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Crispy Rolled Tacos (Taquitos Dorados)

Name: Crispy Rolled Tacos (Taquitos Dorados)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 200 ml Soured cream; 100 g Fresh cheese; 200 g Lettuce iceberg; 500 ml Vegetable oil para freir; 2 cloves Garlic; 12 Tortillas de maiz; 400 g Chicken breast; 200 ml Salsa verde o roja; 1 Avocado; 1 White onion

35 min (20 prep + 15 cook) Easy 6 servings Nacional

Edmond Bojalil

Recetas Mexas

Published: 19 Mar 2026 · Updated: 25 Mar 2026

Crispy fried rolled corn tortillas with chicken filling, served with soured cream, lettuce and salsa.

About this recipe

Taquitos dorados are corn tortillas rolled around a shredded chicken filling, fried until crispy and golden. They are served with soured cream, shredded lettuce, cheese, salsa and avocado, creating an irresistible combination of textures and flavours that makes them one of Mexico's most popular street food snacks.

History & Origin

Taquitos dorados, also known as flautas or tacos dorados, are one of the most beloved snacks in Mexican street food culture. Their origin is disputed between several regions of Mexico, but they are believed to have originated in central Mexico, possibly in Sinaloa or Jalisco, where they became popular as quick market food. The technique of rolling a tortilla with filling and frying it is ancient, as Mesoamerican peoples already fried foods in animal fat. The name dorado (golden) refers to the colour the tortillas acquire when fried in hot oil until crispy. The difference between taquitos and flautas is mainly size: taquitos are made with small corn tortillas whilst flautas use large flour tortillas. In Mexican markets, taquitos dorados are a popular breakfast, served generously topped with shredded lettuce, soured cream, crumbled fresh cheese and red or green salsa. Each stall has its secret recipe for the filling, which can be chicken, potato, bean or tinga. Taquitos dorados are also a festive dish, present at children's parties and family gatherings, where they are prepared by the dozen.

Estimated cost

£8.80

Total cost

£1.47

Per serving

* Approximate prices based on UK supermarkets

Nutritional information per serving

350

Calories

20g

Protein

28g

Carbohydrates

18g

Fat

Fibre

520mg

Sodium

* Approximate values. May vary depending on ingredients used.

Method

1
Cook the chicken breasts in water with salt, onion and garlic for 25 minutes. Shred finely and season with salt and pepper.
💡 Shred the pollo while this hot, es mas facil.
2
Heat thes tortillas in a comal (flat griddle) or microondas for that sean flexibles and not rompan to the enrollar.
💡 Wrap them in a trapo humedo and heat 30 seconds in microondas.
3
Place a porcion of pollo shredded in each tortilla and enrolla apretadamente. Sujeta with a palillo of dientes if necessary.
💡 No pongas demasiado relleno or abriran to the freir.
4
Heat plenty of oil (some 3 cm of profundidad) in a sarten over medium-high heat until alcance 180C.
💡 Taste with a trocito of tortilla: si burbujea immediately, this listo.
5
Frie the taquitos with the union towards below for 2-3 minutes for lado until esten dorados and crispy. Drain on papel absorbente.
💡 Frie in tandas of 3-4 for not bajar the temperatura of the oil.
6
Serve the taquitos on a lecho of lettuce grated, banados with soured cream, crumbled fresh cheese, green sauce or red and rodajas of avocado.
💡 Serve immediately for that mantengan its texture crispy.