A Simple Recipe for Sweet Chimichangas

Sweet chimichangas are a variation of regular chimichangas or chimmy chongas or even chivichangas as they are called in some Mexican cuisine restaurants. The chimichonga is a dish that originated in Southwestern US cooking, more specifically in Texas, which is why it is often considered a staple of Tex-Mex cuisine. Although they are generally prepared with chicken, this deep fried burrito can also be made as a delicious desert to finish off any meal. Mexican food enthusiasts please don’t knock it till you try it.

Ingredients you will need:
A banana
Pineapple (pre-sliced is fine)
Medium sized flour tortillas
Sweet condensed milk
Vegetable Oil 
Powdered Sugar

Dice up the fruit into cubes. The fruit is really up to you, choose your favorite, it’s the condensed milk that really brings out the flavor during the frying process. Warm up the flour tortilla either on a comal (griddle) or in a microwave. If possible warm it up on the comal, it adds a certain texture that the microwave takes away. After the tortilla is warm place whatever fruits you chose onto the tortilla and drizzle some condensed milk on top. Roll it up like you would any burrito making sure all of the holes are covered. Ready the frying pan with veggie or olive oil over a medium flame and wait a minute until it’s hot. Once the oil is ready place the burrito and let sit for about two minutes and then flip it over on its other side and wait another two minutes. By then both sides should be a nice golden brown. Finish off the desert by sprinkling condensed milk on top and some powdered sugar and enjoy.

An Interesting Question to Reflect On

I recently filled out an application where I was asked to disclose my ethnic/racial identity in one of the two formats that I have ever completed on things like applications for work or for the Census. I was first questioned about my ethnicity. Instead of giving me several ethnicities to choose from, it simply asked whether or not I was Latino/Hispanic. The following question was about my race. The multiple choices for that question threw me off because it didn’t include a Latino/Hispanic option. I didn’t know whether to choose white/Caucasian or Native American/Indigenous or a mix of both. This is definitely interesting because it allows for a person to claim a multiracial identity but it does so in a way that might seem confusing to most. I filled it in as ‘other.’ Is that just accurate enough? What do you think?