# Flautas / Taquitos

A simple recipe for delicious flautas, featuring a hearty bean and cheese filling and a choice of zesty pico de gallo or tangy pickled shallots as condiments.

- Total time: 4 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 taco-size tortillas, corn or flour
- 439 g canned black or kidney beans
- 113 g canned diced green chilies
- 113 g smooth-melting cheese
- 0 cumin
- 0 dried oregano
- 0 garlic powder
- 0 salt
- 0 olive oil
- 0 water
- 0 cornstarch
- 1 fresh globe tomato
- 1 shallot
- 1 jalapeño
- 2 limes
- 0 fresh cilantro
- 0 salt
- 3 red shallots
- 0 vinegar
- 2 spoons sugar

## Instructions

1. Rinse and drain the beans.
2. In a bowl, mix the beans with chilies, cheese, cumin, oregano, garlic powder and salt.
3. Squish some of the beans into a paste and mix everything thoroughly.
4. If using corn tortillas, wrap them in a damp towel and microwave until warm and pliable.
5. If using corn tortillas, mix cornstarch with water and heat until boiling and gelatinized.
6. Spread the bean filling onto the tortilla and use the cornstarch mixture or water to seal the edges.
7. Roll up the tortillas tightly with the seam on the bottom.
8. Heat olive oil on a griddle over medium-low heat.
9. Place the flautas seam-side down on the hot griddle and mop with the oil to ensure even browning.
10. Cook until golden and crispy, flipping as needed.
11. For pico de gallo, dice the tomato, shallot, jalapeño, and cilantro.
12. Mix with lime juice and salt to taste.
13. For pickled shallots, slice shallots thinly and submerge in vinegar with sugar.
14. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes or longer.
15. Serve the flautas with pico de gallo or pickled shallots and cilantro.

## Equipment

- mixing bowl
- fork
- knife
- pan
- griddle
- microwave

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=F-J72BjNGTD07mWV&v=3oFk6d7XNJ8&feature=youtu.be
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/128e4388-f6bc-4dc2-9117-ed282e77329d
- Extracted: 2025-02-10

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