How to make homemade tortilla taquitos?

Question

While making taquitos with store bought corn tortillas is easy. I am having a difficult time with making them with home made tortillas. I use the recipe for tortillas on the back of the masa package. The tortillas turn out delicious (I use a tortilla press and cast iron pan for cooking). When I try to make taquitos though they don't roll well and crack to easily (I have used the steam and also the oil and microwave method to soften them before frying).

Answer 1

Questions is not how to make them with a package, but homemade.
Sorry can't help too much. However if you are trying to make them homemade you have to press the tortilla very thin. Then you want to cook it well. Once that's done you can try to lightly fry the tortilla in hot oil (make sure it doesn't harden, just very lightly for about 10 sec) and then (after you take the tortilla out of the oil)put your meat and roll & do a deep fry. That may help, but your tortilla needs to be cooked very well.

Answer 2

Taquitos
2 cups frozen vegetables (peas, carrots and corn)
1/3 cup crumbled queso añejo or shredded Monterey Jack cheese
12 corn tortillas, warmed
2 tsp vegetable oil
2 cups fresh salsa
1/2 avocado, chopped

Heat oven to 450°F.
In a medium bowl, mix vegetables and cheese. Spoon 1/4 cup vegetable and cheese mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up tightly.
Place taquitos on a baking sheet. Brush each taquito lightly with oil. Bake until crisp, about 7 to 10 minutes.
While taquitos are baking, mix fresh salsa with avocado.
Spoon salsa mixture over each serving of taquitos. Serve.
Yields: 4 servings (3 taquitos per serving).

Healthy Tip: Add shredded chicken or lean ground turkey to taquitos for a quick and easy meal.

Answer 3

TAQUITOS (EASY)

1 package corn tortillas (dozen)
2 lbs ground beef (80%)
garlic salt
red pepper
1 large potato, grated
vegetable oil
1 large onion, finely diced


Brown hamburger over low heat.
Stir in diced onion, grated potato, garlic salt and red pepper.

Remove from skillet and wipe clean with a paper towel.

Heat vegetable oil over medium heat. Fry corn tortillas one at a time until soft.

Roll a spoonful of hamburger mixture in tortilla.

Place rolled taquitos onto cookie sheet side by side. Bake in oven at 350°F for 20 minutes.

Serve with grated cheese, sour cream, salsa, or avocado dip.

Answer 4

Actually when making taquitos, you should use the store bought corn tortillas. My mom makes corn tortillas every day but for taquitos she buys the yellow corn tortillas (this is true for tostadas also)

Answer 5

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Answer 6

My parents made these a lot growing up. You can use toothpicks to hold them together before frying them and just remove them once fried. Good Luck!

Answer 7

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