Homemade Taquitos

When I was a kid, we lived in the mountains below Yosemite. As a child, I rarely went into the city. I can remember on one of those trips stopping at this little roadside place that sold taquitos. They had this green sauce that I later learned was guacamole. I was probably five or six. They were absolutely delicious. 

As an adult, I still love them. I have not found a restaurant that serves them. I found one obscure restaurant hundreds of miles away that serves Flautas. Flautas are flour tortillas, not corn, that are stuffed with various fillings. Good, but not the same. The ones that can be purchased in the grocery store cannot compare to fresh hot handmade taquitos. 

When I started making homemade corn tortillas, I decided to try making my own homemade taquitos. I have made green chili chicken and beef so far. Both were very good. As I continue to perfect my recipe and techniques, I will share what I have learned here on the blog. 

I made 19 corn tortillas and rolled them into beef taquitos. I froze
them on a tray and then bagged them up. 

I cooked five frozen taquitos.

They turned out beautifully. Now that I know that I can
batch freeze them, pull them out when I want and
cook them frozen I will be stocking up on them.

I made a green chili lime sauce to serve with the taquitos.

Delicious, absolutely delicious!

Making tamales is on my bucket list. I just picked up corn husks and masa. There is a lady and her daughter that makes them in the city. They used to go by businesses and sell them at lunch. That's how we discovered them. We would call when we were heading into the city, place an order and we would meet the daughter. I'm not sure if their business survived the pandemic or not. I sure hope so. They were the best tamales! I need to practice before my friend visits in the fall. She also loves tamales. I want to surprise her with homemade tamales.  

Shalom,

Mrs. Smith