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Ingredients
- 2 cups plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 white onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced jalapeno
- 1 1/2 cups shredded turkey
- 1 1/2 cups shredded jack cheese
- 1/2 cup Mexican-flavored canned tomatoes, drained and chopped
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 18 white or yellow corn tortillas
- Serving suggestion: Serve with Cranberry Salsa, recipe follows
- Special equipment: toothpicks
Directions
Sweat the onion, garlic, and jalapeno in a saute pan with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Remove from the heat and add to a large bowl. To the bowl, add the shredded turkey, cheese, tomatoes and season with salt, and pepper, to taste. Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
Warm the tortillas in the microwave for 10 seconds so they are pliable.
Fill the tortillas with a tablespoon of filling and roll into a thin taquito, securing with a toothpick. Keep the taquitos covered with a damp towel before cooking otherwise the corn tortillas will dry out and crack. Heat 2 cups oil in a straight-sided pan to 350 degrees F. Place the taquitos in the hot oil in batches and shallow fry until crisp, rolling to cook all sides, about 3 minutes.
Drain the taquitos on paper towels and salt. Remove the toothpicks before serving.
- Cranberry Salsa
- 1/2 cup canned whole cranberry sauce
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- Zest and juice of 1 lime
- 1 jalapeno, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 white onion coarsely chopped, covered and microwaved for 1 minute
- 1/4 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1/4 cup diced green bell pepper
- 1/2 cup Mexican-flavored canned tomatoes, drained and chopped
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Place the cranberry sauce, cilantro, lime zest, lime juice, jalapeno pepper, onion, red pepper, green pepper, tomatoes, and salt, and pepper, to taste in a food processor and pulse until blended, but still chunky. Serve with Turkey Taquitos.
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By candilturner
Dallas, TX
on April 09, 2012
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These are so good. I like a little more spice, so I add more jalepenos and the seeds. I have not made the cranberry salsa.
By zap51zip002_121...
Agoura Hills, 43
on January 06, 2012
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I love the taquitos! So do my family : however, I like to pair them with the advacado salsa recipe, on the show for pork carnita bowls, especially after the holidays, and there's no cranberry leftovers : Melissa's recipes have revolutionized our dining experience, as well as our food budget! I'm so impressed with all the ways to make use of food, rather than waste.
By aradiap
on January 04, 2012
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I had a terrible time with this recipe... but I am still giving it five stars because even my utter wreck of a taquito tasted really good.
So what went wrong? The corn tortillas were dry right out of the package! And I just bought them-- I was so annoyed. They literally crumbled as I tried to roll them-- then after managing to hold a couple into shape with some creative tooth-picking they dissolved in the hot oil. Insane mess... melted cheese loosed in a vat of sizzling oil. *sigh* I only managed one decent taquito...
I gave up on the whole lovely-looking rolled taquito and opted for an un-folded quesadilla looking thing. Flat tortilla, fill with turkey mixture, flatten and top with another flat tortilla then very shallow fry... the tortillas still attempted to dissolve in the oil-- but not as badly.
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