A restaurant favorite made easily at home.
Friedto golden perfection, flautas are just small enough to be eaten without a fork and knife.
They’re delicious for aweeknight meal, and impressive enough to serve at your nextdinner party.
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What Are Flautas?
Tortillas are filled, tightly rolled, and fried, resulting in crisp, flute-shaped rolls.
Ingredients for Beef Flautas with Buttermilk-Avocado Crema
See the full ingredient list below.
If there are any leftovers, wrap and refrigerate.
Reheat flautas in a hot oven, air fryer, or back on the stovetop until hot throughout.
Store leftover crema in an airtight container for up to two days.
Remove from heat, and stir in cilantro.
Roll tortilla over filling, leaving about 1 inch of tortilla exposed.
Brush exposed edge with a small amount of beaten egg; press gently to seal roll.
Drain on paper towels.
Serve flautas with crema.
Flautas are typically served as a main course, with taquitos as an appetizer or snack.
Flautas can be made with all types of fillings.
To air-fry flautas, preheat air fryer to 380F.
