Baked Shredded Pork Flautas

I love Mexican food, and growing up in California, is probably the main reason for that.  I try to make Mexican food as often as my family allows.  We can't have Mexican food too often since my son's will only eat one Mexican dish, quasadillas.  My sister Jenifer lived with us for a short time, when we lived in our first house in California, and she introduced flautas to me.  She made them with mashed potatoes. I have filled them with mashed potatoes and with shredded chicken. The potato flautas I made were fried, but I have learned they are just as yummy baked.  This recipe uses shredded pork, and they are baked.  What is the difference between a flauta and a taquito?  Flautas are made with flour tortillas and taquitos are made with corn tortillas.  

 This is how to feed a craving for Mexican food, so yummy.

Ingredients for this Recipe:

8 large Flour Tortillas
1 pint Enchilada Sauce (I used my homemade sauce, recipe found here)
1 lb. Pork Sirloin Tip Roast
1 1/2 teaspoons Sea Salt
1 teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
3/4 cup crumbled Queso Fresco Cheese
Vegetable Oil

Process:

 Combine garlic, salt, pepper, and paprika in a small bowl.  Mix.

 Butterfly the roast and rub all over with spice blend.

 I used a rotisserie to cook mine.  Place in the kabob basket.

 Cook pork in rotisserie for 35 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 500 Fahrenheit

 Shred the pork with your hands or two forks.

Pour enchilada sauce over shredded pork in medium sauce pan on medium heat.  Stir, cover
with lid and cook for five minutes after it boils.

 Hers is the crumbled queso fresco, so yummy.

Using tongs, place 1/4 cup shredded pork on the tortilla along one of the sides and add 1-2
tablespoons cheese.

Brush vegetable oil on a cookie sheet.  Roll the flautas in the oil on the pan so all sides are
coated with oil.

Sprinkle smoked paprika and garlic on the flautas.

 Bake the flautas for 10-15 minutes, until brown on the edges.

Dip in the remaining enchilada sauce, enjoy with some homemade guacamole like the recipe
I posted here or maybe some sour cream.

Enjoy!

Baked Shredded Pork Flautas
Printable Recipe Found Here

Ingredients:

8 large Flour Tortillas
1 pint Enchilada Sauce (I used my homemade sauce, recipe found here)
1 lb. Pork Sirloin Tip Roast
1 1/2 teaspoons Sea Salt
1 teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
3/4 cup crumbled Queso Fresco Cheese
Vegetable Oil

Process:

Combine garlic, salt, pepper, and paprika in a small bowl.  Mix.

Butterfly the roast and rub all over with spice blend.

Cook pork in kabob basket of a rotisserie for 35 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 500 Fahrenheit

Shred the pork with your hands or two forks.

Pour enchilada sauce over shredded pork in medium sauce pan on medium heat.  Stir, cover with lid and cook for five minutes after it boils.

Using tongs, place 1/4 cup shredded pork on the tortilla along one of the sides and add 1-2 tablespoons cheese.

Brush vegetable oil on a cookie sheet.  Roll the flautas in the oil on the pan so all sides are coated with oil.

Sprinkle smoked paprika and garlic on the flautas.

Bake the flautas for 10-15 minutes, until brown on the edges.

Enjoy!