Beef Chimichangas
Equipment
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
ground beef (raw)
500 g
onion (diced)
1 piece
garlic (minced)
2 clove
bell pepper (diced)
1 piece
tomato sauce (canned)
200 ml
chili powder (ground)
2 tsp
cumin (ground)
1 tsp
salt (fine)
1 tsp
black pepper (ground)
0.5 tsp
Assembly
flour tortillas (large)
8 piece
cheddar cheese (shredded)
200 g
vegetable oil (for frying)
500 ml
Instructions
Prepare vegetables
Dice onion and bell pepper, mince garlic cloves.
Cook the beef filling
Brown ground beef in a pan, breaking up the meat until fully cooked.
Sauté vegetables
Add onion, bell pepper and garlic to the pan with beef and cook until softened.
Add sauce and spices
Stir in tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Simmer until thickened.
Assemble chimichangas
Place filling and cheese on each tortilla, fold sides in and roll tightly.
Fry chimichangas
Heat oil in a large pan and fry chimichangas seam-side down until golden and crispy.
Original recipe
Storage
Re-crisp in oven or air fryer for best texture after storage.
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