Flautas De Pollo

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Flautas De Pollo

Chicken Flautas

Flautas (flutes) are an iconic Mexican street food that can be enjoyed as a snack, appetiser or even main. In this recipe, corn tortillas are lovingly stuffed with a delicious, shredded chicken, rolled into flautas (flutes) & lightly fried for some satisfying crunch! A versatile recipe where you can fill & top the tortillas with your favourite Mexican flavours.

SPICINESS

SERVES

5 with 3 Flautas Each

COOKING TIME

45min Cooking the Chicken & 40min Cooking the Dish

Ingredients

  • 1 La Tortilleria 15 tortillas pack
  • 1 free-range chicken
  • 5 bay leaves
  • 1/4 onion
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1.5 tbsp rock salt
  • 5 peppercorns
  • 1lt sour cream
  • 250ml thickened cream
  • 300g lettuce
  • 1/2 red onion
  • 50g Ricotta salata cheese

Ingredients for salsa

  • 1 tin tomatillos
  • 2 jalapeños
  • 1/4 onion
  • 1 spoon white vinegar
  • 1/4 bunch coriander
  • 1/2 tbsp rock salt
  • 1 garlic clove

Cooking Instructions

1. For the salsa, open the tin of tomatillos, drain & rinse them under water.

2. Put the tomatillos, jalapeños, onion & garlic in a pot, covering them with water.

3. Cook on medium-high heat until everything is soft & well-cooked.

4. Transfer everything from the pot to a blender along with the remaining ingredients. Add a bit of the cooking water to help the salsa blend smoothly.

5. Taste & add more salt if needed.

6. In a pot, place the chicken with garlic, onion, bay leaves, salt & pepper.

7. Add water & cook over medium heat for 45 minutes until the chicken is tender.

8. Shred the chicken.

9. Reheat the tortillas to make them soft.

10. Place a portion of chicken on each tortilla & roll it up.

11. Secure each rolled tortilla with a toothpick to keep it rolled.

12. Deep fry the flautas until the tortillas are crispy, or air fry them for 8 minutes at 190 degrees Celsius.

13. Mix both creams together & add a pinch of salt to taste.

14. Slice the lettuce & red onion as thin as you can.

15. Serve the flautas with the salsa, cream, cheese, lettuce & red onion on top.

¡Buen provecho!

 

 

 

 

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