Chimichangas on the 22

[Idahawk]

I had left over chicken from another cook , to that I added a green chili verde some chili powder, salt and pepper and   heated that up on the grill .





At the same time I heated up some veggie oil in a cast iron skillet . I was careful to leave room in the pan to add the chimichangas without overflowing the oil into the grill .
( you must be careful when deep frying on a grill )

Once the oil is hot, quickly dip a fresh tortilla in the hot oil and drain .




Fill tortilla with meat leaving enough room to fold and seal . Use toothpicks to hem together the ends of the chimichangas to keep the filling in .



Using a spatula gentle lower the chunga into the oil .

Cook until golden brown on the outside carefully turning once about 2-5 minutes a side depending on how large you rolled them .Drain on a wire rack .



For the beans I used two cans of pinto beans , chili powder,  salt and pepper . Heat and then mash with a masher, add butter at the end .

Remove tooth picks and serve , top with Jack cheese ,  guacamole , mexican sour cream , salsa or



Happy cinco de mayo







  " Esto Perpertua "

[MINIgrillin]

Uhh...yum! I've never tried frying over open coals out of fear of fire. Guess I could use my wok

Awesome cook. Makes me hungry

[OoPEZoO]

That looks fantastic

I like to use my dutch oven when frying........the higher walls the better.  I also wheel my grill into the middle of the driveway, away from my house and deck.  I've seen too many oil fires on youtube.

[Idahawk]

Uhh...yum! I've never tried frying over open coals out of fear of fire. Guess I could use my wok

Awesome cook. Makes me hungry

I can't stress enough about being careful doing this , don't overfill the pan and don't splash the oil around


  " Esto Perpertua "

[SixZeroFour]

Just awesome Dave - thanks for taking the time to post it up! It all looks incredible.

[JDD]

Looking good!

[chuck s]

DY-NO-MITE!!!!! ^^ I agree with @OoPEZoO - DO seems safer - and get away from the house/deck.... very tricky but you did a awesome job.  thanks for the post

[austin87]

That is a really nice cook for Cinco! I love chimichangas but have never made them - thanks for the guidance.

[BBcue-Z]

Awesome!!!
One of my favorite dishes.

[WNC]

Great cook!

[Bbqmiller]

That is awesome. Nice use of the CI!

[MrHoss]

Love that 3rd to last shot. Those look nice and crispy...just like me. That Red MT has been getting good use I see.

[Nate]

Awsome chimis!

[vic]

Que Bueno!