Food Report

Food Report

By: angel diaz

The name of the dish that I made for Spanish class is called Flautas (flutes).This plate comes from Mexico. Some of the ingredients are: ajo (garlic), sal(salt), jitomates(tomatoes),pechugas de pollo(chicken breasts), aceite(corn oil), chiles jalapenos(jalapeno chiles), tomates verdes, queso(cheese), cominos, y tortillas de maize(corn tortillas). The Recipe is as follows: First you will need,

·         A clove of garlic

·         Salt

·         3 to 4 tomatoes

·         2 to 3 chicken breast

·         corn oil

·         2 chile jalapenos

·         Tomates

·         Cheese

·         Cominos

·         Corn tortillas

You first put the chicken in a pot with boiling water with the clove of garlic and three teaspoonful’s of salt.(I not sure). You wait for the chicken to be soft enough that you can easily poke a fork through it. You then take the chicken out of the water and let it cool down a bit before you start to shred it. Then after it has been shredded, you then start to make the corn tortillas, or you can always use store bought tortillas.  Well, then you roll up the tortilla with shredded chicken in the inside. Then you put the rolled up tortilla in the corn oil and let it fry. After you have done the desired number of fried tortillas, you have to the salsa that goes on top of the Flautas. First you blend the clove of garlic and the cominos together in the blender, with the water level reaching up until it covers completely the blades. Then you put the tomatoes and the tomates with the jalapenos in a pot with water to boil them. Then you take them out when they are soft. Then you put the tomatoes with the tomates and the jalapenos in the blender with the garlic and cominos. You blend then for about 30 seconds to a minute. After that you put the salsa on top of the Flautas. Then you put cheese on top of that and put in the microwave in a glass platter or other plate. After that you have yourself a excellence set of Flautas for you to enjoy.

These Flautas are usually eaten during lunch (almuerzo), or dinner (la cena).  I really don’t know if this plate has any important significance to the people who eat it.