A wet burrito is a popular Mexican-American dish made with a flour tortilla filled with various ingredients, including meat or beans and rice, and topped with red sauce and melted cheese. It is often served in restaurants that serve Mexican cuisine and can be made vegetarian.
A wet burrito is a dish found in Mexican or Mexican-inspired American cuisine consisting of a standard burrito topped with red sauce and melted cheese. It’s made in much the same way as any other burrito, with various types of fillings wrapped in a flour tortilla. Although many recipes use ground or ground beef, a wet burrito can also be made with just beans and rice as the filling. It is usually served on a plate as a good amount of red sauce, often enchilada sauce, is poured over it and grated cheese is melted on top.
Also called an “enchilada-style” burrito, this type of burrito is quite popular in many restaurants that serve Mexican food. It’s probably not a traditional Mexican dish, so it can be found more often in establishments that serve cuisine that is influenced by Mexican and American cuisine. A wet burrito may also be referred to as a burrito suizo, which is a reference to the melted cheese on it.
In many ways, a wet burrito is made just like the other types, with a large flour tortilla that is filled with various ingredients. Mincemeat is quite popular and traditional for Mexican cuisine; this has typically been roasted or otherwise cooked with various spices and flavours. Ground beef can also be used, although this is commonly seen as a more American method for preparation and seasonings are often added to the meat. Beans can be served inside the burrito, as can Mexican rice; these can be used without meat for a vegetarian dish.
Additional fillings can be used to make the burrito, such as diced onions, lettuce, and tomato. Traditional preparations often serve this side with the wet burrito, although some cooks include it in the filling. The flour tortilla is then wrapped around the filling and placed on a large enough platter. The red sauce is then spooned or poured over the burrito, which makes it “wet.” Enchilada sauce can be used for this, although sometimes a slightly different version is made from a combination of plain tomato sauce and enchilada sauce.
This wet burrito is then topped with grated cheese and placed in an oven to melt the cheese and heat it once more. Once the cheese has melted, it is served and typically eaten with a knife and fork. Other toppings such as sour cream or diced black olives can also be sprinkled over the melted cheese for serving.
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