	These flour tortillas* are perfect to make burritos. Its size is very large, they are soft, fresh, they have a good flavor and they don’t break at the moment of folding*.

	To heat such large tortillas you will need the “Lodge 14 inch Griddle". The tortillas will fit perfectly well and it also has very good heat retention.

	Start cutting like the professionals with the “Set of Victorinox Knives". The Victorinox knives have a perfect balance, very good grip, they are very sharp and you can sharp them as many times as you want.

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Beef Burrito

The burrito is a dish originally from the border city of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. This recipe consists of a large wheat flour tortilla that wraps different types of filling . These type of tacos are very famous in Northern Mexico. Unfortunately, this recipe has become a prey of many variations, mainly Tex-Mex. To such a degree that the burritos that are served in some restaurants are no longer burritos ☹

– Although you will not have that problem here because we are going to teach you to make authentic Mexican burritos.

The beauty of the burritos is that they can be filled with almost any combination of ingredients that you can imagine. The vast majority of the times they have refried beans as base. Within the filling also some fresh ingredients are added like tomato, avocado, onion, etc.

Now going into our recipe, this burrito has refried beans mixed with ground beef . Besides cheese, tomato, lettuce and more ingredients are added to this filling that give a fresh, delicious and super nutritious touch.

The burritos can be served at any hour of the day for breakfast , as appetizers or as main course. If you serve them as main course they can be accompanied with a mixed salad , Mexican rice and pot beans.

About the Recipe

Making the burritos is easy, just pay attention at the moment of folding them because it has its trick.
The burritos are prepared with large flour tortillas, of approximately 10’’ - 12’’ in diameter. If you don’t get them prepare them yourself.
In this recipe you will need a cheese that melts, we recommend the asadero cheese as it is perfect for the burritos.
These burritos are prepared with refried beans, which you could buy them canned but its flavor is not that good... instead prepare them with us.
Preparation time 20 minutes.
The recipe is for 6 burritos.

Ingredients

14.1 oz of Ground Beef

1 cup of Refried Beans (7 oz)

1/2 cup of Grated Cheese that melts (3.5 oz)

6 Extra-Large Flour Tortillas (12.6 oz)

2 Tomatoes (14.1 oz)

1/4 of a Lettuce (3.5 oz)

1/2 Onion (2.4 oz)

2 tablespoons of Olive Oil

1/2 tablespoon of Salt

Cookware

1 Frying Pan

1 Griddle

1 Chopping Board

1 Turner

1 Knife

Directions

Chop Ingredients

Cut into strips 1/4 of a lettuce, then set aside.
Dice 1/2 onion and 2 tomatoes; then reserve.

Cook the Filling

Heat in a frying pan over medium-high heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
Put in the frying pan the onion dices that were cut and fry them for approximately 1 minute, until the onion looks a bit transparent; stir regularly.
Incorporate in the frying pan 14.1 oz of ground beef and fry it for about 5 minutes, until it is medium cooked; stir regularly.
Put in the frying pan:

1 cup of Refried Beans.
1/2 tablespoon of Salt.

Mix the frying pan ingredients and fry them for about 2 minutes, until the beef is well cooked; stir regularly. Then set aside.

Make the Burritos

Heat on a griddle over medium heat 1 extra-large flour tortilla for about 30 seconds per each side, until it is well heated.
Remove the tortilla from the griddle and put on the tortilla’s center the following ingredients in the same order as given: