One guy asked how the beans in this video are  made. Those are refried beans, here’s a video showing how to make refried beans, although if you’re not in a hurry you might like to cook dry pinto beans.

Video description: A thick, delicious meat filling is wrapped in a yummy flour tortilla, and devoured on the spot! The burrito is one of the most popular - and satisfying - menu items ordered at Mexican restaurants and food stands. The chefs at Los Angeles’ famous El Coyote Café show you how to make burritos the easy way, right in your own kitchen.

Duration: 0:4:10

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Tacos and burritos are both types of food found in Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine consisting of a tortilla with a filling, but a few differences separates them from each other.

Tacos are sometimes made with corn tortillas, while a burrito is always served in a flour tortilla. The size of the tortillas in a burrito is also larger and the filling is fully enclosed.

Traditionally, in Mexico, burritos often includes meat (beef, ground meat or asada, chicken, pork, fish, or goat), rice, beans, potatoes, sausage, cheese and different hot and mild chiles. In America burritos are often topped with more cheese, lettuce and sour cream. The authentic Mexican burrito is usually thin and small, only containing one or two ingredients.

Burritos are originally from northern Mexico, and although they are not common in other parts of Mexico they are one of the most popular Mexican cuisines outside of Mexico. However, outside of Mexico these recipes have often changed a lot from the authentic burritos, to the point where it might not even be recognized as a burrito.

Here’s a few enticing burrito recipes you can use to get inspired.

Burrito recipe with steak, rice and beans

Vegetarian burrito recipe with avocado

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Servings: 3-4

Ingredients:

- 1 pound boneless chicken breast
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 onion
- 2-3 cloves of garlic
- 2 teaspoons of cumin
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Chili

Directions:

Put olive oil, chicken and lime juice in a pan over medium heat. Season it and add a bit of water. Let it simmer until the chicken is no longer pink and the water has cooked away.

Serve with tortillas, salsa, lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar and sour cream.

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Ingredients:

1 pound (0,5 kg) ground beef
1 onion
1 bell pepper

Taco seasoning:
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2-1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions:

Brown the ground beef. Add onion and bell peppers. Stir until the ground beef is no longer pink. Add the taco seasoning ingredients. Add a bit of water and let it simmer for a while.

Serve with fajitas or taco shells, shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, shredded cheese, salsa, corn and sour cream.

This taco recipe can easily be turned into a low carb dish by serving it as a taco salad. It is also great to serve when you are having guests and don’t know what they can eat, since you can serve the ingredients in different bowls and let everyone help themselves.

A cookbook that is a must have for anyone interested in adding more taco recipes to their cooking arsenal is the “salsas and tacos” cookbook. It contains 24 salsa recipes and a unique collection of tasty, easy-to-prepare taco recipes.

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