Delicious California Burrito and Spanish Lesson ;-)

Intro: Delicious California Burrito and Spanish Lesson ;-)

Being originally from the West coast and now living in the East coast, I sure do miss the hole-in-the-wall Mexican fast food restaurants. I was really craving a California Burrito, but the only way I was going to be able to enjoy one over here was by making one myself...from scratch!

If you're not from an area that makes these burritos, I hope that with this recipe you learn to make your own and try a delicious new food, and at the same time learn a little Spanish/Español.

STEP 1: Ingredients

Here are the basic ingredients you'll need to make your delicious California Burrito:

• Potatoes/Papas
• Cheese/Queso (chedda' is betta'...see what I did there. ;-))
• Steak/Carne-ideally skirt or flank (back home I would buy Ranchera from the Carniceria=Meat Market)
• Flour Tortilla/Tortilla de Harina
  
• Sour Cream/Crema
• Oil/Aceite
• Salt/Sal

STEP 2: Preparation

How I get my ingredients ready:



• Potatoes

• Wash them under the tap
• No need to peel them, just cut into fries shape



• Cheese

• Cut a small block and shred it using a grater or cut real thin slices with a knife/cuchillo



• Oil

• Heat the oil in medium-high heat for a few minutes before adding the fries



• Steak

• Cut the steak into small bite-size pieces

STEP 3: Cooking Steak and Fries

Grill the steak for a few minutes to your liking and add salt or seasoning/sasonador to taste.

Cook the french fries/papas fritas until they're thoroughly cooked and golden colored.

STEP 4: Heating the Tortilla

I used a comal that I brought back from California a few months ago.

If you don't have one, you can use a skillet or a shallow, thin pan.

The idea is to heat/calentar the flour tortilla so it's still pliable, but not too much otherwise it will get too crispy and will be difficult to roll your burrito.

STEP 5: Assembling the Burrito!!! Mmm. Que Delicioso!

Assemble your California Burrito by adding the steak, french fries, cheese, and sour cream.

When you have all your ingredients/ingredientes on your tortilla, roll it into a burrito. Check out the video to see how I roll my burrito.

Enjoy!/Disfrutalo!

Comments

[zachf3]

Just don't serve it with a side of water.

[p0tty]

In other states "California (insert whatever food)" just adds avocado.

[spadonir]

I never heard of fries in a burrito. Being a native of L.A. I would think that if this were really awesome then it would be more common. Just sayin'

[watch me DIY it]

Hey Spad,

Thanks for commenting. I'm am too from the LA area and have heard of these burritos. I worked for a summer at one of those ubiquitous Albertos, Robertos, etc. fast food joints in SoCal and we sold them there. I read somewhere that the California Burrito originated near San Diego, so maybe it's migration over to LA is pretty slow.

Nevertheless, this is a really yummy burrito. Enjoy! :-)