Homemade tortilla chips, Beef & Chipotle Burritos (and a veggie version)

(...and margaritas!!...)





But first I want to show you my new apron...



Oh, I LOVE IT!! I put it on and I am Mrs. Betty Homemaker!! I love the pink and the ruffles and it's SO the opposite of what I wear every day in my real life (black and tomboy chic), but that's why I love it so much. It gives me a chance to be in touch with my inner pink and inner girlfriend and to be super-girly without compromising Who I Really Am.

:)

Here they are: Funktion

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Funny story about these beef & chipotle burritos...the first time I made them, I thought the recipe called for one or two CANS of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. So I added a can of them, thinking that was pretty conservative. Um...the recipe actually says:

1 to 2 CANNED chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

But MAN, can you see my confusion??! Why do they word it like that??!! That's just wrong. I think it should say 1 to 2 chipotle peppers, canned in adobo sauce. Whadya think??

Well, it was practically inedible the first time I made it, but we love HEAT, so we plowed through and laughed and sweated a lot and added a lot of sour cream!

So before I get to the burritos, I want to make the homemade tortilla chips with ya. I have been wanting to make these for so long, and today while shopping, I picked up two packages of white corn tortillas along with the ingredients for fresh salsa so we could have both with our burritos.

Preheat oven to 350.

Brush both sides of each tortilla with vegetable oil.




Stack them up, and cut them into 8 wedges.



Lay them in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake for 12 - 14 minutes. Repeat w/remaining tortillas and chips.





They are YUMMY!!!

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Sam's making his delicious salsa...




Jake's starting to make his vegetarian version of the beef & chipotle burritos...




Now for the recipe:


Beef and Chipotle Burritos

1 1/2 pounds boneless beef round steak, cut 3/4 inch thick
(my honey is a hunter, and we have a freezer full of venison, so that's what I always use and we LOVE it!!)

1 14 1/2 ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained

1/3 cup chopped onion (1 small)

1 to 2 CANNED chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped (NOT 1 to 2 CANS OF PEPPERS!!!) ~ we actually used a total of FIVE peppers. Three when cooking it and I added two more to the finished product, along with more adobo sauce. Nice heat!

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1/4 teaspoon cumin (I use more...we love cumin)

1 clove garlic, minced

Tortillas to wrap them in (we use whole grain)

3/4 cup cheddar cheese

Salsa

Sour Cream

Fresh cilantro

Put meat and all ingredients to (and including) garlic into a crock pot. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour, and then turn down to low and cook for 7 - 9 hours. Shred meat when done (remove from cooker if you want for ease in shredding).

We wrap the meat in the burrito with brown rice, Sam's delish salsa, sour cream and fresh cilantro. SO delicious and SO easy!!

Vegetarian version: We basically used the same recipe, but used a can of black beans...threw them in a pot with some tomatoes, onion, chipotle peppers, oregano, cumin and garlic...we added some corn, too...and cooked it until it looked like chili. I smushed the beans a bit to thicken it some more. Jake LOVED loved LOVED it (said it was orgasmic, so I guess that's *almost* love... ;).


The beef/venison mixture in the crock pot after shredding...




Sam's phenomenal salsa on our homemade chips...





This was my facebook status update last night, as we prepared dinner:

Anne Ohman's favorite time of the day is just beginning, as my family and I gather together on our deck overlooking our 20-mile mountainous view with our delicious foods and drinks and conversations and music and Joy... I love how we linger together long... after the food is gone and the sun has set behind the mountain because we just want to stay in this glorious space of Joyful Connection.

Our tortillas were not burrito size, and there wasn't room to fold them completely over...so we just ate them as they were...and loved them just the same...




Amazing sunset...


EnJoy.