Sqwertz > wrote:

>Steve Pope <Steve Pope >> wrote:

>> That's actually a different meaning of "wet burrito" than I
>> am familiar with. The wet burrito technique involves applying
>> water to the burrito after aseembling it and before putting
>> it into the steamer (a sort of Foreman-grill type contraption
>> that compresses the burrito while heating it).
>>
>> This is very southern California, but I have also seen it
>> done in Santa Clara County. In the most authentic variant
>> the cook simply wets his hands in water in the sink before
>> rolling up the burrito. You get a hot, pretty soggy burrito. If
>> it's what you want it's excellent.
>
>I've been on a bean burrito kick the last couple weeks, using
>store-bought tortillas - which I generally consider horrible:
>
>Run the flour tortilla under water for a few seconds and then slap
>it on a hot griddle/pan. Heat it on both sides until the water on
>both sides evaporates and/or soaks into the tortilla. Then wait a
>few seconds more, but not until it gets crusty at all.
>
>This makes for a nice tender tortilla perfect for rolling, and it's
>not soggy at all. Nice and hot and moist, but it holds together
>very well. I will probably do this for all floor tortillas from now
>on.

Nice, I like that. It seems for your method, you want to
assemble the final burrito really quickly and eat it once
you've processed the flour tortilla with water/heat.
Maybe the approach I described is more practical for
restaurants to use. The end result is probably the same.

The last time I got this type burrito, the cook looked at
me after I ordered and then proceeded with his hand wetting /
rolling / steaming procedure. I can only surmise that he
sized me up and determined I wanted a wet burrito rather
than a standard dry one. He was right.

S.
>
>I used to just heat them in a pan or over the flame of the gas
>burner, but never again. I haven't tried this with corn tortillas,
>but I will.
>
>> I've also seen "wet burrito" to mean a burrito served on
>> a plate with sauce, but I usually don't go to that sort of place.
>
>That's always been my understanding of a wet burrito.
>
>-sw