Another British attempt at Mexican cuisine. Chicken flautas topped with a spicy cabbage salad (red and white cabbage, onion, tomato, green chilli, habanero, cilantro/coriander and lime juice). Had to switch crema and queso fresco for creme fraiche and feta, due to availability. Did I do ok?
by whateverartisdead
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Sorry for the terrible pic, by the way. Was desperate to get stuck in so didn’t get a good shot!
Can I come to dinner the next time we’re in the UK?
Looks great, regardless of location. Considering location and limited ingredients, this is spectacular!
Muy bien!
Not bad, mate!
Cabbage? Eh… not a great choice. Use lettuce instead. The rest is ok
Needs a beer.
You did quite well! In my region in Mexico there’s a lot of French influence, and crème fraiche is the type of crema we use. With feta, the flavor doesn’t quite add to the flavor or texture of queso fresco. May I suggest looking up recipes to make queso fresco at home online? I’m pretty sure all you need is either lime juice or vinegar and whole milk. It’s similar to making ricotta. Hope you enjoyed and keep on trying!
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Close enough. As a Mexican I’m curious as to taste what came out off of that recipe. Flautas are one of my favorite Mexican dishes.
Some people think that if the dish lacks certain traditional ingredients, it means that the dish stops being Mexican, I think its flavour profile is what’s important about Mexican cuisine.
Those look palatable to say the least. Cheers!
It looks good, and the list of ingredients isn’t that far off, either. Great job!
Sure, they look great, I think the crema it’s kind of fundamental but its what it is, Im sure they are delicious.
Damn it Mate, you did it amazingly. A really interesting interpretation of the dish, not far from a high mexican cuisine presentation and ingredients choice
I can see the crispiness just from the pictures. Looks great! Your cabbage topping also looks more complicated and spicy than what I usually get in restaurants, but I prefer what you came up with. Wish I could join you!
Looks amazing. Btw, queso fresco is extremely easy to make.
Bring whole milk to a slight boil. Kill the heat. While stirring, add white vinegar until curds form. Strain and squeeze in a cheese cloth. That’s it. You now have queso fresca
What’s with the cabbage??? Mexican cuisine doesn’t use cabbage 😒 very rear
I want some!! Bravo!
Looks good, the feta is the weird part ,mexican shredded cheese blend may have been more appropriate in my opinion, but hey im still proud that you made it look this good. Great job O.P. you made this chicano proud.
Looks legit, id dive right into those flautas in a blink of and eye.
Looks delicious good job
Look awesome! Great job.
Those look incredible! I’m MST, what time is dinner the next time?
Thank god you aren’t in México, trust me 😅
You do get points for “Brexican” food.
excellent! besides, cabbage isn’t an unusual garnish, and creme fraiche is my favorite instead of crema.
gotta try with feta myself, tho, but you did some amazing flautas!
Looks delicious
Looks good, OP. Though we don’t use cabbage, but lettuce. Also, swap the tomato, green chili, habanero and lime for the tomatillo sauce you can find at any Sainsbury’s, which is decent for a salsa verde.
Sour cream is quite close to what we use.
If you prefer salsa roja, I’m speculating here, you could try using Italian (Roma) tomatoes as they’re the same we use here. As far as I know, we use them less ripe than Italians, but the difference should be unnoticeable. I used to make salsa with finger chilies as they’re spicier and closer to Serrano chilies.
it’s a very pretty plate. good on ya!
Damn. Not bad at all, mate. Just keep it fresh and authentic.
My mom would be proud of you (we are Mexican)
Niceeee, looks tasty.
BTW in México we use lemon, the reason it is green and you think it’s lime is because farmers harvest lemons when they are not mature yet (IK think it is related to the useful life of this fruit), so they still green but its final color is yellow
Coming from a Mexican, This looks great!