spices.
  3. Mix sour cream with salt and pepper. We smear it with cakes, spread mushrooms with sausage on top, then grated cheese, tomato cubes and wrap everything in an envelope.

Cooking option with minced meat

Burrito with minced meat is another option for a quick and savory snack. Minced meat can be taken any, but beef is best.

Required Products:

  • 200 grams of minced meat;
  • 100 grams of canned corn;
  • three tortilla cakes;
  • spices to your taste;
  • one bell pepper;
  • 150 grams of cheese;
  • 50 grams of sour cream;
  • one sweet onion;
  • barbecue sauce.

Cooking process:

  1. Put the minced meat in a pan, mix it with onions and fry well, do not forget to season with spices.
  2. Add chopped peppers, canned corn, barbecue sauce and grated cheese. Shuffle all components.
  3. Place some cheese and toppings on the tortillas while it is hot. Collapse burrito.

Serve the dish with sour cream. If desired, the wrapped cake can be fried a little more.

How to Make Chicken Burrito

The least caloric option is burrito with chicken.

Moreover, if you make it with vegetables, then such an appetizer will be a great easy dinner.

Required Products:

  • 150 grams of chicken;
  • two cakes;
  • spices to taste;
  • one onion;
  • 100 grams of tomato in its juice;
  • greens and two cloves of garlic;
  • one bell pepper;
  • 120 grams of canned corn.

Cooking process:

  1. We cut the chicken into strips, which we fry in a pan until golden brown. Add the chopped onion and pepper to the chicken, continue to keep the products on the stove until the vegetables are soft.
  2. Season the ingredients with spices. If you like more spicy dishes, then add red pepper.
  3. Put the tomatoes, grated garlic, wait until the liquid has evaporated a little, and pour in the corn.
  4. Place the filling on the tortilla. If desired, you can cover with tortilla any sauce.
  5. From above, cover the composition with grated cheese and herbs, turn and serve.

Cooking with Beans

Required Products:

  • two cakes;
  • two cloves of garlic;
  • spices to taste;
  • one onion;
  • one green and one red pod of pepper;
  • 250 grams of canned beans;
  • one tomato;
  • a spoon of ketchup;
  • 100 grams of canned corn.

Cooking process:

  1. Chop onion, garlic and pepper into small pieces. Fry them in a pan until golden brown.
  2. Once the vegetables are soft, put the spices and cook the filling for another minute.
  3. Put the beans, previously washed, then corn without liquid and diced tomato.
  4. Add ketchup, two tablespoons of water and simmer over low heat.

Place the cooked filling on the cakes, roll the burrito and serve.

Burrito with turkey

Required Products:

  • two tomatoes;
  • three cakes;
  • 300 grams of turkey fillet;
  • 200 grams of vegetable mixture;
  • spices to your taste;
  • one bell pepper;
  • 100 grams of mozzarella.

Cooking process:

  1. Rinse the turkey, turn into minced meat or cut into small strips.
  2. Put them in a pan and fry until golden brown. Then add chopped peppers and tomatoes, season with all selected spices. Keep on the stove for another 10 minutes.
  3. We spread the vegetable mixture there and cook until the liquid evaporates.

We put the filling on the cake, cover it with grated cheese on top and wrap it.

Pork recipe

Required Products:

  • one onion;
  • two cakes;
  • 400 grams of minced meat;
  • spices to your taste;
  • a can of canned beans;
  • 100 grams of cheese and as much corn;
  • clove of garlic;
  • one bell pepper and tomato.

Cooking process:

  1. Grind the onion and send it to fry. After a couple of minutes, add crushed garlic and minced meat, mix, season with spices.
  2. As soon as the minced meat begins to darken, put the slices of pepper, washed beans, corn and pieces of tomato to it. Stew for about five minutes and remove.
  3. We place the filling on the tortillas, cover with grated cheese, wrap and can be served.

It is believed that the burrito must have meat, pepper and beans, but you can rely on your taste and change the composition of the ingredients.

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