Taquitos De Calle Olvera
From elgourmand2 8 years ago
- 30 Min to make
- Serves 3 or 4
I had my first taquito about 60 years ago at the little stand, in the photo, on Olvera Street; the birthplace of Los Angeles. I had them there again about five years ago and nothing’s changed, except the guy who cooks them and that tourist lady in the picture wasn’t there all that time. Read more Taquitos are made with pork, goat, venison, seafood and chicken. Taquitos are easy to make, taste delicious and you can use any salsa you like. My favorite salsa for these is Salsa Nopalitos and I posted a recipe for that but these days guacamole seems popular. Okay, but do yourself a favor and try the salsa nopalitos. This recipe calls for Mexican shredded beef or pork. If you are using mince meat or chicken you’ll need to add some spices. Check out the Mexican shredded pork recipe and use some of those spices. Goza vida! (Enjoy life!). See less
Ingredients
- • 1 lb. (500g) Mexican shredded beef or pork. Any cooked, well spiced meat or fowl will do. shopping list
- • 1-1 ½ doz. corn tortillas; depending on how fat you make the taquitos. shopping list
- • Some toothpicks. shopping list
- • Oil for deep frying. shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Get out your beef and let it come to room temp. If you’re using mince or chicken you need to cook this with some spices.
- 2. Heat about 1 inch (5 cm) of oil in a large skillet. The oil needs to be hot, about 350 F or 175 C.
- 3. While the oil is heating warm the tortillas in the microwave or regular oven to get them soft. Place them in a warm, damp (not wet) towel to keep them moist and warm.
- 4. Put about 3-4 Tbs. of the meat in a tortilla, spread it out and roll it up nice and firm. Use a couple toothpicks to keep it rolled up.
- 5. Put the taquitos in the oil with the flap side down and cook on each side until they just start to turn a golden color. Don’t over-cook. You’ll need to do these in two or three batches.
- 6. Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels or newspaper.
- 7. Spoon on some salsa and serve. See Photo
- Serve with cactus salsa or guacamole and a good Mexican beer. Some like to sprinkle a bit of cheese on these. You can serve these as a main course; just add some beans or Mexican rice and a fresh green salad. This will serve three for a snack or two for a main course.
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