On Fri, 7 Mar 2014 09:36:13 -0600, "Kody" >
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>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 7 Mar 2014 08:08:22 -0600, "Kody" >
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>>>In my humble opinion, frozen Taquitos are horrible. They are easy to make,
>>>just time consuming and so much better than the frozen ones. And yes, they
>>>are made using corn tortillas.
>>>
>> Would you share your method/recipe for making taquitos, please?
>> Janet US
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>It's not the traditional method that I grew up on but basically what I do is
>crock pot a small beef and pork roast (overnight is perfect) with a cut up,
>not diced onion and proper taco type seasoning. Let them both cool and shred
>them and mix the meats together. Put oil in a pan and lightly fry the corn
>tortillas on both sides, doing probably 10 to 15 at a time. Now it's
>assembly time!, break a bunch of toothpicks in half and start to fill your
>tortillas with the mixed meat mixture and a slice of onion (occasionally I
>will also add cheese), roll them up and use the half of a toothpick to hold
>them together. Once they are built you can either fry them (more
>traditional) or bake them. Frying them results in a crispier better product
>but baking is a bit healthier and a fine substitute. Lightly salt them and
>serve with guacamole. Shredded beef is the more common filling but can lead
>to a dry taquito, adding the pork results in a moister taquito. They do
>freeze decently if you separate each layer with a paper towel prior to
>freezing, reheating is best in the oven.
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Thanks for the info. You make it sound easy. I think frying the corn
tortillas in oil first is necessary to keep the tortillas from
breaking/cracking after roll-up?
Janet US