Chicken and mushroom burritos
02-04-10 · Bread & breakfast Tags: mushrooms, tortillas
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There really are no hard and fast rules as to what can go inside a burrito although burritos (tacos, actually — click here for the explanation) traditionally include rice and beans in the filling. But we wanted a light dinner last night so I simply omitted all the excess carbs. I opted for chicken and mushrooms. And tomatoes and chilis.
How much filling you will need depends a lot on how large your tortillas are. Store-bought tortillas are usually eight or ten inches. In the Philippines, varieties include plain flour tortillas and whole wheat tortillas. You can use either. If you’re lucky and you find corn tortillas, the better. Personally, I’d rather own a tortilla press so I can make my own tortillas at home. But, alas! Even Gourdo’s and Cooks Exchange haven’t heard of tortilla presses.
Anyway… There were only three of us for dinner last night so I made six burritos, two for each person.
Ingredients:
6 pcs. of 10-inch tortillas
meat from 3 cooked chicken thighs, about 1-1/2 cups, roughly chopped
1 large onion, peeled and chopped
6 large mushrooms (I used brown Swiss mushrooms but you can use other varieties), chopped
4 large tomatoes, chopped
3 finger chilis, trimmed and thinly sliced
4 to 5 tbsps. of olive oil
salt and pepper
1-1/2 c. of grated cheese (I used a mixture of Edam and mozzarella; feel free to use other kinds of cheese)
Heat the olive oil in a pan. Add the chopped onion and allow to sweat until translucent. Add the chicken, chilis, mushrooms and tomatoes. Season with a little salt (you”™ll be using a lot of cheese later so go easy on the salt) and lots of freshly ground black pepper. Cook for about three minutes, stirring occasionally, or just until the chicken pieces are heated through (the mushrooms should be cooked at about the same time).
Spoon two to three tablespoonfuls of the filling on a tortilla. Top generously with cheese.
Take two sides of the tortilla and fold inward.
With an unfolded edge of the tortilla nearest you, roll the tortilla outward to make a neat package. Just like a spring roll so it shouldn”™t be too unfamiliar for Asians.
Repeat the filling, folding and rolling procedures until all the tortillas are prepared or until you run out of filling, whichever comes first.
Place the burritos, seam sides down, on a hot grill and heat to melt the cheese. Once the cheese melts, it will bind the filling together and it will be easier to turn over the burritos to grill the opposite side. Grill for about three minutes per side.
Another option is to simply place the burritos, seam side down, under a very hot broiler. This was what I did and it saved me the trouble of turning over the burritos. Broil for five minutes at 425oF and the cheese will be perfectly gooey by then.
Serve the burritos very hot. Top with fresh cilantro, if you wish.
Miss connie… i once saw a tortilla press (not electric) at ASSAD grocery store (the indian grocery store branch in UN avenue).
Whoa. Where exactly in UN Avenue is that?
assad is un avenue paco, if you are coming from taft, turn right on un avenue, past san marcelino, proceed past the nissan dealership, before you reach the bridge, assad is on the strip mall on the right.
if you are coming from the malacanang area, go straight on paz guanzon, you will see robinson otis on your left and unilever on your right, past NFA manila office, past the bridge assad will be on your left.
It’s across Unilever. Along the side of the Hindu Temple. There’s also Assad’s in Jupiter St., Makati.
yes, Assad has a branch at jupiter makati.. but their stocks are not as much as at the UN Paco branch..
Hello Ms. Connie,
I agree that it is better to have homemade tortillas then the store brought ones.
I was able to buy a tortilla press at the Cook’s Exchange at ROCKWELL Makati a couple of years ago but before that, I used the bottom of a very heavy cast iron skillet to flatten the dough (which is covered with a piece of waxed paper). It’s super easy and works well.
I then use another heavy griddle which I got at SM to “bake” the tortillas.
Hmmmm. I’m in Cebu and I was able to buy 2 kinds of tortilla presses from White Gold Club. The first one was metal but it became rusty after a while. So I got another one made of plastic.
Natz, I’ll try to call Cooks Exchange. I usually go to the Megamall branch but if they have it in Rockwell…
Ging, heavy duty plastic sounds good.
let me know if you find one or i will bring you one from here- the real mexican style one are usually made of cast iron. Its not too bulky. How much are the store bought torillas there? Am planning to cook some dish for my nephew’s graduation that requires corn tortilla and planning to bring some on my luggage. But if it is cheaper to buy it there then less hassle.
Miss Connie… the phone number of ASSAD Grocery Store is 5265034 or 5261349.. Their address is …1268 IJK Midtown Executive Hones.. UN avenue..Paco.. It is opposite the UNILEVER bldgs..
The tortilla press i saw was made of heavy iron.
If you go there ,pls try the samosas they sell (15 each ) and the indian sweets.. You also willsee the spices sold at a lot lot lower price than what you get in the supermarket..
Note.. just be prepared for the punget smell of spices as you enter.. LOL
rickyg and mamsi, thank you, thank you! Will try to find it. We’re in the area twice a week, got a daughter studying in DLS-CSB.
Ruth, pag wala, I’ll let you know straight away. Thank you!
Ang saya-saya ko, mukhang malapit na ako magka-tortilla press, either way!
I would definitely love this, thanks for the recipe
Good day Ms Connie,
I am a Ship Captain with a Norwegian shipping Company, having visited your site is such a pleasure to me as following recipes here is a big plus for me. Not with the Chief Cook, not with the Chief steward but to me. All my crew came to like the cooking style by the Captain. The ship’s galley is now named Captains galley and bake shop.
Thanks, even my family will surely love this kind of achievement.
Keep it up and thank you so much,
brgds and more power,
Capt. Rod Catacutan
MV Tradenes – Jebsens
Trieste, Italy
Oh, lucky crew!