Asian Mexican Fusion Burrito Recipes

KOREAN BBQ BURRITO

Steps:

• For the beef: Combine the soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, fish sauce, garlic, ginger and jalapeño in a bowl and mix well to dissolve the sugar. Add the beef and mix well. Chill and reserve until ready to cook the beef.
• For the pickled daikon and carrots: Combine the vinegar, sugar, carrots and daikon. Chill and reserve.
• For the Korean BBQ sauce: In a deep saucepot, sauté garlic, ginger and jalapeño in oil until fragrant. Add gochujang and toast, stirring frequently, 1 to 2 more minutes. Add sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil and turn down to a simmer. Let simmer about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add sesame oil. Reserve and chill.
• For the burritos: Heat a large heavy frying pan and add ground beef. Flatten with a spatula and let meat get charred on 1 side. Flip and cook on the other side, breaking up meat with spatula. Add the cooked brown rice and fry with meat and all its fat. Remove from heat and reserve.
• Spoon beef and rice mixture over tortillas. Add half a sliced avocado to each burrito, layer on pickled daikon and carrots, kimchi, fresh torn mint and cilantro and a generous bit of BBQ sauce. Wrap and enjoy.

JAPANESE-MEXICAN FUSION QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, sugar, ginger, and garlic in a large bowl. Add chicken strips; toss to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let marinate in the refrigerator, at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Transfer chicken strips to a glass baking dish; discard marinade.
• Bake chicken strips in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 20 minutes.
• Brush both sides of 1 tortilla with olive oil and lay on a flat surface. Sprinkle 1/3 of the pepperjack cheese on top. Add 1/3 of the chicken strips. Cover chicken with 1/3 of the Parmesan cheese. Add 1/3 of the chopped habanero and 1 teaspoon wasabi paste. Brush both sides of a second tortilla with olive oil and place on top. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 2 more quesadillas.
• Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium-high heat. Cook quesadillas until browned and cheese is melted, about 3 minutes per side.

KOREAN FUSION CHICKEN BURRITO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 360 degrees F (182 degrees C).
• Stir garlic, chile paste, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil together in a bowl until the sugar dissolves into the liquid; add chicken and stir to coat.
• Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven until hot and soft, about 10 minutes.
• While the tortillas warm, heat vegetable oil in a skillet. Cook and stir chicken in skillet until hot and the sauce has thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Spread 1/2 teaspoon butter over one side of each warm tortilla. Divide chicken between the tortillas. Top chicken with equal portions of the cilantro, kimchi, Cheddar cheese, and salsa.
• Fold opposing ends of each tortilla toward one another to partially cover the filling. Pull one remaining edge over the filling and then roll so the tortilla surrounds the filling completely.

ASIAN MEXICAN FUSION BURRITO

Steps:

• 1. Spice ground beef with salt and pepper to taste, and half of the fajita seasoning packet. Brown ground beef and drain off almost all the grease; save about 1/4 of it in the pan.
• 2. While beef is browning, finely dice up 1/4 of the red onion, and thinly slice all of the yellow onion and bell peppers into fine strips. Add to beef.
• 3. Reduce heat, cover and let simmer.
• 4. Grate the fresh ginger. Add to beef along with water and the soy sauce. Cover and let simmer for 10-15 minutes, stirring every so often.
• 5. Prepare your toppings: grate the cheeses, finely chop the lettuce, tomato and the other 1/4 of the red onion.
• 6. Add milk and rest of fajita seasonings to beef. Cover and let simmer for 10 more minutes, stirring every so often.
• 7. Pour beans into microwave-safe container. Cover the top with your tortillas and microwave for 1-2 minutes.
• 8. At this point, you can mix your honey, teriyaki and red pepper flakes (if you don't have access to the Asian Zing sauce).
• 9. Assemble burrito with beans, beef, cheese, onion, lettuce, tomato and top with Asian sauce, or leave that sauce to the side.