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Beef Crunchwraps on a plate
Andrew Fowler

Beef Crunchwraps

Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 corn tortillas about 6 inches each
  • 1/2 cup neutral oil for frying corn tortillas
  • 1 lb 85% lean ground beef
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground ancho chile
  • 3/4 tsp fine salt divided
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 large ripe avocado peeled and pitted
  • 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 1/2 cups finely shredded green cabbage
  • 4 large flour tortillas about 12 inches each
  • 4 small flour tortillas about 6 inches each
  • 4 oz Pepper Jack cheese grated
  • 2 tsp neutral oil for toasting wraps

Method
 

  1. Heat the corn-tortilla frying oil in an 8-inch skillet over medium heat to 350°F. Fry corn tortillas one at a time for 30 to 60 seconds per side until crisp and golden, keeping them flat with tongs, then drain on a rack. Set the frying pan safely aside.
  2. Mix beef gently with cumin, ancho chile, 1/2 teaspoon salt and garlic powder. Shape into 4 round patties about 5 inches wide and 1/3 inch thick. Cook in a large skillet over medium-high heat in 2 batches for 3 to 4 minutes per side until each reaches 160°F, then transfer to a clean plate.
  3. Mash avocado with lime juice and remaining salt. Warm flour tortillas in the microwave under a barely damp paper towel for 20 to 30 seconds until flexible.
  4. Scatter one-quarter of the Pepper Jack in the center of each large flour tortilla and add one cooked beef patty. Place one crisp corn tortilla over the patty, spread with one-quarter of the avocado and add one-quarter of the cabbage.
  5. Cover each filling stack with a small flour tortilla. Fold the large tortilla border inward in overlapping pleats, covering the patch edges and holding the packet seam-side down.
  6. Wipe the large skillet and brush with 1 teaspoon wrap-toasting oil. Cook 2 packets seam-side down over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, then turn and cook for 2 minutes more until golden and sealed. Repeat with remaining oil and packets.
  7. Rest for 2 minutes, cut each packet in half and serve one crunchwrap per person.