Best Shredded Beef Flautas - Made Grain Free

Crispy flautas are typically made with flour tortillas but in some places you will see corn tortillas being used.  In this recipe, I use Siete Almond Flour Tortillas, to keep the recipe grain free and Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) Friendly.  

These beef flautas are made with my AIP friendly Garlic Chuck Roast recipe for one chuck roast, three meals for easy meal prep.  Check out the other shredded beef recipes for easy meal planning.

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You may be asking why a flauta and not a rolled taco or taquito?  To me if it's made with a flour tortilla it is a flauta, if it's made with a corn tortilla it is a rolled taco, taquito or a taco dorado.  Though dated back to Indigenous cuisine, where only corn was used, modern day flautas will typically be made with a flour tortilla.  

Ingredients

Shredded Beef Filling:

• Avocado oil or Olive oil (or other cooking oil)
• Onions, diced
• Serrano pepper, diced
• Shredded beef, cooked
• Ground cumin
• Chili powder
• Garlic granules or powder
• Mexican oregano
• Sea salt
• Black pepper
• 10 oz can diced tomatoes with jalapeño and cilantro, drained
• Fresh lime juice

Flautas:

• Shredded cheese (cheddar cheese, Monterey jack cheese, pepper jack cheese, or a mix will work)
• 8 Siete Almond flour tortilla 

Favorite Toppings: 

• Sour cream
• Mexican Crema
• Pico de Gallo
• Queso Fresco
• Cotija Cheese
• Fresh cilantro
• Hot Sauce

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Stovetop:

1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat.  Add cooking oil, onion and pepper. Cook until soft.  
2. Add shredded beef and spices.  Stir spices into the beef mixture and cook for about 45 seconds.  
3. Add your drained tomatoes and lime juice and stir into the beef mixture. Turn off the heat.  
4. Add cheese and stir into the mixture.  Set aside to cool while you heat up your tortillas.
5. Heat up tortillas until warm and pliable.  
6. Fill tortillas with 2 to 3 tablespoons of beef filling and roll into a cigar shape.
7. Place a clean large skillet over medium-high heat.  Add cooking oil.  Once heated (about 2 minutes) add the rolled taco in an even layer with room in between each flauta to the hot oil, you may need to do this in batches.  Turn heat down to medium and fry the flautas until golden brown on each side.  Place on a baking sheet with a layer of paper towels, seam side down.  Set crispy beef flautas aside until all flautas are cooked. 

Air Fryer Flautas: 

1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat.  Add cooking oil, onion and pepper. Cook until soft.  
2. Add shredded beef and spices.  Stir spices into the beef mixture and cook for about 45 seconds.  
3. Add your drained tomatoes and lime juice and stir into the beef mixture. Turn off the heat.  
4. Add cheese and stir into the mixture.  Set aside to cool while you heat up your tortillas.
5. Warm tortillas until pliable in a damp paper towel in the microwave at 30 second intervals and flip over up to 4 times depending on microwave power.
6. Fill tortillas with 2 to 3 tablespoons of beef filling and roll into a cigar shape.
7. Place seam side down into air fryer basket.  Lightly coat with cooking oil or cooking spray.
8. Preheat air fryer to 375 degrees. Air fry for 5 minutes.  Turn flautas over and air fry for 3 minutes.  

To plate, put 2 - 3 of the shredded beef flautas to a plate.  Top with shredded lettuce and other choice of toppings.

• Toppings: shredded lettuce, tomatoes, green onions, olives, cheese, jalapeños, tomatoes, plain yogurt, sour cream, or anything else that sounds good to you.

Substitutions

• Tortillas - you can use any type of tortilla, just make sure it is pillable before filling it.
• Shredded beef - any type of cooked meat can be substituted here.  Just be aware of salt content and taste test along the way.
• Canned tomatoes - sub with two medium sized tomatoes, diced.

Variations

• Spicy - add an additional serrano and leave seeds and vein intact
• Deluxe - serve with homemade salsa and guacamole
• Kid friendly - let the kiddos add their own toppings for an interactive dinner experience

Equipment

• Cutting board
• Knife
• Measuring spoons
• Large skillet
• Tongs
• Baking sheet
• Optional: Air fryer

Storage

Store the wet ingredients (lettuce, tomato, onion) separately from the dry ingredients (buns) in the fridge, and recombine when ready. Good for 2-3 days.

These ingredients do/don't stand up well to freezing for X days/weeks/months.

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Shredded Beef Flautas (Grain Free)

Karolina Longoria

This recipe is made for a quick and flavor-packed weeknight meal when you use precooked shredded beef (see recipe for Garlic Chuck Roast).

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course mains

Cuisine Mexico

Servings 4 people

Equipment

• 1 Stovetop

Ingredients

  

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• 3 tablespoons avocado oil or other cooking oil
• ½ cup onions diced
• 1 serrano pepper diced
• 1 ½ cups shredded beef cooked
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic granules or powder
• ½ teaspoon Mexican oregano
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 can 10 oz diced tomatoes with jalapeño and cilantro, drained
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 cup shredded cheese cheddar, monterey jack, pepper jack, or a mix will work
• 8 almond flour tortilla I love Siete! or any other type,

Instructions

 

• Heat a pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of avocado oil. Add onions and serrano peppers. Cook until onions begin to soften, about three minutes.
• Add shredded beef, cumin, chili powder, garlic granules, Mexican oregano, salt, and black pepper. Stir spices into the beef mixture and cook for about 45 seconds. Add your drained tomatoes and stir into the mixture.
• Add lime juice and stir.
• Turn off the heat. Add cheese and stir into the mixture. Set aside to cool while you heat up your tortillas.
• Heat up tortillas until warm and pliable. Fill tortillas with 2 to 3 tablespoons of beef mixture and roll into a cigar shape.
• Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of avocado oil. Once heated (about 2 minutes) add the flautas, you may need to do this in batches. Turn heat down to medium and fry the flautas until golden brown on each side.
• Garnishes: Shredded lettuce, Tomatoes, Green onions, Olives, Cheese, Jalapeños, Tomatoes, Plain yogurt, Sour cream, Or anything else that sounds good to you.

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Food safety

We sometimes take for a granted that we have years (or decades) of cooking experience, that the average visitor may not. Add to, or remove from, the list below with health and safety tips.

• Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
• Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
• Wash hands after touching raw meat
• Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
• Never leave cooking food unattended
• Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
• Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove

See more guidelines at USDA.gov.