🌮 Crispy Ground Beef Flautas with Cilantro Avocado Sauce
Flautas are tightly rolled tortillas filled with meat and fried until crispy—popular in Mexican cuisine. This version uses seasoned ground beef and a creamy cilantro-avocado sauce.
🥩 Ingredients
For the flautas
- 500 g ground beef
- 10–12 small corn tortillas (or flour tortillas)
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Oil for frying
- Toothpicks (to secure rolls)
For the cilantro avocado sauce
- 1 ripe avocado
- ½ cup fresh cilantro
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- ¼ cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 1 small garlic clove
- 2–4 tbsp water (to thin)
- Salt to taste
👨🍳 Instructions
1. Cook the beef
- Heat a pan over medium heat.
- Add ground beef and cook until browned.
- Stir in onion and garlic; cook 2–3 minutes.
- Add cumin, chili powder, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Cook until well combined and slightly dry.
2. Fill and roll
- Warm the tortillas slightly so they don’t crack.
- Place 2–3 tbsp of beef across each tortilla.
- Roll tightly and secure with a toothpick.
3. Fry until crispy
- Heat about 2–3 cm oil in a skillet.
- Fry flautas seam-side down first.
- Cook 2–3 minutes per side until golden and crispy.
- Drain on paper towels.
🥑 Make the cilantro avocado sauce
Blend together:
- avocado
- cilantro
- lime juice
- sour cream
- garlic
- salt
Add a little water until the sauce becomes smooth and pourable.
🍽️ Serve
Drizzle the sauce over the crispy flautas or use it as a dip.
Optional toppings:
- shredded lettuce
- diced tomatoes
- crumbled cheese
- extra lime wedges
✅ Tip: For a lighter version, bake the flautas at 200 °C (400 °F) for 18–20 minutes brushed lightly with oil instead of frying.
If you want, I can also share a restaurant-style trick that makes flautas extra crispy and prevents them from opening while frying. 🌮🔥
