Flautas Ahogadas

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Boil 8 cups of water in a pot, add salt and chicken breasts, and cook until done.
  2. 2Prepare the sauce ingredients by de-seeding and stemming the guajillo chiles, peeling and quartering the onion, and halving the tomatoes.
  3. 3Heat oil in a pan over medium heat and fry the onion, garlic, chiles, and tomatoes.
  4. 4Add chicken stock to the pan and continue to cook.
  5. 5Add chicken bouillon to taste if necessary.
  6. 6Blend the fried mixture with the chicken stock in a blender until smooth.
  7. 7Shred the boiled chicken in a bowl using a hand mixer.
  8. 8Season the shredded chicken with black pepper, chili powder, comino, garlic powder, and a quarter cup of the blended ranchero sauce.
  9. 9Heat corn tortillas in the microwave for 1.5 minutes to make them pliable.
  10. 10Roll the shredded chicken into the tortillas to form flautas.
  11. 11Fry the flautas in 1/4 inch of oil over medium heat, flipping once after 1.5 minutes.
  12. 12Drain the cooked flautas on a paper towel-lined plate.
  13. 13Serve the flautas in a bowl containing a layer of the prepared sauce, topped with lettuce, cheese, cilantro, cotija cheese, guacamole, and lime juice.

Ingredients

  • 8 cup water
  • to taste salt
  • 2 chicken breast
  • 2 whole chile guajillo
  • 1 whole onion
  • 4 clove garlic
  • 6 whole roma tomato
  • to taste olive oil
  • 3 cup chicken stock
  • to taste chicken bouillon (optional)
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • to taste chili powder
  • to taste comino
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • to taste corn tortilla
  • to taste inch vegetable oil
  • to taste lettuce (optional)
  • to taste shredded cheese (optional)
  • to taste cilantro (optional)
  • to taste cotija cheese (optional)
  • to taste guacamole (optional)
  • to taste lime juice (optional)

Equipment

potpanblenderhand mixermicrowavetongspaper towels

Tips

  • Add jalapeños if you want it spicy; add serranos if you want it to burn.
  • You can add cheese inside the flautas before rolling, though it is optional.
  • Use toothpicks to hold the flautas together while frying, or place them seam-side down.