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Chicos Tacos Recipe

Chicos Tacos

Cindy Becker
Some time ago, when my husband and I were travelling, we found a restaurant in El Paso called Chicos Tacos. We looooved the food!
I have spent weeks trying to recreate this recipe. And there it is! Although it tastes a bit different, it's still pretty close to the original one.
I like to cook my chicos tacos on cold days because it can warm up like nothing else.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8 people
Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients
  

Tomato Sauce

  • 5 tomatoes
  • 1 can stewed tomatoes
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 onion
  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 1 tsp salt

Green Salsa

  • 5 jalapenos
  • 3 tomatillos
  • 1 serrano pepper
  • 1/4 onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Other Ingredients

  • 1 packaging beef flautas

Instructions
 

  • Step 1
    Put your jalapenos, serrano pepper, onion and garlic in a pot filled with water and bring to a boil. Wait a little to add the tomatillos in, because they cook faster.
    Step 1
  • Step 2
    Repeat the same thing for tomatoes. Bring them to a boil and cook for about 7 minutes, or until cooked.
    Step 2
  • Step 3
    After 5 minutes, add in tomatillos to the jalapenos, serrano pepper, onion and garlic. Cook the ingredients for about 10 minutes.
    Step 3
  • Step 4
    Combine the cooked tomatoes with garlic, onion, stewed tomatoes and 1/2 tsp of salt. Add 1/3 cup of water and then use your blender.
  • Step 5
    Add your tomato sauce into a pot, bring to a boil and cook it down until you get rid of that raw garlic and onion flavor. It takes me about 15-20 minutes.
    Step 5
  • Step 6
    Combine the cooked jalapenos, serrano pepper, onion and garlic with salt and 1/3 cup of water. Use your blender to puree everything.
    Step 6
  • Step 7
    Add 8 cups of chicken broth to the tomato sauce.
    Step 7
  • Step 8
    Cook the flautas just until golden brown.
    Step 8
  • Step 9
    Let's assemble everything! Sprinkle some cheese over the flautas and cover with tomato sauce. Add in some green salsa.
    Step 9
  • Bon appetit!
    Your Chicos Tacos is now done! I'm sure this recipe was worth the time you have spent.
    Bon Appetit!
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