Trout Quesadillas Food

PURSLANE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Tear the purslane into 2- or 3-inch pieces, stripping the little shoots from the main stems; discard the woodiest pieces.
• Lay the tortillas on your work surface. Sprinkle some cheese on half of each tortilla, leaving 1/2-inch border. Put some purslane on top of the cheese, and drizzle about 2 teaspoons of the salsa verde on top. Top the purslane with the remaining cheese. Fold the tortillas in half.
• Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 2 teaspoons of the butter and melt until the foam just about subsides. Put in 2 of the tortillas and cook, pressing lightly with a spatula once or twice, until the underside is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Flip, and cook until the second side is brown and the cheese is melted, about 2 more minutes.
• Transfer the tortillas to a cutting board. Wipe out the skillet. Repeat with the remaining butter and tortillas, lowering the heat a bit if the butter or tortilla browns too quickly.
• Use a pizza wheel or sharp knife to cut the quesadillas into wedges and serve immediately.

FUNKED OUT PORK QUESADILLA

Steps:

• For the crema: Combine the yogurt, lime zest and juice, cilantro and adobo sauce in a small bowl, stirring well to combine. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• For the quesadillas: Preheat a grill pan and spray with nonstick spray.
• Soak the onions in the jalapeno juice about 10 minutes. Drain.
• In a large bowl, mix together the jalapenos, onions, pork and cheese. Divide the mix on top of 2 tortilla rounds. Top each with another tortilla round. Spray the round with olive oil and place face down onto the grill. Grill until the cheese is melted and the tortillas begin to brown, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook an additional 3 minutes. Remove the quesadillas from the grill pan, cut each into quarters and serve with the crema.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, mix the olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. Using a pastry brush, spread the mixture all over the pork shoulder.
• Set the meat on a rack set into a roasting pan. Roast for 20 minutes, and then reduce the heat to 325 degrees F. Continue to cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the shoulder reads 185 degrees F, about 4 hours. Remove the pork from the oven and let stand until cool enough to handle, about 30 minutes.

QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a nonstick skillet, add one tortilla. Layer with half the cheddar cheese, all of the chicken and mushrooms and half the Monterey Jack cheese. Top with the second tortilla. Cover and heat until cheese melts and bottom tortilla is crisp and golden brown., Turn over; sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Cook until bottom tortilla is crisp and golden brown and cheese is melted. Cut into wedges; serve with sour cream and salsa if desired.

YOUR BASIC QUESADILLA

Steps:

• In a pan skillet large enough to hold one of the tortillas flat, melt ½ of the butter.
• Fry one side of one of the tortillas, then remove it from the pan.
• Put the rest of the butter in the pan, then put the unfried tortilla in to cook.
• Immediately sprinkle the cheese on top of the tortilla in the pan, then top with the previously fried tortilla, browned side up.
• Press them together with a spatula and fry the quesadilla until the cheese is melted.
• Remove it from the pan and cut in wedges like a pizza.
• Top with sour cream and/or salsa.
• Enjoy!

TROUT QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• NOTE: each trout fillet should be 4 ounces in size. Tomatoes should be peeled, seeded and diced. Jalapeño should be seeded for milder taste, be sure to use gloves and keep your hands away from your eyes if doing so.
• Sauté onion in oil until transparent then stir in the tomatoes and peppers, cook until softened. Add the juice, cilantro, salt, pepper and cayenne and simmer 30 minutes (See next step); set aside.
• While salsa simmers, cook trout fillets in it for five minutes or until trout is opaque. Remove trout, remove skin and flake. Set aside until you are ready to assemble quesadilla.
• When ready to make: Brown tortilla on both sides sprinkling with 1/4 cup of each cheese, then top with salsa and 1 flaked fillet. Fold in half, cut into fourths and place on serving plate. Garnish with sour cream, 1/3 sliced avocado and cilantro.