Recipe - Chimichangas (Deep Fried Burritos)

1 pound Ground meat, browned and
drained
1 md Onion, chopped
One half cup Red chile sauce or enchilada
sauce
12 Flour tortillas
Oil for frying
2 cup Cheddar cheese
2 cup Shredded lettuce
2 cup Chopped green onions

In a large skillet, brown meat and drain. Add onion and chile or enchilada
sauce. Spoon about 3 tbsp of meat filling in center of each tortilla. Fold
tortilla, tucking in ends, and fasten with wooden toothpicks. Only assemble
2 or 3 at a time as tortilla will absorb liquid from sauce. In a large
frying pan, with 1 inch of oil over medium heat, fry folded tortilla,
turning until golden about 1 to 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels and keep
warm.l Garnish with cheese, lettuce, and onion.

Yield: 12 Chimichangas or fried burritos

From: "Celebrate San Antonio A Cookbook" by the San Antonio Junior
Forum, 1986. ISBN 096191700 Posted by: Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo, 8/92

Posted to MealMaster Recipes List, Digest #154

Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 17:20:44 0400

From: Helene Rotondo Helene.Rotondo@csionline.com