whats the difference between an enchilada, a burrito, a tortilla wrap and a fajita?

Question

recipes welcome too!
ur fave out of the above?
and ur fave ingredients to put in them?

Answer 1

Ok, here goes:

An enchilada, traditionally, is a corn tortilla that has been moistened in a red sauce, chili sauce, a green sauce, or a mole sauce and filled with meats or chicken, cheeses , onions, ---a variety of fillings. One quick, quick receipe that I like is to take corn tortillas and soften and warm them in the microwave then moisten in bottled salsa, your favorite, and fill with cooked warmed, roasted chicken and sliced avocado. Roll into an enchilada shape (cigar shape) and drizzle a thick strip of sour cream down the middle. Delicious!

A burrito, usually eaten at breaskfast, is a very large flour tortilla filled with eggs, cheeses, sausage or bacon, or beans and cheese, or potatoes, eggs and salsa, any combination you prefer and folded into an enchilada shape, but tucking the ends of the tortila in so that the filling is contained inside.

A tortilla wrap is an Americanized version of the burrito, mostly made with large flour tortillas, the thin ones, and filled with more cold fillings meats, poultry, lettuce, tomato, onions, and cheese, with a dressing. It is wrapped the same way as the burrito. It is mostly eaten at lunch.

The word fajita, refers to the meat itself, which is skirt steak. If you mean fajita tacos, then, it is a flour or corn tortilla filled with fajitas, and served, tradionally with minced onion and chopped green cilantro, with a variety of salsas on the side.

I hope this explanation helps.

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Answer 2

Fajitas were an Americanized version or Tex Mex version of Mexican food. Tortillas are the bread source for most Mexican families. Burritos are tortillas wrapped with meat, beans,cheese, onions, etc. Tacos are what we call a Mexican sandwich with the same type ingredients going into it as the burrito plus lettuce, tomatoes. Enchiladas are like burritos but they are placed side by side in a pan and covered with a sauce, usually tomato, and baked in the oven with most recipes calling for 350 degrees and 30 minutes to an hour baking time.

Answer 3

burritos:
ground or shredded meat (chicken, beef, fish, pork, whatever, I use ground turkey)
season with chili powder, garlic, pepper
put that in a flour tortilla
add cheddar cheese, diced green chili's and your favorite refried beans (heated, of course)
wrap it and mack it

Enchiladas: consider it a wet burrito on a corn tortilla. sauces vary to the type, red sauce is more traditional, but green chili sauce is very popular along with a white sauce (don't know what's in it, but it's good)

wraps: make a cold cut sandwich on a flour tortilla and wrap it like a burrito with open ends.

fajitas: usually use chunk meat, beef, chicken or pork
traditionally served with all the fixings of a burrito, kind of a make it yourself burrito you put together at your dinner spot. Uses a smaller tortilla, corn or flour.

In essence, Mexican cooking is: meat, cheese, beans, chili's, and a tortilla. Roll it, it's a burrito. Pour sauce on a burrito, it's an enchilada. Fold it in half and it's a taco. Leave it flat and it's a tostada. Let your guests put it together and it's a fajita.

These are all basics, you can add just about whatever else you want, onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, green chili's, bell pepper, cilantro, lime juice, etc. etc. etc. Enjoy, Mexican cooking is easy, grab a cook book at the super market.

Answer 4

an enchilada is a corn tortilla dipped in oil till soft(a few seconds) stuffed with meat and cheese and rolled sauce on top and more cheese. a burrito is a flour tortilla heated without oil and stuffed with your favorite meat or egg with meat or potato with egg rolled up. a tortilla wrap is the same thing as a burrito, but usually has lettuce and avocado more like a sandwich. a fajita is meat chicken or beef sliced very thin usually served in a burrito or on top of a salad.

Answer 5

They are all made basically the same way, but the end result is the shape that they are formed into and sizes!

A fantastic recipe. I gave this to another guy a few days ago, but you can have it too!!

The Real Chocolate Chilli Con Carne

Can be served with rice, jacket potato
Or for that Real Tex Mex follow the three steps below: - This chilli serves 4 man portions and 6 human sized!
Prepare a mixed bowl of salad enough for 4-6. Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, 1 red onion finely sliced.
Grate ½lb Cheese for sprinkling. 1 x 500ml carton of soured cream.

For the Chilli

Step 1
Ingredients
2 tablespoons oil
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 ½ kg/3 lb braising steak, cut into small pieces
1 large red pepper (Capsicum)
1 large green pepper (Capsicum)
2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons oregano
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 tins (2 x 450g) red kidney beans
100g/4 oz plain chocolate
Salt to taste
Juice of half a lime
2 large red chillies, seeds removed and chopped or substitute Piri Piri
2 tins (2 x 400g approx.) tomatoes
Quarter teaspoon Tabasco sauce


How to Prepare Chilli
Heat half the oil in a large heavy based pan or flameproof casserole and cook the onions, garlic, and chillies gently for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a plate. Add the rest of the oil to the pan, turn the heat up high, add about a third of the beef and brown it well. Then remove the meat and brown the rest in 2 batches. Return everything to the casserole and sprinkle in the flour and spices. Stir in the tomatoes, Tabasco sauce and chocolate. Stir well and bring to the boil. Cover and transfer the casserole to the oven to cook for 1½ hours, Gas 2/150ºC/300ºF. Stir in the beans and cook for a further 30 minutes. Add salt to season and then taste. Add the lime juice just before serving.

For the Delicious Guacamolé
Step 2
Ingredients

2 peeled ripe avocados (preferably Haas avocados)
2 teaspoon fresh lemon or lime juice
1 garlic cloves puréed (optional)
2 teaspoon finely chopped white onion or green/spring onion
1 or 2 Jalapeños, seeded and minced
Salt and black pepper to taste

How to Prepare the Guacamolé
Coarsely mash the avocadoes in a bowl. Leave lumps. Stir in the lime or lemon juice. Add all remaining ingredients. Adjust seasonings to taste. Serve at once.
If you have to refrigerate guacamole, cover it with cling film or plastic wrap, placing the wrap directly on the surface. Contact with air will tend to discolour darken the guacamole.
Guacamole can range from hot to very mild. Obviously, the heat depends upon the quantity of jalapeños used. And some chillies are hotter than others, so experiment to determine your favourite proportion of ingredients.

Variations
Add 125g or 4oz of tomatoes skinned seeded and chopped. Replace the jalapeños with serrano chillies

Easy Corn Tortillas
Step 3
Ingredients
This recipe makes 10-12 tortillas.

2 cups masa harina (special flour) and 1 1/2 cups of warm water
OR 1lb fresh masa (Purchase from a specialist food shop – can be bought at Waitrose)

How to Prepare Tortillas
Mix masa harina and water together to form dough. Knead for about one minute adding more water if necessary. Or use fresh masa. Divide dough into 10-12 balls. They should be about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
Press each tortilla in a tortilla press or roll out between two pieces of wax paper until it is about 5 1/2 to 6 inches across and very thin. Carefully place tortilla on a hot griddle and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side (Tortillas cool quickly, so keep them warm in a tortilla warmer lined with paper towels to prevent condensation or cover them with a dish towel).

Next Make a Mountain
Place one cooked tortilla onto each plate. Add one spoonful of Chilli onto each tortilla.
Next: - Top the Chilli with another Tortilla. Then add a garnish of salad onto the top of the tortilla. Add 1 large tablespoon of Guacamolé onto the salad (SEE RECIPE ABOVE). Pour 2 tablespoons of Sour Cream on top of the Guacamolé. Finally, sprinkle the cheese on top and garnish with Chives.

Tortilla Alternatives
If you are having a party – before frying the Tortilla cut them into triangle Chips then fry. Put them into a bowl. Everyone can help themselves to the Tortilla chips, salad and fillings.


Recipe by Deanne Santini-Devencia

Answer 6

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Answer 7

You are making me hungry! I love them all. Cheese and bean burritos yum.

Answer 8

I know the difference between all of them but I'm too lazy to answer...sorry

Answer 9

different recipes and some times different meat.

Answer 10

errr i will stick with my sunday roast thanks.