Unfortunately, Chi Chi's was SHUT down. Shut down before I figured out exactly how to make the burro sauce. But, I think I got close.
Enchilada Sauce
Large Jalapeno
medium Onion
4 cloves Garlic
1 T Olive Oil
14.5 oz can Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilis
28oz can Tomato Puree
2 C Water
1 T Chipolte Pepper
1 T Chili Powder
1/2 T Cumin
1/2 T Sugar
1 t Salt
1 t Pepper
Give the jalapeno, onion and garlic a whirl in your mini food processor or just finely chop up. I left 1/2 the seeds in the jalapeno for some added heat. If you don't like spicy, take the seeds out with a spoon. Be sure to wear plastic gloves when handling peppers OR be very careful of your hands around your face and eyes.
You can also use a variation of peppers but Target didn't offer choices so this time, you get just Jalapeno.
Put the jalapeno, onion and garlic in a pot with a tablespoon of olive oil and let it sweat a few minutes. Stir it around a little bit so nothing sticks. Add everything else, give it a stir and put on a low simmer for at least an hour to blend all the flavors. If you think it needs some more spice, add teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper.
Taco Meat
1 lb ground Beef (you can use turkey)
1/2 small onion diced
2 cloves garlic
4 t Chili Powder
2 t Cumin
1 t Garlic Powder
Salt and Pepper to taste
Cayenne pepper if you're feeling Sassy
Put all of this in a pan until cooked through.
Now the special thing about a burro is that it has lettuce and tomatoes in the inside. I know, sounds gross...hot lettuce, but it just worked. So..add to your shopping list:
Bag of Lettuce Shreds
1 large Tomato chopped
4 C Cheese ~ I used Mexican Blend
Tortillas ~ I bought the ones that come with 8
Put your tortillas between two damp paper towels and microwave for about 45 seconds. Put about 1/2 C of meat, few Tablespoons of Cheese, lettuce and tomatoes and fold it up. You are going to fold like an envelope, fold in both sides and then kind of roll it up to make a packet. Put seam side down in sprayed 13x9 pan. Pour enchilada sauce on top and bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Top with remaining cheese and bake another 5 minutes or until melted.
Top with more lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream. YUMMY!!
Onion and jalapeno ready for a whirl.
Blend up the onions and jalapenos in the food processor
Let the onions, peppers and garlic sweat a bit
Sauce is ready to go
Put your taco meat first, top with tomatoes, cheese and lettuce last
Fold in sides and then fold over kind of like an envelope
Put seam side down in your dish
Top with sauce
YUMMY!!
1 comment:
No, no, no, do not use enchilada sauce. Purchase a jar of Hormel's ORIGINAL Chi-Chi's salsa (not the fiesta or extra chunky) it isn't the exact sauce but it is relatively close. Use the salsa on the top of the burro and bake instead of the enchilada sauce. This will make your Burro closer to the original. Also Hormel does sell the meat seasoning for the meat in your burro. Again, not exactly but pretty close.
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