Sunken Meat Burrito

Ingredients

• 4 flour tortillas, at least 9-inch diameter
• dried onion flakes
• shredded colby cheese or shredded monterey jack cheese
• hot sauce (optional)
• crumbled tostados (optional)
• sour cream (optional) or guacamole (optional)
• THE FILLING
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 1/2 ounces all-purpose flour
• 1 red bell pepper, roughly chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon chili powder (or more, to taste)
• 1 -2 tablespoon recaito (optional)
• 1 teaspoon salt or 1 teaspoon salt substitute
• 2 ounces onions, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon dried onion flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 dash garlic powder
• 3 ounces beef stock
• 1 ounce white vinegar
• GRAVY FOR SINKING
• 3 tablespoons bacon fat (or cooking oil of choice)
• 1 onion, roughly chopped
• 3 -4 ounces mushrooms, roughly chopped
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 cups beef stock
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Kitchen Bouquet (or Marmite, or other prepared seasoning/browning sauce)
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed tomatoes or (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed diced tomatoes, , drained
• 2 teaspoons chili powder (or more, to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 dash white pepper
• 3 tablespoons prepared jalapeno relish (, or other hot pickle or pepper relish)
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped (or more, to taste)
• 6 ounces cider vinegar
• 3 ounces molasses