Spicy Beef Tortilla Recipe
This dish is not unlike a lasagne, except that the spicy meat is mixed with rice and is layered between Mexican tortillas with a salsa sauce for an extra kick.
Serves 4
Spicy Beef Tortilla Recipe Ingredients:
1 chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 fresh red chilli, seeded and sliced
350 g rump (round) steak, cut into small cubes
1 tablespoon oil
2 cups cooked long grain rice
Beef stock to moisten
Salt
Ground black pepper
3 large wheat tortillas
For the salsa picante:
2 cans of 400g chopped tomatoes
2 garlic cloves, halved
1 onion, quartered
1-2 fresh red chillies, seeded and roughly chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 to 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
Tomato juice or water, if necessary
For the cheese sauce:
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup plain all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups milk
1 cup grated or shredded Cheddar cheese
Spicy Beef Tortilla Recipe Cooking Instructions:
1. Make the salsa picante. Place the first 4 ingredients in a blender or food processor. Process until smooth.
2. Pour into a pan. Add the spices and oregano. Season with salt. Bring to boil and stir occasionally. Boil for 1-2 minutes then lower the heat. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. The sauce should be thick, but of a pouring consistency. If it is too thick, dilute it with a little tomato juice or water. Preheat the oven to 180 Degrees Celcius.
3. Make the cheese sauce. Melt the butter in a pan and stir in the flour. Cook for 1 minute. Add the milk while stirring all the time until the sauce boils and thickens. Stir in all but 2 tablespoons of the cheese and season. Set aside.
4. Put the onion, garlic and chilli in a large bowl. Mix in the meat. Heat the oil in a pan and stir-fry the meat for 10 minutes or until it is brown. Stir in the rice and stock to moisten. Season to taste.
5. Pour about one-quarter of the cheese sauce into the base of a round ovenproof dish. Add a tortilla and then spread over half the salsa followed by half the meat mixture.
6. Repeat these layers then add half the remaining cheese sauce and the final tortilla. Pour over the remaining cheese sauce and sprinkle the reserved cheese on top. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until golden on top.