Roasted Pork Chimichanga

Emeril Lagasse

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2000

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: Tortillas

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Total Time:
6 hr 50 min
Prep
30 min
Inactive
2 hr 0 min
Cook
4 hr 20 min
Yield:
12 appetizer servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • Roasted Pork and Caramelized Onion filling, recipe follows
  • Vegetable oil, for frying
  • 12 flour tortillas
  • Salt
  • Corn and Goat Queso, recipe follows
  • 1/2 cup creme fraiche
  • 2 medium avocados, peeled and diced
  • 1 ear sweet corn, fire roasted and kernels removed
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves

Directions

When you've completed the Roast Pork, preheat oil in a deep fryer.

Fill each flour tortilla with 1/4 cup of the filling. Fold the sides in and roll the tortilla up. Secure each tortilla with 2 toothpicks. Fry a couple of the chimichangas at a time until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels. Season with salt.

To serve, place each chimichanga on a serving plate. Spoon some of the Corn and Goat Cheese Queso over the top. Garnish with a dollop of cream fraiche, avocados, fire roasted corn kernels, and parsley.

Roasted Pork and Caramelized Onion Filling:

  • 1 (5 to 5 1/2 pound) pork butt, bone in, untrimmed
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup canned chopped green chilies
  • 1/2 pound queso Fresco cheese or any meltable white cheese, such as Monterey Jack

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Season the pork with salt and pepper. Place in a medium roasting pan and add 1/2 cup of water. Place in the oven and roast for 1 hour. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and continue to cook for 3 hours. Remove from the oven and cool completely. In a large saute pan, over medium heat, add the oil. When the oil is hot, add the onions. Season with salt and pepper. Saute until the onions are caramelized, about 8 to 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and cool completely. When the pork is cool, remove any excess fat and the bone. Shred the meat into bite-size pieces. In a mixing bowl, combine the pork, onions, chilies and cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly.

Yield: about 3 1/2 cups

Corn and Goat Queso:

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 4 cups fresh sweet corn kernels, from 2 medium-size ears
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Pinch cayenne
  • 1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic
  • 1 medium-size fresh jalapeno, seeded and chopped
  • 1 pound goat cheese, crumbled
  • 1 cup heavy cream

In a medium size saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion, corn, salt and cayenne and cook, stirring, for about 6 minutes. Add the garlic and jalapeno, stir to mix, and cook for 2 minutes. Add the cheese and cream and stir until the cheese melts completely. Reseason if necessary. Keep warm until ready to serve.

Yield: about 4 1/2 cups

Recipe from Everyday Is A Party Cookbook, by Emeril Lagasse, with Marcelle Bienvenu and Felicia Willett, published by William Morrow, 1999

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  • on November 07, 2011

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    AMAZING THIS DISH BLEW ME AND MY HUSBAND AWAY!!! Excellent flavors its just perfect!!!

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  • on September 16, 2007

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    Best chimichangas ever! Great twist!

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  • on June 10, 2006

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    The recipe was very tasty, but using toothpicks just didn't seem right! Instead of using toothpicks, scramble an egg (to make an egg wash and brush it on the parts of the tortilla to be sealed up. So long as you don't overstuff it, the egg wash should hold just fine! Carefully put it in the fryer seam side down (otherwise the tortilla will try to unwrap and the egg might not hold it together.

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