How to make the worlds best Flautas - Chicken & Avocado Cream!

How to make the worlds best Flautas - Chicken & Avacado Cream!
Recipe:
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For the Flautas:
Vegetable or canola oil, for frying
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 small red onion, diced
1 jalapeno, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 rotisserie chicken, skin removed and meat finely shredded
1 cup salsa
1/4 cup freshly chopped cilantro leaves
1 cup shredded Cheddar/Monterey jack blend
1 lime, juiced
Salt
16 (5 to 6-inch) flour tortillas
2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce, for serving
For the Avocado Cream:
1 very ripe avocado, halved, pitted and flesh removed
1 (4-ounce) container sour cream
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
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[@daisyblooms4813]

LIMES: Before cutting, roll them on the counter top pressing down to get more juice. or put them in microwave for about 15 secs. edit: some limes just don't have juice. if the recipe calls for juice of one lime, I always get a few.

[@lisasorce2258]

Ana is adorable! You were so funny describing the chicken! I almost spit my water out....

[@elizabethphillips7838]

Dave If you want to soften up an Avocado the fastest way is to place it in a paper bag with a ripe banana it will soften up in about 8-12 hours depending on how ripe the avocado and the banana are. I am an Old School scratch cook taught by my mom, and she was a fabulous cook . This really does work!😁

[@LexiJoFarms]

I use a HAND MIXER for shredding chicken. Works EXCELLENT. Also use it for mashing potatoes.

[@user-wl5dw3mp6s]

those aren't mashed potatoes, those are whipped potatoes, but it does make it easier. I kind of like some chunks in mine so mashed for me.😊

[@sharlynebeach2786]

They look delicious. Just a tad spicy for me, so I would cook with a little less. You put a lot of work into preparing these even if the chicken was bought. Teaching your daughters how to cook is very important. The only concern I had was that I hope you remembered which ones were low carb for Tina. Good job Dave!

[@daynaphipps4912]

Those are the most beautiful flautas I've ever seen. I like the larger tortillas, less rolling. I hate it when I'm missing that one ingredient. I keep lime and lemon juice in the fridge, just in case. I also sometimes keep cilantro paste because cilantro goes bad so quickly. I almost never deep fry but I might now. I love your videos. Just a guy (not a professional) cook, just getting gutsy in the kitchen. That's how I learned to cook. I got tired of Hamburger Helper and fish sticks. Wonderful to have your daughter in there too. Keep em coming.

[@deborahvrtis4428]

You’re a great dad! She’ll remember these days forever. Love your show. Keep wanting to help you figure things out but you just forge on ahead & git ‘er done!

[@dara8125]

I will be trying this one for our next family taco night. To shred chicken I use a mixer. Works really well for me. I don't wash an onion, after peeling, it is clean unless it is a green onion with the green stems, they hold dirt and grime. I keep a pure lime bottle of juice in the fridge incase I need lime juice, same with lemon. As long as it is pure juice, it works great. There are also "pure lime and lemon" packets, they work also in a pinch.

[@starrlacey2505]

Dave you do really make a recipe look yummy and doable! I In the same department you got the whole chicken a lot of stores sell chicken "off the bone" by the pound - no bone no skin no feathers! Next time you are peeling and skinning a chicken - pull off the legs and split the breast. It will be easier to find places to grab and pull off the meat. And yes using fingers is best!

[@debragreen7272]

Ana was adorable!!! ❤

[@aeioufromebay]

I like how you say Jalapeño. It helps me remember you are not from Texas.

[@beverlyaten1775]

This was my first video I watched on this channel, and I loved it! Recipe looks delicious, and this guy is so real and funny!

[@CookingWthDave]

😍😍😍

[@Tigerfanatic]

The finished product looks absolutely amazing

[@inaboxinthegarage]

Made them and they are delicious! I learned during frying to use way less oil...more of a sallow fry to prevent them from rolling to one side. Thanks for the yummy dinner idea!

[@earthgirl369]

i admire your bravery when it comes to cooking, and i resonate with your stream of consciousness approach

[@dinacox1971]

Having the onions get a little browning can be very good for flavor, but it was certainly good that they instructed to wait on the garlic. Garlic will get bitter if scorched.

[@elizabethphillips7838]

If you want to keep the filling from falling out when deep frying you can fold up the ends like a burrito, or fry them in less oil in a waited pan in less grease.😎

[@AkSonya1010]

You have sold me I will be making soon thank you . It is equally as fun to watch you, as any professional.

[@jaymee76]

Use your hand mixer to shred chicken, (in a big plastic bowl). So much easier! These look so good !

[@CapedGeekMarcel]

Annabelle is a comedic genius. Lol!

[@starrlacey2505]

YUM 😋! Looked delicious! I think the recipe was a little short on instructions- but you did fine! A lot if stores sell chicken off the bone- you would just need to shred it- and fingers are the best way. Anna was awesome as your assistant! You could do the whole prep the chicken step ahead while t h e chicken is still warm and then just refrigerate it until you're ready to make the flautas! . You were quite serious about this recipe- glad it came out well!

[@pamanderson9139]

I always order flautas when I go to Mexican restaurants. Never dreamed I could make them myself. Thanks for making it look so easy.

[@lorettavanpelt7567]

David I think you do a great job and I enjoy watching you cook love Anna with you today. She was very funny when she was playing with the chicken 😊😊❤❤her expressions are adorable

[@lauttus]

this looks easy enough... I think my family would love them.. thanks for the review and tutorial.

[@beverlyaten1775]

If you mash the avocado first by itself using a bean masher and then add everything else it will go much easier. Kind of like making gravy, butter and flour, browned and made into a roux, then slowly add liquid.

[@harbourshope5450]

I watch all you channels and finally decided to watch your cooking channel. I'm so glad I did.

[@mariadeleon7667]

I thought you were funny but your daughter had me dying. Loving your show

[@aliciadavies2547]

Those look amazing...yum!!! Love cooking Mexican dishes, will be making these Ana's a hoot...I laughed out loud, when she put the wing up to her arm...love this channel.

[@loisqatami2549]

I'm gonna have to make some of those. Best recipe I've seen you cook

[@sherricramer3648]

NC Picker/Flipper/Trash to Cash Fan coming over to watch you cook. These look delicious.

[@kritsadventures]

If you don't eat that skin I'ma be mad. That skin looks delicious

[@charleneolmsted1718]

Lime and lemon juicer is the greatest tool for the kitchen

[@Ms.Vickis.Vintage]

Looking really good. Will have to try them. I think I would have bought pre-shredded chicken. That's to much work, LOL Love seeing you interact with your daughter.

[@deborahvrtis4428]

I’m a huge animal lover who eats meat. And I own a small farm. Everything becomes a pet here haha! Can relate to your concern about grossing someone out if they love chickens. Chickens are so cool. So are chicken floutas! Yum! Keep the videos coming coz you’re very entertaining & takes my mind off my chronic pain.

[@elizabethphillips7838]

If you run a little low on lime juice you can use the zest which is the green part before the pith (the white part) and save yourself s trip to the store.

[@lostworldvideogames]

Living with the land ride is the one you are thinking of. Love that ride! Those Flautas came out amazing. Have to try those out for myself.

[@pufles65]

Dave those look absolutely delicious. I will have to try these this weekend. I’ve never had these before 😊💐❤️👍 love your cooking videos 💐

[@lauramcadam5751]

Your daughter is so cute, funny and adore her interaction with you!

[@debbieflores5435]

Looks delicious 😋

[@janicecarey3592]

You can heat a little oil in a frying pan just to barely hot. Then dip your tortilla in and back out immediately and it will be soft. Then roll it with the chicken filling and if you put the side that has the end cut under neath and it will stay together without having to put a toothpick in it.. These look good. Mine are much more simple. I use leftover cooked chicken mixed with salsa. But these look really good! oh, also, I fry mine in a frying pan with about 1/2 inch of oil and just turn them to cook on both sides. :)

[@georgiacorey954]

I use my hands to debone a baked or rotisserie chicken, then dice it with a knife. I don't use forks to shred it, unless it was boiled into submission 1st.

[@deborahvrtis4428]

The crunch sounds & obvious tasty experience you showed made me want to go through the tv & try one. Delicious!

[@juliebradley1184]

Man that looks good! 🔥

[@elizabethphillips7838]

I like a fair bit of cheese. Also, another spice in Mexican food it a tiny bit of Cinnamon.

[@Coco-up7bl]

Looks great. The toothpicks should be inserted horizontally, that makes it easy to turn them over. 😉

[@criscote5638]

I haven't ever cooked chicken but I have cooked hard crisp burritos and I use a cheese shreddar to hold them down in the grease as well you didn't roll them tight enough.

[@kritsadventures]

I abuse my cayanne pepper. I pretty much always double or triple it in any recipe. I usually double the cumin too because I love the aroma of cumin. I also often use the seeds in jalapeno and sometimes substitute a hotter pepper.

[@tommielourogers4327]

The avocado pit is the seed. Yes, they do sell shredded chicken in the deli section of the grocery stores.

[@chrissykapteyn4264]

I buy a big package of chicken breasts, bake them to done, then cut up to small shredded pieces and stick it in the freezer for recipes such as yours that needs shredded cooked chicken. Soo much easier.

[@kritsadventures]

I actually don't do nearly that much oil. I do enough oil to cover half the flauta, them flip them when one side is done. Then it can't float and twist the wrong way.

[@ellensstory4429]

Looks yummy, I always wash myonion after peeling . A lot of time they have dirt under the skin.

[@GerryPicker]

Great recipe. Anna looks just like you 😀

[@jiminlover8212]

I love Mexican food so keep those recipes comin. You could do red sauce beef enchiladas or cream cheese/salsa verde chicken enchiladas. I never understood the hype of Mexican Pizza. Its always too soggy for me. I made a copy cat recipe of the crunch wrap and my daughter prefers it much better than Taco Bell. You could also try the copy cat and do a blind taste test with the Taco Bell one at the same time.

[@Bonnie-rf9lw]

Yes, you can grow an avocado tree from the seed. Might be a good project for the kids.

[@readysetsleep]

Those are huge! I didn't realize flautas are flour tortillas and tacquitos are corn tortillas.

[@belowzeros]

your help did a great job, that was so nice to see! :)

[@skullystarfashionsskullygi2378]

Gonna try this tomorrow , you should try the worlds best chiles rellenos i do my own but you should really try it :)

[@Imrightyourewrong111]

Yum! Definitely trying this.

[@lalap920]

I use my hand mixer to shred my chicken. It's quick and easy.

[@guyneace]

Hey Oh!!!

[@denisecoffey6269]

Those look amazing

[@pattysands564]

Yes you can plant the avocado seed.

[@plumberswife9566]

Never had them...I will have to try them.

[@rachelandrew1014]

They looked amazing, but I think the chicken prep was the winner . You make me laugh , I’m a good way 😂

[@analoglime]

Looks really nice yummy

[@laurieodlozil981]

Best way to shred chicken is with a mixer. Works great, hot or cold.

[@belowzeros]

i don't eat deep fried foods anymore but dayum those looked delish

[@hippiegypsygirl]

Doing this tomorrow

[@pamelaroden5513]

If you buy an unripe avocado, place them under a plastic bowl turned upside down , and in a day or so, it will be soft and ripe.

[@nicolesieckman950]

The oven after crisps them up slit it’s a trick . I make flour tortilla bowls for salads . Fry the tortilla just til one puff then place them on an oven safe bowl or foil ball bake for 3-5 minutes on 200-300 wallah lasts for days always crispy ! Just fried in oil will make it soggy . The oven cooks off extra oil

[@nicolesieckman950]

Crisps a lot not slit. -auto correct likes to make stupid errors-

[@cali2552]

Once they cook in the pan a bit you can pull the tooth picks out and roll them:). They look good!

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

Ppuut lime in microwave for about 10 seconds then roll to get as much juice as possible without a reamer.

[@CookingWthDave]

Great tip!

[@kritsadventures]

You can use a hand mixer to shred chicken. It's really fast and easy.

[@rosemaryalarcon1188]

👌

[@debragreen7272]

Of course you get a tree! My daughters plants her avocado seeds n has beautiful plants! No avocados! She sticks 4 toothpicks all sides n hangs in water n top out! When it sprouts she plants! Some are 3 ft!

[@soldonHim]

Its much easier & faster just to cut up, or pull the parts off the chicken, and then take the skin off the parts.

[@gramasylvie]

Cary could have helped with this IF you had been brave enough to cook with him...lol 😂😂

[@dorothyd1993]

That would have been fun to watch.

[@daisyblooms4813]

Dave, love your channels, you make me laugh :-)

[@daisyblooms4813]

SPICY PEPPERS: wear gloves when you are chopping. The oil (the spicy part of the pepper) doesn't wash off your hands easily with soap and water. Anything dairy will help break down the oil. Easier to wear gloves .

[@cheryldelacruz7731]

If you put a lime in the microwave for 5 seconds or even 10 seconds and then roll it on the counter juice will come flying out of it as you cut it.

[@KristiWilson]

Our Sam’s Club is still $4.98 for a huge rotisserie chicken. 😍. And to shred chicken I use my hand mixer. Suuuuper easy hack!

[@janeferguson8678]

I like the photo of you looking out into the distance in intro. It would be cool if you were waving cooking utensils around.

[@rlosangeleskings]

I use fresh cilantro/Chinese parsley on just about everything...

[@Bakedpearl5969]

Microwave the chicken to warm up a bit it should help…

[@patriciavavra7375]

You can shred chicken with a hand mixer, but it has to be warm.

[@daisyblooms4813]

hahaha Hanna is funny :-)

[@peterlaurie]

Aren’t those limes in the basket on top of your refrigerator?

[@cesarzayasP.R.1]

Hello there, your neighborhood looks like Port St. Lucie, Fl 😂

[@5trishann]

I shred the chicken the same way you do it.

[@SpiesTreasure]

Leaving to get forgotten ingredients. I cook like this.

[@debbievoss6389]

I love Mexican pizza but I get green sauce instead of red

[@debragreen7272]

Do you cook and clean?

[@MaxineKYoungblood]

Tip: you could have ripened it in the microwave in a few second’s.

[@rlosangeleskings]

To shred chicken...hit it with a rolling pin... That's how I do it for my Chinese chicken salad...

[@daisyblooms4813]

SALT: If you're using Morton's (rather than Kosher, etc.) use less salt. Morton's is smaller granules so you could end up with more salt in your dish than you intended. Taste as you go. :-)

[@buttercup805h]

If you fry them in a frying pan they won't roll. And when you roll them you can kind of flatten them out so when you put them in the pan they don't roll

[@earthgirl369]

i use my fingers to shred chicken

[@MaxineKYoungblood]

Another tip AI to find out how to ripen fruit and veggies.

[@dinacox1971]

But did you remember to get the pizza dough for Anna along with the limes??????

[@CookingWthDave]

Yes

[@dinacox1971]

@@CookingWthDave Good Man. She was such a great little helper. It looked great. I am betting the whole family loved it!

[@eileenknoblock9626]

I shred chicken in my blender.