Flautas Recipes

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Ingredients for beef flautas:

* 2 lbs ground beef
* 1 teaspoon Salt
* 2 tablespoons Chili powder
* 2 tablespoons Paprika
* 1 teaspoon Cumin
* 1 teaspoon Garlic powder or 2 cloves
* 1/2 diced Bell pepper
* 1/2 diced medium Onion
* 12 corn tortillas


Instructions:
In 2 quart sauce pan add ground beef, salt, chili powder, garlic, cumin, paprika. Enough water to cover meat. Bring to a boil. Simmer over medium low heat about an hour.

Then add 1/2 medium chopped onion, 1/2 medium chopped bell pepper continue cooking 20 or 30 more minutes.

For beef flautas: Heat oil in skillet. Cook corn tortillas, one at a time, in hot oil until soft, about 5 to 10 seconds; drain.

Strain liquid, then spoon 1 tablespoons of the beef meat in center of each tortilla. Roll the tortilla around the beef filling into flute shape.

Use toothpicks to hold the tortilla in the flute shape. ("flauta" in Spanish)
Fry beef flautas approximately 2-3 minutes or until tortilla holds its shape.

Remove the toothpicks and serve 2-3 flautas on a plate.
Serving Salsa, sour cream and guacamole on the side.

Better flautas are on the softer side, not crispy. You need turn them only once.

You may also want to try chicken flautas at
http://www.mex-recipes.com/chicken-flautas.html

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