As I said before, burritos are popular and loved by my kids. Like other non-native dishes I cooked, I always add elements I am familiar with or borrow from other cultures. I frequently buy whole chicken to make stock, which is used in chicken noodle soup. I always save the chicken breast for other dishes. This way, the entire chicken is put into good use. It’s a simple, quick, and nutritious dish going well with a soup to your liking. In this post, I used a lamb soup with style from the Shanxi province in China. In the soup I added Japanese yam noodles.
Toasted Chicken Burrito 鸡肉卷饼
Like the beef burrito I showed, this is also a tweak to authentic burritos. It combines elements and techniques of Mexican and Chinese food
Equipment
- 12“ frying pan
Ingredients
- 2 pieces pre-cooked chicken breast
- 3 pieces 6" flour tortilla
- 2 medium jalapeno
- 1-2 tbsp olive oil
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp paprika
- 0.5 tsp ground black pepper
- 6-8 tbsp shredded parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Shred the pre-cooked chicken breast into small pieces, and chop the pepper
- Place the pan on the stove, turn heat to high, and add the oil
- Once the pan is hot, turn heat to medium, add both the chicken and pepper to the hot pan
- Spread the meat and pepper evenly to cover the pan. Stir about once every minute so that the meat can get some color
- Add the seasonings, and continue to sauté until aroma comes out and the meat get sort of roasted. It takes about 7 mintues
- Place the sautéed meat to a plate. Rinse the pan
- Put the pan back onto the stove at medium heat. Once the pan is dry, place a tortilla to the pan, roast each side for about 15 seconds. Remove the tortilla from the pan
- Add some cheese onto the tortilla, add some chicken and pepper, and top the meat with more cheese. Roll the tortilla to form a burrito, and place it back to the pan at low to medium heat
- Toast both sides until browned/golden
- Serve with a soup or other dishes
Video
Notes
- If you start from raw chicken breast, you could add it to boiling water and immediately turn heat to low. Let it cook for 15-18 minutes. Take it out, and quench it with ice water.
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