Baked Baja Beef Chimichangas - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 -12 flour tortillas
6 tablespoons melted butter
2 lbs lean ground beef
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)
1/2 teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
Garnishes
shredded lettuce
chopped tomato
grated cheese
sour cream
salsa

Preparation

Wrap tortillas in foil and warm in a 300* oven while making the filling.
Brown ground beef and drain.
Mix in vinegar and seasonings to the drained meat, but do not cook the mixture further.
Remove tortillas from oven and increase oven temperature to 500*.
Brush each side of tortilla with melted butter.
Spoon about 1/4 cup ground beef filling onto center of each buttered tortilla.
Fold in sides, then roll up tortilla from the bottom.
Place seam-side down on a foil-lined and rimmed baking sheet.
Bake at 500* for 8-10 minutes, until golden brown.
Serve on a large bed of shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes.
Top with sour cream, shredded cheese, and salsa.