Bean and Beef Taquitos with Avocado Sauce

Name: Bean and Beef Taquitos with Avocado Sauce
Yield: Makes 12 taquitos
Cuisine: Latin America & Caribbean, Mexican
Ingredients: 1 cup plus 4 teaspoons, vegetable oil; 8 ounces 90 percent lean, ground beef; 1 cup canned, pinto beans, rinsed; 1 , onion, halved and sliced thin; 2 , jalapeño chiles, stemmed, seeded, and minced; 3 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon, ground cumin; 1 teaspoon, chili powder; 1 (8-ounce) can, tomato sauce; 1/2 cup, water; 3 tablespoons minced fresh, cilantro; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, black pepper; 12 (6-inch), corn tortillas; 1 , large egg, lightly beaten; 2 , avocados, halved, pitted, and chopped coarse; 1/2 cup, sour cream; 1/4 cup, water; 3 tablespoons, lime juice (2 limes); 2 tablespoons minced fresh, cilantro

Appetizers
Latin America & Caribbean
Mexican
Meat
Beef

Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2012

Shallow frying is the key to making crispy, tightly rolled taquitos.

SERVES Makes 12 taquitos

TIME 1¾ hours, plus 20 minutes cooling

Bean and Beef Taquitos with Avocado Sauce

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