Ingredients
MARINADE
1 juice of 1 orange
1 juice of 3 limes
1/8 cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp ground cumin
1 cayenne pepper to taste
BURRITO
1 lb chicken breast
1 large flour tortillas
1 cup low-fat jack cheese
1/2 cup salsa
1/2 cup guacamole
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
SALSA
6 roma tomatoes, diced
1/2 yellow onion, diced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed, minced
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
1/4 cup lime juice
1 salt and pepper
Directions
Combine marinade ingredients and marinate chicken for two hours in the
refrigerator. Grill chicken breasts on cast iron stove top grill or
barbecue and slice into long strips. Heat tortillas in saute pan for
30 seconds on each side. Assemble burrito with ingredients.
From the MM database of Judi M. Phelps. jphelps@slip.net or
jphelps@best.com
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: Mexican
The History of Recipes
Written recipes as a concept can be traced far back into the distant past, in fact as far into history as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and maybe even further. Interesting though that is, sadly, these old cookbooks were just primitive hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for meal preparation.
In an interesting twist, the most ancient recipe in existence, according to food historians are a few tablets in the Sumerian language which recount the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making those who drank it feel wonderful. Much later, in Roman times a roman called Apicius created a few documents showing how to cook the recipes enjoyed by his fellow Romans. In his works, Apicius describes how the meals of wealthy Romans were separated into starters, entrees and dessert, something we still use today. Aspicius also tells us how the Romans were skilled in the use of a wide range of spices and herbs, including a few that will be familiar to modern chefs like bay, rue and parsley. Continuing our culinary historical journey, we find some books published in the 1300s : a cookery book published under the title `Forme of Cury`, and another called `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are somewhat misleading tho`, they have no connection with the indian food that is familiar to us all today, but rather descriptions of the types of food on the menus of the rich people of the period. In the 15th century, knights returning from the crusades brought back many foods and spices from Arab cooking, including spices such as parsley, basil and rosemary. The introduction of these new herbs and spices was responsible for an explosion in manuscripts on cookery, the majority of which are now in private cookery archives. By the arrival of the twentieth century, cooking books are in great demand, as a result of more people being able to read, leisure time and being a little richer. |
We hope you enjoy this Chuck's Burrito recipe.
