We have this gas station near our house and literally there are tons of people, in line everyday for these burritos. They are a little hot and spicy, which normally is not my thing but they are so good. It's like this thick meat, sauce thing, with peppers and believe it or not...they don't have any cheese. I know...get out, right? Trust me they are fabulous.
So of course, I thought to myself....I can do this. I don't know if you're like me but I am always taking food ideas and giving it a try. It's fun and most of the time I feel mine is better. Ha!
This still does need some tweaking but all in all they were very good. I did end up adding cheese and sour cream to mine. Which real made it even better, to me. You may just like it without.
First is the ingredients, I ran down to the local grocery store and picked up some:
Some spices I used are, salt, pepper, parsley, garlic salt, chopped onions, ground pepper and Mexican oregano.
2 Jalapenos
2 Small Tomatoes
1 Large Onion
3 Cloves Garlic
3 Tomatillos
2 packs Thinly Cut Steak
3 New Mexican Chile's (soaked in water to soften)
What I did first was wash all the veggies and then sliced then in half, except the garlic cloves. I place those cut pieces on a greased pizza pan or you can use a cookie sheet. If you'd like to use a grill, you can do so as well.
Be sure to salt and pepper all the veggies before roasting. It helps release more of their natural flavors. If you want your sauce even hotter, then leave the seeds in the peppers and jalapenos. The seeds add the heat!
Place in oven at 450 degrees for 10-20 mins and watch them. You just want them a little bit blacked but not too much or your sauce will come out bitter.
Roasted and done. Could have gotten them a little bit darker. Next time, I'll let them go a tab longer.
Next, I chopped up the steak in small pieces and browned that in the frying pan. I added salt and pepper to that as well.
For the sauce, I used my blender and added all those nicely toasted veggies into the blender to blend.
After everything is blended well, you'll have something like this.
Next I get out the old crock pot and place my cooked meat inside and cover with the red sauce we just made. Turn that baby on high and simmer for hours. I let mine go a good 3-4 hours. It really tenderizes the meat and cooks down some of the spiciness.
I make sure and taste and stir as it cooks. You may need to add more salt or other spices per your liking.
Looks a little like chile but doesn't taste like it. This is spicy hot and full of delicious flavors.
Any suggestions are always welcome, just comment or email me at pearlbeforeswine15@gmail.com. If you have any recipes you'd like to share, I'd love to do so!!
Take care and have a great day!!
