Make a Chicken Chimichanga
Much like the burrito, the chimichanga is one of the tastiest Mexican foods you can find.
Ingredients
- 4 large flour tortillas
- 1 pound (450 grams) chicken thighs, boned and skinned
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) refried beans
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) chopped onion
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) chopped bell peppers
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 cups (273 ml) vegetable oil
Steps
- Heat a pot over medium heat. Add the chicken, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, salt, and pepper into the pot.
- Mix and coat the chicken with the ingredients. Cover the pot with a lid and cook for 45 minutes. Stir occasionally to allow the chicken to braise.
- Remove from the heat and allow the chicken to cool.
- Shred the chicken into pieces with your hands or a fork.
- Heat the refried beans in a saucepan over medium heat for 5 minutes or until it gets warm.
- Use a frying pan or griddle to heat the flour tortillas. Fry for a minute on both sides for each tortilla.
- Spoon a scoopful of beans in the center of the tortilla. Spread it out vertically.
- Add about a cup of the chicken mix to the tortilla. Sprinkle this out along the refried beans.
- Add your toppings. Go zesty with your burrito and pile on the guacamole, salsa, and sour cream.
- Fold in each side of the tortilla. While applying pressure around the middle, fold the piece closest to you over the center of the tortilla. Just continue to roll the tortilla over until the center is resting on the other end of the tortilla.
- Fry the chimichanga in an oiled heated frying pan. Fry for about 5 minutes on each side. Get the outside shell to be slightly brown and crispy. Use a slotted spoon to remove the chimichangas from the pan so that the oil drips off easily.
- Serve the chimichangas with additional sour cream, salsa, and guacamole on the side.
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Sources and Citations
- VideoJug - Original source of information, shared with permission