Flautas Ahogadas de Pollo con Papa
Recipe by
Karina Valladares
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs chicken breast with bone
- 1/2 onion
- 1 garlic head
- 2 bay leaves
- Salt and pepper
- 4 small potatoes
- 1 lb tomatillo milpero
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 jalapeño peppers
- 1/4 white onion
- 1 poblano pepper
- Oregano
- Small bunch of cilantro
- Monster cheese
- Tortillas
- Lettuce
- Crema mexicana
- Queso cotija
Instructions
- Set a pot to medium high heat with four quarts of water.
- Add chicken breast, half of an onion, one garlic head, two bay leaves, salt, and pepper to the pot.
- Cover and cook until the chicken is fully cooked.
- In another pot, add four small potatoes and cook until soft.
- After 40 minutes, remove the potatoes and let them cool.
- For the tomatillo salsa, boil one pound of tomatillo milpero, four garlic cloves, two jalapeño peppers, a quarter of a white onion, and one poblano pepper until the tomatillos change color.
- Remove the chicken from heat after about an hour.
- Blend the cooked tomatillos with half a cup of water from boiling, some oregano, a small bunch of cilantro, and salt to taste until smooth.
- In the same pot, add oil and cook the salsa, stirring and letting it simmer for about three minutes.
- Peel the cooled potatoes and mash them with a fork.
- Shred the chicken and mix it with monster cheese and the mashed potatoes, adding salt to taste.
- Soften tortillas in the microwave for a few seconds.
- Fill the tortillas with the chicken and potato mixture, roll them up, and repeat until the filling is used up.
- Fry the rolled flautas on all sides until golden.
- Prepare the taquitos by adding salsa, lettuce, crema mexicana, and queso cotija.