Flaming Mexican Cheese Recipes

QUESO FLAMEADO (FLAMING CHEESE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F
• Heat chorizo in a large skillet over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 6 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat; cool slightly and spoon off most of the fat.
• Slice cheese into 1-inch cubes; place half in a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with half the chorizo and remaining cheese. Top with remaining chorizo. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until creamy and bubbly.
• Remove from oven and drizzle with brandy. Carefully light with a match; brandy will flame up and burn out quickly. Top mixture with crumbled chiles, green onions and cilantro. Serve immediately with tortillas.

QUESO FLAMEADO (FLAMING CHEESE) RECIPE

Steps:

• 2 oz loose Mexican-style chorizo, 1 small onion, peeled and sliced into rings, ½ tomato diced, 4 c grated monterey jack, 1 tbsp 151 proof rum or everclear. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Fry chorizo in a medium skillet over medium heat, breaking up the meat for 6-8 minutes. Add onion and tomatoes and cook until onions are soft, 8-10 minutes and set aside. Put cheese into a small cast-iron skillet and bake until melted, 12-15 minutes. Spoon chorizo mixture over cheese. Pour rum or everclear over cheese and carefully ignite. Serve with flour tortillas.

QUESO FLAMEADO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Brown chorizo in a large skillet over medium heat, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Pour off the fat.
• Add the onion, tomato and mushrooms and chile, if using, and sauté until softened, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove from the heat.
• Meanwhile, spread the cheese in a small metal baking dish and bake for 5 to 10 minutes, until completely melted.
• Remove from the oven.
• Pour the chorizo mixture over the melted cheese.
• Pour the liquor over the top, and using a long match, carefully ignite the liquor- the flames will die down in 30 to 40 seconds.
• Heat the tortillas (can wrap in a paper towel and heat in microwave 1 minute).
• Divide and place cheese/chorizo mixture inside each tortilla and folding them over to form a taco.

SAGANAKI: FLAMING CHEESE

Steps:

• Slice the cheese into 1/2" thick triangles or 3-4" squares (depending on the style you buy).
• Place brandy into a zip-lock baggie and add cheese portions, seal and let marinate for 2 hours).
• Heat oil in a cast iron skillet over a med/high heat. Remove cheese portions from marinade, reserving marinade for later use.
• Dredge cheese thru the flour, shaking off excess.
• Fry the cheese slices approx 2 minutes, flip with spatula and fry an additional 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat when nicely seared on each side and gooey.
• Now here is where you need to heed a caution -- Carefully carry the cast iron skillet to the dinner table. Pour 1 ounce of the brandy marinade over the top of the fried cheese, and immediately set ablaze with a lighter. (Be sure to yell "Opa". Immediately squeeze a lemon slice over the top to dowse the flames.
• Serve with warmed pita slices and additional lemon wedges. Enjoy!