Today is the 12th anniversary of An Inspired Cook. I’m proud of the content and how I’ve grown as a better cook over the years. In the beginning, I tried to put out 2 – 3 posts a week but these days I enjoy taking time in between traveling around New Mexico to explore our beautiful state as well as sampling some of the best food along the way. This past year I’ve been taking photos of our favorite dishes from some of the restaurants we’ve visited on our day trips and also here in Albuquerque. We try to seek out where the locals eat, sometimes in a little mountain town or a food truck at an art festival. Sometimes you find the best food at a little unknown cafe out in the middle of nowhere. One day I will put together a “best of” list but today I’m going to share the accidental burrito that changed my perspective on how to build a burrito. The plan was to make some green chile sauce with pork to smother burritos or enchiladas. I had an end piece of a tender pork loin that I saved to go in the sauce. I cut it into small bits and then stir fried the pork with some green chile salt. As the sauce simmered and cooked down it seemed obvious that this would make a delicious filling by scooping out the pork and green chile to fill a couple of tortillas. And there was enough sauce leftover to smother the burritos. It was one of the best tasting burritos I’ve ever made, however I didn’t measure the ingredients or take pictures so this is take two. I made enough for 2 burritos but it can be easily doubled or tripled. You can also substitute ground beef, chicken or steak in place of the pork.
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