Burritos Con Queso Mexican Burritos With Cheese Food

SHRIMP BURRITOS CON QUESO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 9 inch baking dish with PAM. In a saucepan heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Add bell pepper, onion, chile peppers, tomatillo, zucchini and oregano. Cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Stir in salt, pepper and cayenne.
• In a small bowl, combine flour and water and whisk to blend. Add to vegetable mixture. Add milk and stir until well blended. Reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of the Monterey Jack cheese and stir until melted. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream.
• In a skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add shrimp. Stir until shrimp just turn pink, about 2 minutes. Stir in half of the vegetable cream sauce mixture and half of the tomatoes. Remove from heat. Lay out flour tortillas and fill each equally with the shrimp mixture. Roll tightly and place seam side down in the baking dish.
• Top burritos with remaining half of the vegetable cream sauce mixture. Cover the pan with foil and bake 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Top with remaining 1/2 cup of Monterey Jack cheese, sliced green onions and remaining chopped tomatoes. Serve immediately.

MEXICAN WET BURRITO

Steps:

• For the salsa: Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the peppers and onion and cook until the onion is translucent, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, blend together the tomatoes and tomato sauce in a large blender until smooth. Once the peppers and onions are cooked, stir the tomato sauce mixture into the saucepan. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and stir in the cumin, oregano and black pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes; taste for seasoning and add salt if needed. Keep warm. Makes about 5 cups.
• For the queso sauce: Put the cheese and jalapenos in a heat-safe blender. Bring the milk to a boil over medium-high heat in a medium saucepan. Carefully pour the hot milk into the blender and blend until smooth. Return to the saucepan and keep warm over low heat.
• Makes about 2 cups.
• For the burrito: Heat the vegetable oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sliced steak and brown on one side. Loosen the meat with a spatula or spoon and brown the meat on the other side. Season with salt and pepper and remove from the skillet.
• Put the tortilla on a microwave-safe dish and cover it with a damp paper towel. Heat in the microwave until quite hot and pliable, about 20 seconds. Discard the paper towel.
• Put the refried beans, steak, rice, onion, cilantro, and cheese horizontally across the center of the tortilla, leaving a 2-inch border at both ends. Fold the left and right sides inwards perpendicular to the filling, then roll the burrito from front to back, pulling the filling tightly until the bottom of the burrito is now on top. Top with up to 1 cup of the salsa and about the same amount of queso sauce. Serve with sour cream, guacamole, and shredded lettuce if desired. Remaining salsa and queso sauce can be kept for up to 1 week, refrigerated.

MEXICAN BREAKFAST BURRITOS

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in a large pot of salted water. When done, drain and set aside.
• Scramble the eggs with the milk to make them fluffy. Place in a bowl.
• In the same pan used for the eggs, fry the pork sausage. Drain the fat. Set the pork aside.
• In the same pan, fry the chorizo. Drain the fat. Add to the cooked pork sausage.
• Together, saute the bell pepper, the onion and the jalapeno until the onions are transparent. Blend in the sausage mix. Take off the heat.
• Heat tortillas in covered container in microwave for about 10 seconds. Heat long enough to just make them more pliable.
• To each tortilla, add small amounts of egg, potato, sausage mixture and cheese. Fold like an envelope. Wrap individually in a square of tinfoil.
• If eating right away, re-heat in a 350 degree oven for a few minutes.
• If not eating promtly, freeze for later. Re-heat before eating.
• Serve with sour cream, hot sauce and salsa.

BURRITOS CON QUESO (MEXICAN BURRITOS WITH CHEESE)

Steps:

• Prepare Salsa: Put tomatoes, onion, chiles, jalapeno peppers, garlic, salt, pepper, and chili powder in a bowl. Mix well and cover. Let stand at room temperature for about 20 minutes to let flavor develop. Makes 2 1/2 cups salsa.
• Preheat oven to 350. Make Burritos: Put butter in a 10 inch skillet and heat over moderately high heat.
• When hot, add onion and saute, stirring frequently for 5 minutes or until onion is golden brown. Remove skillet from heat.
• Add undrained green chiles and refried beans to onion in skillet. Using a wooden spoon, stir bean mixture until ingrediens are thoroughly combined. Set aside.
• Separate tortillas and spread one with about 1/4 cup of the bean mixture.
• Top bean mixture on tortilla with about 2 tablespoons of the shredded cheese and 2 tablespoons of the salsa.
• Fold one side of tortilla over the filling to the center, then fold opposite side over. Repeat with remaining tortillas until all are filled.
• Arrange tortillas in a single layer, seam side down, in a 12x8x2 inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese down center of tortillas (You can also prepare recipe this far up to a day in advance and then cover and chill the burritos until you are ready to bake them).
• Place dish of burritos in preheated oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Remove from oven and spoon remaining salsa along each side of the melted cheese. Garnish with sliced radishes and serve.