If crunch is your game, these nuggets of flavour from Guadalajara will be right up your 'calle' (street). Crunchy fried corn tortillas house the softest pork strips and are completely addictive. Will you be able to stop!?
1tsppasilla chilli powder or 1/2 teaspoon regular chilli powder
1tbspsalsa mexicana
1pinchdried oregano
1pinchdried thyme
Salt & pepper
6corn tortillas
1/4cupcorn oil
Instructions
Heat a large pan with the oil and when hot add the spring onion and garlic and fry over a moderate heat for 1-2 minutes. Add the pork and stir fry for 1 minute. Add the salt, chilli powder, pepper, thyme, oregano and salsa mexicana. Bring to a simmer then cook for 5 minutes until thickened, almost dry. Remove from the heat.
Place 6-8 tortillas in the microwave for about 1 minute until soft. Quickly remove them and cover. Take one and then spoon about 1 heaped tablespoon of meat into the bottom half of the tortilla. Bring the bottom up and roll up the tortilla into a cigar. Secure with 2 toothpicks and repeat the process with the remaining tortillas.
Heat the corn oil in a small pan over a moderate heat until hot. Place 2 flautas into the oil and cook for about 3 minutes on one side then turn and cook for another 3 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels then keep warm in a lightly warmed oven. Repeat with the remaining flautas.