Flautas

Flautas

Submitted by Corporate Chef Andy Stewart
Prep Time

120 minutes

Cook Time

40 minutes

Category

Meat and Poultry

Flautas

Ingredients

    • 15 5-inch corn tortillas, fresh (If not fresh heat them slightly before stuffing and rolling)
    • toothpicks
    • vegetable oil
    • shredded iceberg lettuce
    • Border Guacamole
    • sour cream
    • queso fresco

    Directions

    1. Heat oils in large skillet and add onion. Sweat onion over moderate heat and add jalapeno. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds. Add tomato, salt, bay leaf, Sweet Chipotle Sauce, vinegar and thyme and bring to a simmer. Cook until slightly thickened - 10 minutes. Add chicken and stir to coat. Cook until chicken is hot and all liquid is gone. Chill at least two hours or overnight.
    2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over moderate heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté,, stirring constantly until soft - 3 minutes. Add all the rest of the ingredients and bring to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes until all is soft. Blend in batches and press through a fine mesh sieve and reserve.
    3. Place a tube of filling into a corn tortilla. Roll and secure with toothpicks. Deep fry the flautas until brown and crispy. Carefully remove toothpicks and serve on shredded iceberg with guacamole, sour cream and Queso fresco.

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