Flautas

Name: Flautas
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 12 corn tortillas; 400g poached chicken, shredded; Onion and garlic, for seasoning the chicken; Mexican crema; Crumbled queso fresco; Shredded lettuce; Salsa verde or roja; Oil, for frying

Flautas/FLOW-tahs/

Also known as: Flautas de Pollo, Taquitos, Rolled Tacos

About this dish

Long tortillas rolled tightly around shredded chicken or beef and fried until crisp, topped with crema, salsa and cheese.

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Ingredients

🫓12 corn tortillas

🍗400g poached chicken, shredded

🧅Onion and garlic, for seasoning the chicken

🥛Mexican crema

🧀Crumbled queso fresco

🥬Shredded lettuce

🌶️Salsa verde or roja

🫗Oil, for frying

Method

Serves 2

Season the chicken with salt and a little sautéed onion and garlic.

Warm the tortillas so they bend without cracking.

Roll a line of chicken tightly in each tortilla and secure with a toothpick.

Shallow-fry, seam side down first, until golden and crisp all over. Drain.

Serve on lettuce with crema, salsa and queso fresco.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Flautas ('flutes') are a popular antojito across Mexico; small corn versions are often called taquitos.

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