This is such an easy and fun recipe to make. You can you whatever protein you like. I’m using ground beef for mine. You can also use what cheese you prefer that your family likes.
The prep work is not hard one you create a work station like I did. Making the flautas is pretty quick. You don’t have to use toothpicks if you put the flautas seam side down in the oil and hold for a few seconds. It will stay closed that way.
If your tortillas are not pliable wrap a damp paper towel around them and put them in the microwave for a few seconds.
Ingredients
1 or 2 pks of Corn tortillas
2 or 3 chicken breast (you can also use chicken tenders)
3 cups Mexican cheese (Chihuahua)
Tooth picks
1 to 2 cups of Oil
Chicken seasonings
1 tbsp. Sazon complete
1 tbsp. Adobo
½ tbsp. Garlic powder
½ tbsp. Onion powder
2 cups of Chicken broth
1 pk of Sazon
3 tbsp. safrito
Steps to cook the chicken:
Put the chicken in a crock-pot along with all the seasonings and let this cook for about 3 hours on high until chicken tender enough to shed
Once the chicken is done, let it cool for a few minutes and then shred the chicken
Prepare a workstation for assembling of the flautas
Steps for making the flautas:
Lay a tortilla down on a clean surface and add the about a tablespoon of the chicken on top of the tortilla. Then add heaping tablespoon of cheese on top of the chicken.
Roll the filled tortilla as tight as you can without breaking it. Insert a toothpick at the seam of the tortilla to help hold it together when you fry. Prepare all your flautas and place on a cookie sheet until ready to fry.
Heat oil until hot. You can test the oil by adding one flauta to the oil to see if the oil sizzles. When the oil is hot, put about 5 flautas in the oil and cook for about 5 minutes or until brown on that side. Turn flauta to cook the other side. The frying process for each batch should take about 10 minutes.
Once the flautas are golden brown take them out of the oil and place them on a paper towel line plate. Repeat steps until all of the flautas are cooked.
Make sure to remove the toothpicks before eating.
Serve this a snack or dinner with Arroz con gandules. That is what we do, and yummy it is.
