Mexican Potatoes With Cheese Papas Con Queso Recipes

MEXICAN FOUR CHEESE POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Stir the queso, broth and cream in a medium bowl.
• Put half of the potatoes in a 2-quart shallow baking dish. Pour half of the queso mixture over the potatoes. Repeat with the remaining potatoes and queso mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Let stand for 10 minutes.

PAPAS CON CHORIZO (MEXICAN CHORIZO AND POTATOES)

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until slightly soft, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, cook chorizo over medium-high heat in a large skillet, breaking up any large clumps, until browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove chorizo to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon, reserving about 1 tablespoon of grease in the skillet. Add oil if necessary to make up 1 tablespoon.
• Cook onion in the same skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften and brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Add potatoes to the skillet and saute until potatoes are lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in chorizo and season with salt and pepper.

PAPAS CON QUESO (COLOMBIAN POTATOES WITH CHEESE)

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pot of salted water. Cover and bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer until tender (about 15-20 minutes).
• While the potatoes are cooking, melt the butter in a frying pan over low heat, then add the scallions and cook, stirring occasionally, until the scallions are softened (about five minutes or so, at most). Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, for another 3 minutes.
• Drain the potatoes an put them in a serving bowl. Add the cream to the tomato-scallion mixture and bring it to a boil, then add the cheese and stir until it melts. Season the creamy chese sauce with salt and pepper, to taste, and pour over the potatoes. Serve piping hot.

MEXICAN POTATOES WITH CHEESE - PAPAS CON QUESO

Steps:

• Bring jalapenos and tomatoes to a boil.
• In blender add water, onion, garlic, cumin, chicken bouillon powder, can of tomato sauce and blend well.
• Add boiled jalapenos and tomatoes and pulsate the blender 2 or 3 times just so that the tomatoes and the peppers are still chunky in the sauce. Set aside.
• In skillet fry the potatoes until they start to look translucent and remove from fire. It is very important you do this. Don't fully cook them or else they will end up like mulch latter.
• Transfer the semi cooked potatoes to a bigger sauce pot and pour the sauce.
• Add cheese and stir well. If needed at salt to taste and bring to a boil.
• Serve hot and enjoy with warm tortillas!

PAPAS CHORREADAS (POTATOES WITH TOMATO AND CHEESE SAUCE)

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in lightly salted water for about 20 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and saute the onion and tomato, stirring often, for 15 minutes, or until the onion is soft. Season with paprika and pepper.
• Add crumbled cheese, stir well. Halve the potatoes; serve with sauce.