I love the texture of this recipe: the guacamole is creamy and smooth, while the fried tortilla shell lends the perfect amount of crunch. No dipping needed.
Okay, so the name could use a little tweeking, but the recipe is spot on. Feliz Cinco de Mayo.
Guaquito – Guacamole Taco Rolls
(makes 10 rolls)
Ingredients:
- 3 ripe Mexican avocados (slightly squishy, but with some firmness)
- 1 medium size red onion (~ ½ cup), diced
- 1 medium size tomato (I used a handful of cherry tomatoes– it’s all I had), diced
- 2 tsp lime juice
- 3 gloves of garlic (or more, up to you), minced
- ½ jalapeño, finely chopped (less or more; again, up to you)
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ¼ tsp ground cardamom
- ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 tbsp sour cream (optional, but adds to the creamy-ness)
- salt + pepper to taste
- 10 flour or corn tortillas
- 2 cups of oil for frying
Directions:
- In a deep and heavy pan bring the oil to 350’F. (More deep frying tips here)
- Carefully cut the avocado in half, length wise, and pit the core. Using a spoon, scoop out the avocado, and dice neatly.
- In a medium-size bowl, fold all the ingredients together. I like my guacamole to be slightly chunky—stir to the consistency you prefer.
- Place 1 tbsp of guacamole in the center of a flour tortilla, fold the outer edges in, and tightly roll. Secure the tortilla rolls with toothpicks.
- Fry the tortilla-guacamole rolls for 90 seconds on each side, or until golden brown. Carefully remove the rolls from the oil, and allow to cool slightly on a paper towel lined cookie sheet. Serve alongside sour cream, and pico de gallo.
If you’re not feeling the whole roll-making process, take the easy way out and serve with tortilla chips. These were home-made by cutting a tortilla into 8thsand deep fried at 350′f until golden brown.
That’s it, you’re done. Here’s Happy (looking slightly unhappy)– this photo is a result of his persistence and indignation.
May 4th, 2011 at 4:07 am
I love cats and I think I might be in love with your cat!
It seems everyone is getting on board food-wise for Cinco de Mayo this Thursday. I am starting to wonder if I will have any luck finding an avocado when I go grocery shopping tomorrow!!!
I like the idea of adding cardamom.
May 4th, 2011 at 11:22 am
They do look Duhlicious!!! :0 I’m thinking taco night just took another turn for the good!!!!!
May 4th, 2011 at 12:15 pm
Looks fantastic! Your cat definitely isn’t looking very amused.
May 4th, 2011 at 2:56 pm
Heavenly! I’m pretty sure if I made these my husband would steal them all.
May 4th, 2011 at 3:18 pm
What an interesting twist.A must make!
Thanks!
May 4th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Ottawa’s Real Foodie – Happy is quite the character; always demands attention when I’m short of time. He was trying way to hard this time around, so I thought I owed it to him. I like the cardamom too– it adds a hint of citrus, and makes the dish taste fresh. Good luck finding avocados.
Tanja – Deepfrying stuff changes everything. This application would taste amazing with traditional taco filling. Mmmm, you got the cog wheels turning and thinking of new ideas.
Taiya – Happy was upset because the guacamole was getting more attention. The whole time he was looking up, and I swear he was saying ‘Are you done yet? It’s my turn’
Briarrose – My dad, who HATES (scratch that, replace with hated) avocados, ate everything. He even called me this morning to make sure I tell everyone to make them, because he thought they were outstanding.
Jessica – That’s what happends when you throw old wisdom out the window, and start playing with food.
May 4th, 2011 at 4:24 pm
OMG these sound heavenly! Love the idea of the combo of crunchy outer with smooth creamy inner! I might try smearing a little chipotle en adobe sauce on the tortillas before the guacamole to add a kick!
May 5th, 2011 at 11:50 am
LOL i love the name! They look yummy and crispy
May 5th, 2011 at 6:17 pm
Thank you so much for this recipe! Mine didn’t turn out as pretty as yours, but it was still a huge success!
http://www.doahshungry.com/2011/05/guaquitos.html
May 7th, 2011 at 12:30 am
oooooooooo, i loved both the rolls and the triangles both.
they surely are out of this world.
and i do not say this in vain, i had to eat what you see in the pictures (who is the lucky one?)
May 7th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
Perfect for appetizers! I am definitely going to try them at my next dinner!
May 11th, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Can’t wait to try this out! I shared your recipe on my Must Try Tuesday post….
http://therickettchronicles.blogspot.com/2011/05/there-were-some-delicious-recipes-this.html
Thanks!
May 14th, 2011 at 4:42 am
This looks crazy good, can’t wait to try! And it’s already gotten a lot of talk when I shared the recipe on a social-networking site
June 3rd, 2011 at 11:34 pm
I love taco rolls & this recipe looks great!
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November 10th, 2011 at 3:51 pm
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So glad I found it! I actually just need the guac part, but I *really wanted this recipe again. I’m writing it down now!
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