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Leftover Pulled Pork Flautas
Servings: 14 flautas
Calories: 447kcal
These leftover pulled pork flautas are These leftover pulled pork flautas are crispy on the outside, full of savory, cheesy flavor, and ready to eat in 15 minutes!
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Ingredients
- 3 cups (400 g) leftover pulled pork Note 1
- 1 ½ cups (120 g) Mexican-style four cheese blend
- ½ cup (120 g) crumbled Fresco (Mexican style crumbling cheese)
- 3 scallions thinly chopped
- ½ cup loosely packed fresh cilantro chopped
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon red cayenne pepper
- Salt to taste
- 14 taco size flour tortillas
- ½ cup vegetable oil (or canola oil) for frying
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°F (95°C).
- In a medium bowl, mix together pork, cheeses, scallions, cilantro and all the spices. Taste the mixture and adjust the seasoning to your taste.
- Place ¼ cup of filling on each tortilla and roll into a flute. Secure the seams with a toothpick.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil.
- When oils is shimmering, carefully add 4-5 flautas and lightly fry on all sides until nice and golden. Transfer the fried flautas onto a baking sheet lined with a rack. Repeat with remaining flautas.
- Place the baking sheet with fried flautas in to the oven to keep them warm and crispy until ready to serve.
- Serve the flautas over shredded lettuce warm with sour cream, salsa and/or guacamole.
Notes
Note 1: You can also substitute shredded rotisserie chicken for pulled pork.
Storing Tips:
- Store cooled flautas in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- Freeze cooked or uncooked flautas for up to 3 months! If freezing uncooked flautas, flash freeze them on baking sheet. Then, transfer them to a sealable bag to store.
- Reheat thawed pork flautas in a skillet over medium heat, in the oven at 425ºF or in the microwave just until warmed through.
- Store cooled flautas in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- Freeze cooked or uncooked flautas for up to 3 months! If freezing uncooked flautas, flash freeze them on baking sheet. Then, transfer them to a sealable bag to store.
- Reheat thawed pork flautas in a skillet over medium heat, in the oven at 425ºF or in the microwave just until warmed through.
Nutrition
Servings: 1 flauta
Calories: 447kcal
Carbohydrates: 59g
Protein: 18g
Fat: 15g
Sugar: 12g
Sodium: 1066mg
