{"id":98525,"date":"2024-04-04T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=98525"},"modified":"2024-04-04T11:00:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T15:00:58","slug":"recipes-for-national-burrito-day-april-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/recipes-for-national-burrito-day-april-4.html","title":{"rendered":"Recipes for National Burrito Day (April 4)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction:<\/em><\/strong> In this article \u2013 to help celebrate National Burrito Day today \u2013 Gena Philibert-Ortega gives plenty of delicious recipes for you to try. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book \u201cFrom the Family Kitchen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

National Burrito Day is the first Thursday in April \u2013 which is today \u2013 and it\u2019s a good excuse to enjoy the flour tortilla-wrapped dish for dinner tonight. If you haven\u2019t had a burrito before, think of it as a Mexican sandwich but instead of bread it\u2019s wrapped in a flour tortilla and the fillings can be pretty much anything. Burritos originate from Mexico. The name \u201cburrito\u201d means little donkey in Spanish.<\/p>\n

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Photo: wet burritos. Credit: Christopher Vasquez; Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What Is a Burrito?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like I mentioned above, a burrito is a flour tortilla filled with savory ingredients such as meats, vegetables, beans, rice and cheese. It\u2019s served hot and can include sauces inside or on top, such as guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, and red or green chile sauce. Topped with a red sauce it is referred to as \u201cwet.\u201d Fried burritos are called chimichangas. Burritos can feature only one ingredient, such as chile verde (pieces of pork simmered in a green sauce), or numerous ingredients such as \u201cgarbage\u201d burritos that include a little bit of everything. Burritos can feature meat or be made for vegetarians or vegans.<\/p>\n

Recipes for Burritos<\/strong><\/p>\n

The word \u201cburrito\u201d doesn\u2019t make an appearance in English-language U.S. newspapers until about 1940. Surprisingly it\u2019s often used on printed menus, as the name of Mexican restaurants, or frozen offerings at grocery stores \u2013 but not recipes until later.<\/p>\n

In this 1968 Texas newspaper column, the author describes a burrito as a \u201cMexican sandwich\u201d and provides a recipe for a beef filling: picadillo. (Picadillo is a filling that is made from ground beef and tomatoes or tomato sauce and can be used in burritos and tacos or served alone with rice). The recipe comes from a local Mexican restaurant and the article ends with a statement that you can also use beans and cheese for a burrito, or use the flour tortillas for a Mexican hot dog.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas), 8 April 1968, page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In my family, we gather all of the ingredients, cook the fillings, and then heat the tortillas over a stove burner to warm them up (or cook them if they haven\u2019t already been cooked). Some people may choose to use the oven for their burritos, as this 1974 newspaper article does. Today, it\u2019s commonplace to find fresh tortillas in the bread aisle of your local grocery store, but that wasn\u2019t always the case. In the past they came frozen or even in cans.<\/p>\n

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San Antonio News (San Antonio, Texas), 2 May 1974, page 27<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Burritos are great for lunch or dinner \u2013 but they are also a breakfast food.<\/p>\n

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Photo: breakfast burritos. Credit: jeffreyw; Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You could go through your local drive-thru that serves Mexican food for this breakfast treat, but you could also make it at home. Many breakfast foods (eggs, cheese, bacon, sausage, veggies, hash browns) can be used for a homemade breakfast burrito. This 2009 newspaper recipe calls for chorizo (a Mexican sausage), but you can substitute any meat you prefer (or leave the meat out altogether).<\/p>\n

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Gloucester County Times (Woodbury, New Jersey), 4 March 2009, page 11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you have the perfect burrito recipe and want to try your hand at deep drying it to transform it into a chimichanga, you could use this 1969 newspaper recipe submitted by a reader of the Riverside Daily Press<\/em>. Any kind of burrito filling can be used; what makes it a chimichanga is the frying of the folded burrito. Once fried you can serve it with guacamole and\/or sour cream.<\/p>\n

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Riverside Daily Press (Riverside, California), 20 July 1969, page 33<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you\u2019re looking for something to top your burrito, recipes for Chili Con Carne and Chipotle Sauce from Molina\u2019s Cantina in Houston, Texas, might help. Also, note the recipe for Mexican Rice that would be a perfect filling.<\/p>\n

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Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas), 7 September 2016, page 38<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas), 7 September 2016, page 38<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas), 7 September 2016, page 38<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Burritos Reconstructed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over time foods tend to be adapted to various palettes and tastes. In the United States, flour tortillas are now also used for sandwich wraps and appetizers. This 2001 newspaper article explains how to wrap a sandwich and gives some recipes, including those for burritos (Sizzling Steak Fajitas) and sandwiches (Turkey Cashew Salad Wrap).<\/p>\n

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Bridgeton News (Bridgeton, New Jersey), 5 September 2001, page 12<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bridgeton News (Bridgeton, New Jersey), 5 September 2001, page 12<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What\u2019s for Dinner?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My family doesn\u2019t need an excuse to have burritos for dinner. Whether we make them or buy them at a local restaurant, they are a frequent answer to \u201cwhat\u2019s for dinner?\u201d With the help of historical newspapers, you can find recipe options that work for your family.<\/p>\n

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Note on the header image:<\/em><\/strong> a burrito. Credit: samuelfernandezrivera; Wikimedia Commons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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