Carnitas Burrito
This easy recipe for making a carnitas burrito at home is better than any restaurant. It's loaded with cheese, red rice, beans, & all your favorites. The star is the tender & crispy shredded pork carnitas. A homemade Mexican rice recipe is included or use a store-bought package like Rice-a-Roni. It's rolled up in a large flour tortilla for a super burrito de carnitas packed with meat, frijoles, queso.
Equipment
- tortilla warmer
Ingredients
- 6 flour tortillas large 10' or 12" size
- 1 pound pork carnitas store-bought or ready made
- 2 cups Mexican rice see post for recipe link or packaged mix
- 1.5 cups refried beans canned or homemade
- 1.5 cups shredded cheese cheddar, jack, or Mexican blend
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 2 ripe avocado
- hot sauce/salsa, cilantro, lime juice, etc optional
Instructions
- Cook or warm the hot ingredients per package instructions or a recipe: pork carnitas, Mexican rice, & refried beans. Link for homemade rice is shared in the post above.
- Warm the tortilla on each side for 30-45 seconds in a hot skillet. It should be soft, pliable, & warm (not too hot to touch) when it is ready. *
- Place the warm tortilla on a flat surface or plate. Line up each ingredient in the center of the tortilla, leaving the outer edge empty.Down the middle of each flour tortilla, drop 1-2 tablespoons of sour cream, ¼ cup of cheese, ¼ cup of refried beans, ⅓ cup of rice, slices of avocado & ½ cup of shredded pork carnitas. Add any additional other ingredients such as hot sauce, salsa, cilantro, lime juice, etc.
- To roll the carnitas burrito, fold in the sides along the edge where all the ingredients are lined up. Next, gather the tortilla on the carnitas edge and roll it down toward the middle covering the other ingredients as it is rolled.
- Enjoy immediately.
Notes
* You can also warm the tortillas carefully over the open flame of a gas stove burner (that is our favorite way!) Or in a microwavable tortilla warmer pouch that also keeps them warm.
** Try refried black beans or whole pinto or black beans.
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