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Taquitos: 3 creator recipes compared

Every one is built on onion, cilantro and lime. Some add ole xtreme wellness 60 calorie wraps or crispy corn.

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Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 2 November 2026.

Carne Mechada Taquitos by Ana Sofía, a frame from the Instagram video

Make this one first.

We put the most-saved version first: Ana Sofía’s. Slow‑cooked shredded flank steak seasoned with adobo, lime, and fresh herbs, wrapped in corn tortillas and fried until golden. Served with creamy crema, avocado salsa, and cilantro for a comforting Mexican dinner or appetizer.

Carne Mechada Taquitos from Ana Sofía’s Instagram video

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Carne Mechada Taquitos

Recipe from Ana Sofía, from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 4 hr 20 min
  • Serves 4
  • 18 ingredients
  • Pan-fried

The only one of the 3 with flank steak, adobo seasoning, red bell pepper and poblano pepper.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cupsalsa con aguacate (avocado salsa)

Carne Mechada Filling

  • 1 1/2 lbflank steak
  • 2 tbspadobo seasoning
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper
  • 2 tbspvegetable oil
  • 1onion
  • 1red bell pepper
  • 1poblano pepper
  • 1/4 cupcilantro
  • 2 cupsbeef stock
  • 1 cupsalsa (mild or medium)
  • 1lime

Taquito Assembly & Frying

  • 12corn tortillas
  • 1 cupqueso Oaxaca
  • 2 inchesvegetable oil for frying
  • 1/2 cupcrema
  • 1/2 cupsalsa con aguacate
  • 1/4 cupcilantro

How it goes

  1. Season the flank steak with salt, pepper, and adobo seasoning.

  2. Sear the steak in oil, then add onion, red bell pepper, poblano, salsa, and beef stock.

  3. Simmer on low heat for 4–6 hours until the meat is fork‑tender.

  4. Shred the beef by hand or with forks and stir in half of the chopped cilantro and lime juice.

  5. Warm corn tortillas, fill each with shredded beef and shredded Oaxaca cheese, roll, and secure with toothpicks.

  6. Heat frying oil to 175 °C (350 °F).

  7. Fry the taquitos seam‑down until golden, turning once.

  8. Drain on paper towels and serve with crema, avocado salsa, and the remaining cilantro.

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From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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3 taquitos recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. Ana Sofía’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Carne Mechada TaquitosAna Sofía · make this one first4 hr 20 min418Pan-fried, Simmeredflank steak, adobo seasoning, red bell pepper and poblano pepper
High Protein Low Calorie Cheesy Beef Taquitoshunt4shredz25 min615Blenderole xtreme wellness 60 calorie wraps, part mozzarella, taco seasoning and green guacamole
Taquitos with GuacamoleSepp van Dijk35 min423Simmeredcrispy corn, bell peppers, pickled jalapenos and cumin

What they share.

  • All 3use onion.
  • All 3use cilantro.
  • All 3use lime.
  • 2 of 3use ground beef. Ana Sofía’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use garlic. Ana Sofía’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use tomato paste. Ana Sofía’s version leaves it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • How they cook it

    Only Ana Sofía pan-fries or sears. Ana Sofía and Sepp van Dijk simmer, poach or braise; hunt4shredz doesn't. Only hunt4shredz uses a blender.

  • Something only one of them uses

    Ana Sofía is the only one to use flank steak, adobo seasoning, red bell pepper and poblano pepper. hunt4shredz is the only one to use ole xtreme wellness 60 calorie wraps, part mozzarella, taco seasoning and green guacamole. Sepp van Dijk is the only one to use crispy corn, bell peppers, pickled jalapenos and cumin.

  • What they serve it with

    Ana Sofía serves it with carne mechada filling. hunt4shredz serves it with avocado cilantro jalapeño sauce and green guacamole side. Sepp van Dijk serves it with salsa.

  • Time and list length

    hunt4shredz takes the least time (25 min); Ana Sofía the most (4 hr 20 min). hunt4shredz uses the shortest ingredient list (15); Sepp van Dijk the longest (23).

All 3, with their videos.

Each one opens as a full recipe with the creator credited and the original video linked.

How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 2 November 2026.

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