Fundido Recipes

QUESO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a 9-inch cast-iron skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the chorizo and cook, crumbling it as you go, until browned and cooked through.
• Remove the chorizo from the skillet and drain it on paper towels (chorizo is very greasy!). Pour off any excess fat from the skillet.
• Without cleaning the skillet, add the onion and bell peppers.
• Cook the veggies over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until they brown and soften, about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the tequila, if using. Turn the heat back on to medium-high and cook until the vegetables are golden brown and the liquor has reduced, 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove the vegetables from the skillet and set them aside. Turn off the heat.
• Mix the cheeses together, then cover the bottom of a medium ovenproof skillet with one-third of the cheese mixture . . .
• Add one-third of the vegetables . . .
• And one-third of the chorizo.
• Continue with two more layers, ending with chorizo. Sprinkle the top with chili powder.
• Bake until the cheese is totally melted, hot, and slightly bubbling around the edges, 4 to 5 minutes. Watch it constantly, as you don't want the cheese to get overly melted and hard. But you want it to be sizzling!
• Top with the tomatoes, a sprinkle of kosher salt, and the cilantro.
• Serve immediately with tortilla chips . . .
• Or carrot sticks and cauliflower florets if you want to avoid chips!

QUESO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Crumble chorizo into a 10-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet; add corn, red onion and pepper. Cook over medium heat until meat is fully cooked, 6-8 minutes; drain. Stir in the cheeses., Bake until bubbly, 14-16 minutes. Sprinkle with tomato and green onions. Serve with chips.

TRADITIONAL QUESO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• In a pie plate, spray lightly with cooking spray and drizzle lightly with oil.
• Spread Picco De Gallo and chorizo (opt) in pie pan.
• Layer Chihuahua Cheese (and quesidilla cheese) on top.
• Place in over until cheese is throughly melted (place under broiler to brown a slight bit).
• Serve in warm torillas.

REE DRUMMOND'S QUESO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a 9-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add chorizo; cook, stirring to crumble, until browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Drain any excess fat from the skillet.
• Without cleaning the skillet, add bell peppers and onion. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until browned and softened, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and stir in tequila. Continue cooking vegetables, stirring often, until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer vegetables to a bowl.
• Stir together Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses in a bowl; spread 1/3 in the skillet. Add 1/3 of the vegetables, then 1/3 of the chorizo. Repeat with 2 more layers, ending with chorizo. Sprinkle with chili powder.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheeses are melted and bubbling, about 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and top with tomatoes, cilantro, and salt. Serve immediately.

CHORIZO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• Place chorizo, green onions, red bell pepper, poblano chilies, and jalapeno in a cold skillet. Turn heat to medium-high. As skillet comes up to temperature break up chorizo into very small pieces. Continue cooking until sausage is browned and peppers are barely cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat. If sausage releases a lot of grease, mop up some with a paper towel.
• Mix cream cheese, sausage mixture, Monterey Jack cheese, Cheddar cheese, and sour cream in a bowl. Transfer to a shallow, heat-proof baking dish.
• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Broil on high until browned and bubbly, 5 or 6 minutes.

AMAZING POLLO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• Dice your peppers, onion,and the chicken.
• Add seasonings.
• Cook in a saucepan until vegetables are soft and the chicken is fully cooked.
• Remove from heat.
• If you have a deep fryer start to heat it up.
• If you don't, use a big pot and heat the 2 cups of vegetable oil.
• You will be deep frying!
• (Tip:Flour tortillas are easier to work with when they are warm)
• Fill the tortillas with the chicken mixture and roll.
• (Tip: You might want to use tooth picks to keep the tortillas closed in the deep fryer).
• Place the filled tortilla in the deep fryer until crispy and brown.
• When done place on a paper towel to soak some of the grease.
• Put the finished tortillas in a baking dish large enough to fit all 12; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• To make filling: In a blender, Put the cream cheese, sour cream, half& half, garlic, and Jalapeño blend until creamy.
• Spoon the mixture over the tortillas, until covered sprinkle cheese on top.
• Bake in oven until the cheese has melted.
• Great with Mexican rice!