Bonnies Mexican Steak Flautas Recipes

STEAK FLAUTAS

Steps:

• Season steak with cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt. Set aside and allow to marinate for about 30 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Saute onion and bell pepper in the hot oil until they are soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a plate.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Heat another tablespoon of oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Saute the steak until no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Place 6 tortillas on the prepared baking sheet and add a handful of Monterey Jack cheese to each.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese melts, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the oven and add veggies and meat to each tortilla. Roll up and turn seam side-down. Brush with remaining vegetable oil. Return to the oven and bake until tortillas crisp up, 8 to 10 minutes. Repeat with remaining tortillas.

MEXICAN-STYLE CHICKEN FLAUTAS

Steps:

• Saute the onions on medium heat until translucent (around 5 minutes), then add the minced garlic and simmer for 2 more minutes.
• Add the chopped tomatoes and the shredded chicken. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, allowing the tomatoes to cook down slightly. Remove from heat.
• Add ⅙ of the filling to each flour tortilla. It's best to add the filling closer to one side, so they can easily be rolled tightly. Be sure not to use too much filling in the flauta and to spread it evenly.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add each flauta, seam side down to the pan. Cook for 3-5 minutes, rolling them occasionally to obtain an even fry.
• Remove from pan to cool on a wire rack. Garnish with shredded lettuce, cheese and pico de gallo. Serve with salsa and/or sour cream.

MEXICAN TAQUITOS (FLAUTAS)

Steps:

• To make the sauce: Add tomatoes, onion, garlic, salt, bullion cube, and chiles to a blender; blend until smooth.
• In a sauce pan heat 1-2 teaspoons of vegetable oil over medium heat.
• Add sauce and simmer about 5-10 minutes.
• Reserve 1/4 cup of sauce for filling.
• To make filling: Mix shredded meat and reserved sauce together will.
• Heat vegetable oil for frying in a deep fryer or tall saucepan to 350-375°F.
• To make taquitos: Wrap 12 of the tortillas in a kitchen towel and put in microwave for 2 minutes. Keep tortillas wrapped in towel while making taquitos so they don't dry out.
• Place one tortilla on the counter in front of you and add shredded meat mixture in a line across the tortilla on the side closest to you, but not all the way on the edge (about 2-3 tablespoons of mixture. Begin to roll tortilla around mixture, rolling away from you (try to roll as tightly as possible so that the filling doesn't fall out during frying). Taquito should resemble a fat cigar (the sides are not folded in--they are just left open). Pierce with a toothpick through the center of taquito to keep from unrolling.
• Add each taquito to oil as you go or they will dry out and crack.
• Do not crowd oil too much. I usually cook about 6-7 at a time.
• Feel taquitos with tongs as they cook. When they are hard, remove and drain on paper towels (about 5 minutes). I usually line a large bowl with paper towels and drain all of the taquitos vertically so that all of the excess oil can drain out.
• When those 12 tortillas are done, heat up the remaining 12 in the same towel and repeat. The reason I don't heat up all 24 at the same time is because the stack is so thick that the top and bottom few tortillas dry out and the middle ones are not cooked enough and will crack when you try to roll them.
• When all of the taquitos are finished, put as many as you want per serving on a plate (I usually serve 5-6 per person); top with sauce.
• Add shredded lettuce and sliced onion.
• Top that with a few spoonfuls of sour cream (or if you are like me, more than a few).
• Sprinkle with queso fresco.
• Yum!

FLAUTAS

Steps:

• In a nonstick frying, pan cook meat until no pink remains.
• Drain excess fat and add pepper, onion, and garlic cook until veggies are tender.
• Stir in oregano, cumin, salt, cinnamon, and cloves.
• Cover and cook over low heat for 3 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Heat a nonstick pan at a medium-low heat.
• For each flauta: warm a tortilla on each side in the pan (until it bends readily, not to brown it).
• Spread 2 tablespoons of the meat filling across the center of the tortilla (all the way to the edges).
• Roll up so that the filling is in the middle and secure with a wooden toothpick.
• In a medium to large saucepan, heat 2 to 3 inches of oil to med-high heat.
• Fry 3 or 4 flautas at a time (don't overcrowd) about 3 minutes or until crisp and golden.
• Turn as required to brown them evenly all over.
• Use tongs to lift the flautas from oil and tip to allow excess fat to drain out of each end.
• Drain on paper towels and keep warm in a 300F oven while frying remaining flautas.
• Remove toothpicks and serve with salsa and sour cream.

BONNIE'S MEXICAN STEAK FLAUTAS

Steps:

• 1. Cut the steak at an angle into thin strips and fry fast in 1 tablespoon of hot oil.
• 2. In a mixing bowl, combine chili powder, salt, oregano, garlic powder and red wine vinegar, and add the meat and toss.
• 3. Heat about 1/2 inch of oil in a 2 quart sauce pan, and fry the corn tortillas until limp but not browned, about 5 seconds. Drain tortillas on paper towels
• 4. Place meat in the tortillas. Roll into a flute shape, and let about 1/2 inch hang out at ends of tortillas. Fry the flautas in hot oil until crisp and light brown. Serve immediately with Avocado Sauce.
• 5. AVOCADO SAUCE: Mash 2 avocados, and stir in 2 teaspoons of lemon juice (use fresh lemons) add the salt and the sour cream, blend well. Top with 1 teaspoon grated lemon.
• 6. These are addictive! You might want to double the recipe. Enjoy!

MEXICAN STYLE CHICKEN FLAUTAS

Steps:

• Add the chicken to the previously heated tortillas, and roll.
• Stick a toothpick through each flauta to prevent it from unrolling.
• Fry them in canola oil over medium heat, constantly turning to make sure that you get the desired level of doneness.
• Pat dry the excess oil with a paper towel and remove the toothpicks.
• Top with chopped lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, table cream, and salsa - in that order.