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Flautas




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List of Ingredients




12 corn tortillas (the thinner the better)
2 cups of the filling of your choice, Beef, chicken or potato (see instructions bellow)
12 toothpicks to hold the tortillas together
Vegetable oil to fry the flautas
1 cup of “Cotija” Cheese shredded or fresh Mexican Cheese Crumbled
1/2 cup Mexican cream or creme fraiche
Note: Optional toppings
Shredded lettuce or cabbage, tomato slices, chopped onion, avocado slices, and some people even add cilantro.



Recipe



Instructions:

For the beef filling
1 Pound of Flank steak or skirt cut in cubes
1/4 of an onion
2 garlic cloves peeled
1 bay leave
Enough water to cover the meat.
Salt to taste
Cook the meat in a small pot with the onion, garlic, bay leave, salt and water. Simmer covered for about 40-45 minutes or until tender, cool and shred the meat.

For the chicken filling:
1 large chicken breast bone in,
1 garlic clove
2 slices of onion
Enough water to cover the chicken
salt to taste
Place the Chicken, garlic, onion, salt and water in a pot and simmer covered for about 30 minutes,or until tender. Let it cool and shred.

For the potato filling:
2 Large potatoes
salt to taste and enough water to cover the potatoes.
Peel and cut the potatoes in large cubes, cook in salted water until tender, do not over cook. Drain and mash. Taste in case it needs more salt.

Flautas;
Heat the tortillas on a griddle to make them more pliable and easy to roll. Put some shreds of the meat close to the edge of the tortilla.
Roll tightly but not to much to avoid squeezing the filling out of the tortilla.
Secure the tortilla with a toothpick. Roll another tortilla with its filling and again hold the center with a toothpick.
While you are rolling the tacos, heat the oil in a frying pan on high heat.
Deep fry the flautas in the already heated oil turning once until golden and crisp.
Remove and drain the excess oil on paper towels.
It’s also a good idea to let them cool a little since the filling will be very hot.
Serve 3 per plate and top with the salsa of your choice, Mexican cream, and cheese.