Chipotle Steak Burrito Secrets Revealed

long-grain rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: white rice

Brown rice is more nutritious, while white rice is often less expensive.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade broth is healthier, while water is a budget-friendly option.

peas

🥗Healthier: green beans

💰Cheaper: frozen peas

Green beans are nutritious, while frozen peas are often cheaper.

Trim off any bits of fat or silver skin from the beef and cut it into manageable pieces.

Prepare the Adobo sauce by starting with 8 oz of dried Chipotle Morita chiles.

Cut off the ends from the chiles, slice them lengthwise, and remove the seeds and white ribs.

Heat a large pan over medium heat and add the chiles, stirring until fragrant and slightly darkened in color (about 4 to 5 minutes).

Toss the toasted chiles in a large bowl and fully submerge them with hot water, covering with plastic wrap to rehydrate for 15 to 20 minutes.

After rehydrating, strain the chiles and set them aside. Roast garlic cloves in a dry pan over medium heat until the skins are blackened and the cloves are softened (about 10 to 15 minutes).

Remove the skins from the roasted garlic cloves.

In a blender or food processor, add 1 and 1/4 cups of water, the rehydrated chiles, roasted garlic, cumin powder, black pepper, oregano, and Morton's kosher salt. Blend until smooth, adding a splash of water if necessary.

Add the beef to a large Ziploc bag and toss in 1/4 to 1/2 cup of Adobo sauce. Seal the bag and rub the marinade around the steak. Optionally, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of honey.

Marinate the steak for at least 12 hours in the refrigerator.

While the steak is marinating, prepare the black beans by picking through 1 lb of dried black beans to remove any broken beans or stones.

In a small bowl, dissolve 2 tablespoons of salt in 1 to 2 cups of water and pour this salted water over the beans. Add more fresh water to cover the beans by about 2 inches.

Soak the beans for 8 to 12 hours at room temperature.

Prepare the citrus juice by mixing the juice of 2 small limes and 1 large lemon, straining to remove pulp and seeds. Store in the fridge for about a month.

Wash long grain brown rice under several changes of running water until it runs clear.

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