Taquitos
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
1 batch
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 1 small chuck roast, cooked and shredded (or similiar cut of meat)
- 1⁄2 onion
- black peppercorns
- corn tortilla
- canola oil (for frying)
directions
- To cook meat the mexican way: purchase a small chuck roast or similar cut of meat.
- Put in dutch over and add barely enough water to cover.
- Add one half of onion (not need to chop) and some black peppercorns to taste.
- Cook for approximately 1 1/2 hours.
- Cool.
- Shred meat with 2 forks.
- Heat oil in frying pan to 350 degrees f.
- Place corn tortillas with tongs into hot oil long enough to just coat with oil and drain on paper towels.
- Place a couple shreds of meat in the tortilla.
- Roll up like a cigar and using tongs, lower the tortilla into the oil- gently letting go of the tortilla, fry until crisp.
- Line a serving platter with shredded lettuce and tomatoes and put taquitos on top with cheese and salsa.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Steve_G
Fort Myers, Florida