Chimichangas Recipe
Ingredients
| Small red onion | 1 | |
| Large garlic clove - 1 | ||
| Sunflower oil | 2 Cup (16 tbs) (For frying) | |
| Stir-fry chicken pieces - 8 ounces | ||
| Sun-dried tomato puree - 1 tablespoon | ||
| Hot chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon | ||
| Small red pepper - 1 | ||
| Small courgette - 1 | ||
| Baby sweetcorn | 4 Ounce | |
| Mild taco sauce - 6 tablespoons | ||
| Small avocado - 1 | ||
| Plum tomatoes | 2 | |
| Spring onions | 2 | |
| Lime | 1 | |
| Tortillas | 6 | |
| Iceberg lettuce leaves | 2 | |
| Salt | 1 To taste | |
| Black pepper | 1 To taste | |
| Soured cream - to serve | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Chop the onion. Crush the garlic. Cut the chicken into ½-inch dice.
2. In a frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil, add the onion and fry for 2-3 minutes until lightly golden. Add the garlic, chicken, tomato puree and chilli powder, stirring to coat. Continue to cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Cut the pepper in half, remove the core and seeds and dice the flesh. Dice the courgette, add to the pan with the pepper and mix well. Slice the sweet corn and add to the pan. Stir-fry over a high heat for 3-4 minutes until the vegetables are completely tender and the chicken cooked through. Season well with salt and pepper.
MAKING
4. Add vegetables into a bowl and stir in 4 tablespoons of the taco sauce. Leave to cool.
5. Cut the avocado in half, remove the stone and skin and dice the flesh. Place in a bowl. Put the tomatoes in a bowl, cover with boiling water and leave for 30 seconds then plunge into cold water. Peel off the skins then dice the flesh, discarding the seeds. Add to the avocado. Finely chop the spring onions and add to the bowl with the remaining 2 tablespoons of the taco sauce and squeeze over the lime juice. Season and mix well together.
FINALISING
6. Preheat a frying pan. Heat each tortilla in the dry pan for 20 seconds. Remove from the pan. Place 2 tablespoons of the cooled mixture in the centre of each. Fold the bottom up, sides in and top down to form a neat parcel. Secure with cocktail sticks. Make 6 parcels.
7. In a frying pan, heat about 4 tablespoons of the oil, add the chimichangas, folded-side down, and fry for 5 minutes until golden, turning halfway through cooking. Drain on kitchen paper.
SERVING
8. On serving plates, shred the lettuce and arrange with 2-3 of the chimichangas.
9. Serve with the avocado salsa, soured cream and remaining taco sauce.
1. Chop the onion. Crush the garlic. Cut the chicken into ½-inch dice.
2. In a frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil, add the onion and fry for 2-3 minutes until lightly golden. Add the garlic, chicken, tomato puree and chilli powder, stirring to coat. Continue to cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Cut the pepper in half, remove the core and seeds and dice the flesh. Dice the courgette, add to the pan with the pepper and mix well. Slice the sweet corn and add to the pan. Stir-fry over a high heat for 3-4 minutes until the vegetables are completely tender and the chicken cooked through. Season well with salt and pepper.
MAKING
4. Add vegetables into a bowl and stir in 4 tablespoons of the taco sauce. Leave to cool.
5. Cut the avocado in half, remove the stone and skin and dice the flesh. Place in a bowl. Put the tomatoes in a bowl, cover with boiling water and leave for 30 seconds then plunge into cold water. Peel off the skins then dice the flesh, discarding the seeds. Add to the avocado. Finely chop the spring onions and add to the bowl with the remaining 2 tablespoons of the taco sauce and squeeze over the lime juice. Season and mix well together.
FINALISING
6. Preheat a frying pan. Heat each tortilla in the dry pan for 20 seconds. Remove from the pan. Place 2 tablespoons of the cooled mixture in the centre of each. Fold the bottom up, sides in and top down to form a neat parcel. Secure with cocktail sticks. Make 6 parcels.
7. In a frying pan, heat about 4 tablespoons of the oil, add the chimichangas, folded-side down, and fry for 5 minutes until golden, turning halfway through cooking. Drain on kitchen paper.
SERVING
8. On serving plates, shred the lettuce and arrange with 2-3 of the chimichangas.
9. Serve with the avocado salsa, soured cream and remaining taco sauce.
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