Easy Beef Burritos
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- Total Time
- 45mins
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- Serves
- 4
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- Calories
- 653
Make these easy beef burritos for a simple midweek supper. The meat filling is also great stuffed into a crispy taco, or as an easy chilli con carne with rice. The sauce can be prepared up to 2 days ahead, chilled and reheated with a splash of water or frozen for 6 months.
Inspired by: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/easy-beef-burritosrecipe updated Feb 18, 2022
Ingredients
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- Onion
- 1
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- Avocado
- as needed
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- Red onion
- as needed
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- Cheddar cheese
- as needed
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- Red chili
- as needed
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- Lime
- as needed
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- Lettuce
- as needed
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- White rice
- 500 g
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- Sunflower oil
- 2 tablespoons
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- Garlic clove
- 4
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- Ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon
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- Cayenne pepper
- 1 pinch
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- Dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon
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- Ground beef
- 500 g
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- Golden caster sugar
- 1 pinch
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- White wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon
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- Canned chopped tomatoes
- 400 g
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- Canned black beans
- 400 g
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- Canned chopped tomatoes
- as needed
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- Sour cream
- as needed
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- Flour tortilla
- as needed
Tools
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Stove
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Frying pan
Step preview
- Add oil to a large pan
- Heat the oil in the pan – a casserole is ideal
- Add the onions
- Fry the onions for 8 mins
- Then add the garlic, spices and oregano
- Cook for 1 min
- Crumble over the mince
- Sizzle for 5 mins, stirring, until browned
- Stir in the sugar and leave for a minute, then splash in the vinegar and pour in the tomatoes
- Simmer for 5 mins
- Then tip in the beans and the water from the can
- Season and stir
- Simmer everything for 20 mins until the beef is in a thick gravy
- To make the burritos, heat the tortillas following pack instructions
- Pile some cooked rice and beef sauce along each tortilla and scatter over your choice of topping
- Fold over the ends and roll up to seal
- Secure by wrapping with foil if you want
- Eat immediately