Crunchy Queso Wrap
By Alexa Weibel · cooking.nytimes.com
30 min4 servings
Crispy flour tortilla wraps layered with seasoned ground beef, queso, tostada shell, and fresh toppings, then pan-fried until golden.
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| prepWarm tortillas in skillet over medium heat if needed to soften and make pliable | |||||
| 1 tablespoon canola or vegetable oil (for cooking beef) | Cook beef, onion, tomato paste & spices | Assemble wraps: fill, queso, tostada, sour cream, lettuce, pico | Fold tortilla edges to enclose filling | Pan-fry wraps 2–3 min per side until golden & crisp | Serve with hot sauce & remaining spicy sour cream |
| 450 g ground beef | |||||
| 60 g coarsely grated yellow onion | |||||
| Salt and pepper | |||||
| 2 tablespoons tomato paste | |||||
| 1 teaspoon ground cumin | |||||
| 1 teaspoon smoked paprika | |||||
| 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder (or ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper) | |||||
| ½ teaspoon garlic powder | |||||
| 150 g sour cream | Mix sour cream & adobo sauce | ||||
| 4 teaspoons adobo sauce (from 1 small can chipotles in adobo), or your favorite hot sauce, to taste | |||||
| 4 extra-large, burrito-size (10-inch) flour tortillas | |||||
| 180 ml jarred or homemade queso | |||||
| very thinly sliced iceberg lettuce (cut into short, wispy strands) | |||||
| 180 g homemade or storebought pico de gallo, drained | |||||
| 4 tostada shells | |||||
| Canola or vegetable oil (for frying wraps) | |||||
| Hot sauce, for serving | |||||
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