Ingredients

  • 2 cups white hominy, canned, drained
  • 4 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • 1 pint strawberry, washed and hulled
  • 2 mangoes, ripe
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
  • 6 flour tortillas

Method

  • In a food processor or blender, puree the hominy.
  • Stir in confectioners' sugar and cream.
  • Place about 1/3 cup of the hominy mixture in the center of a flour tortilla.
  • Fold up envelope style.
  • Wash out the food processor and puree the strawberries and set aside; clean machine again before you puree the mangoes.
  • Peel the mangoes and cut pulp from pit.
  • Puree mangoes and set aside.
  • When ready to serve, in a large skillet over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter with 1 tablespoon brown sugar.
  • Heat until the butter foams and sugar melts, stirring to blend.
  • Add 2 or 3 of the filled tortillas and fry for 1 minute.
  • Turn and fry on the other side until golden and slightly crisp, about 1 more minute.
  • Remove to a platter and heat the remaining butter with brown sugar.
  • Continue cooking until all the chimichangas have been cooked.
  • Spoon the strawberry puree over one end of each chimichanga; spoon mango puree over the other end.
  • Serve while warm and crunchy.