Queso Fundido With Chorizo Jalapeño And Cilantro Food

QUESO FUNDIDO WITH CHORIZO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place a skillet over medium heat, add the oil if using. Most Mexican chorizos have enough fat and won't need the vegetable oil. Add the chorizo and cook, stir frequently to cook evenly and avoid it from sticking to the bottom. It'll take about 6-7 minutes to cook.
• Once cooked, remove the excess fat from the skillet or place the cooked chorizo over a paper towel to absorb the fat.
• Place the chorizo in an oven proof dish, setting aside 2 tablespoons to garnish when ready to serve. I divided the chorizo and cheese into 2 small clay pots, but you can use a large oven proof dish.
• Place the grated cheese over the chorizo and bake for about 10-12 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbling. Do not overcook or it will have a chewy texture.
• Remove form oven and place over a heat proof surface. Serve warm with salsa and plenty of flour tortillas or tortilla chips.

QUESO FUNDIDO WITH CHORIZO, JALAPEñO AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Heat a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chorizo and cook, stirring, until browned, 4 to 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, mix the jalapeño, cilantro, scallions and salt. Add the cheese and toss well.
• If serving as dip, skip to Step 4. If serving as sandwiches: drizzle slices of bread with oil and brown in a toaster oven. Top with chorizo, then the cheese mixture. Return to toaster oven and toast until bubbling.
• If serving as dip: heat the broiler. Combine the chorizo and cheese mixture and pour into a shallow baking or gratin dish. Broil until melted and bubbling, about 4 to 5 minutes. Serve with the chips and lime wedges on the side.

QUESO FUNDIDO CON CHORIZO

Steps:

• Cook the chorizo, stirring, in a medium skillet or a flameproof gratin dish over medium-high heat until golden, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and pour off any excess rendered fat, reserving about 1 tablespoon in the pan. If there is less than 1 tablespoon, add enough olive oil to make 1 tablespoon.
• Reduce the heat to medium and cook the onions, stirring occasionally, until soft, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Sprinkle in the flour and cook, stirring, until the flour is golden, 1 minute. Pour in the beer and bring to a boil. Stir in the chopped jalapenos and pickling juice and cook 2 minutes. Gradually add the milk, whisking, and bring to a gentle boil until thickened, about 1 minute. Add the cheeses and reduce the heat to low. Cook, stirring frequently, until the cheese fully melts, about 3 minutes. Stir in the reserved chorizo. Transfer to a serving dish, garnish with the cilantro and serve warm with dippers.

BEERY CHORIZO QUESO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter, the onion, jalapeno and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables soften and begin to caramelize, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the chorizo and cook, breaking it up with the side of a spoon, until well browned, about 5 minutes. Add to the cooked vegetables in the skillet using a slotted spoon. Set aside.
• Wipe out the saucepan the chorizo cooked in and return it to medium heat. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. When the butter has stopped foaming, stir in the flour, chili powder, and cumin and stir until the flour is absorbed. Whisk in the beer and milk. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese, stirring until completely melted.
• Transfer the cheese deep to a warmed serving dish, fondue pot or a small slow cooker set to warm or low. Stir the chopped cilantro leaves into the chorizo-onion mixture and dollop it on top of the melted cheese. Garnish with more cilantro leaves. Serve with tortilla chips.

QUESO FUNDIDO WITH CHORIZO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place an 8 inch casserole in oven while preparing the fundido.
• Heat oil in skillet over medium high heat until slightly smoking. Add onion, garlic and pepper and cook for one minute stirring constantly.
• Add chorizo and break up while coooking for about 10 minutes.
• Remove the casserole from oven. Spread the cheeses over hot bottom of dish. Return the dish to oven and bake until cheese is just melted, about five minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle chorizo mixture over top. Return to oven and heat for about three minutes.
• Serve with warmed tortillas.

QUESO FUNDIDO WITH CHORIZO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Heat a medium-size skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chorizo and chopped jalapeño.
• Cook, stirring, until the chorizo has browned, about 5 minutes. Add tequila to deglaze the skillet and let it reduce. Turn off the heat. Remove half of the chorizo and reserve.
• In a medium bowl, mix both kinds of cheese. Add cheese to the skillet right over the leftover chorizo.
• Add the reserved chorizo on top and place skillet in the oven. Bake until the cheese has melted, and the edges begin to brown, about 10-15 minutes.
• Serve immediately with a side of tortilla chips.

CHORIZO QUESO

Steps:

• Place the chorizo in a large saucepan and cook over medium heat, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until a significant amount of fat is released, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add the flour and cream to the chorizo and whisk. Let simmer and continue to whisk, until thick, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the red peppers and black beans and stir to combine.
• Transfer the mixture to a blender and blend until smooth. ([Disclaimer:] When blending hot liquid, first let it cool for five minutes or so, then transfer it to a blender, filling only halfway. Put the lid on, leaving one corner open. Cover the lid with a kitchen towel to catch splatters, and pulse until smooth.) Return it to the saucepan, add both cheeses and cook over low heat, stirring until the cheese is fully melted, about 3 minutes. Taste and season with salt.
• Transfer the queso to a heatproof serving bowl. Top it with the onion, pickles, avocado, and jalapenos. Garnish with the cilantro and serve warm with tortilla chips or potato chips.

LOADED QUESO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375˚F; In a small bowl; combine all Radish Pico de Gallo ingredients. Mix until all ingredients are fully incorporated, cover, and refrigerate until needed.; Preheat a cast iron skillet for 2 minutes over medium heat. Cook the chorizo for 5 minutes, crumbling with a spoon while cooking. Add onion, poblano peppers, and cook for 2 minutes. Add corn and cook for an additional 2 minutes.; Remove half of the chorizo mixture from the skillet and reserve. Spread 1 cup Chihuahua® Cheese across the skillet. Return reserved chorizo mixture back to the skillet and top off with remaining Cheese. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese melts.; Set broiler to 550˚F Broil for an additional 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese is golden. Top with Pico de Gallo, radish slices, jalapeño slices, and cilantro.; Serve Loaded Queso Fundido with chopped pork rinds and warm tortillas. Enjoy!; Cook's note: Loaded Queso Fundido is also great with crusty bread, crackers, tortilla chips, or jumbo pork rinds.

QUESO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2. Cook the chorizo over medium heat; drain the fat off. Plate the cooked chorizo. Add oil to the same skillet and cook the onion over medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute; stirring constantly. Plate the onions and garlic.
• 3. Sprinkle half of the cheese in the bottom of a casserole dish or use the same skillet you cooked the chorizo and onion in if it is oven safe. Add the chorizo on top of the cheese reserving 2 tablespoons for the top. Top with the remaining cheese. Add the reserved cooked chorizo.
• 4. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Over baking it can leave it hard on the top making it difficult to eat with chips or spoon on to tortillas.
• 5. Garnish with tomatoes, jalapenos and cilantro. Serve with warm tortillas or tortilla chips.

CREAMY CHORIZO QUESO DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to broil on high. Arrange an oven rack 3-inches from the broiler. Heat olive oil in a large oven-proof skillet over medium heat. Add chorizo or sausage and cook until browned, about 5-8 minutes, making sure to crumble the chorizo or sausage as it cooks. Drain excess fat; transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Add garlic, onion and pepper to the skillet. Cook, stirring frequently, until onions have become translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low. Gradually whisk in milk and tomato. Cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat. Gradually stir in cheeses until smooth; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in 1/2 the chorizo or sausage and 1/2 cup cilantro. Place into oven and broil until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes. Serve immediately with remaining chorizo and cilantro, garnished with pickled jalapeno peppers, if desired.