Flaming Mexican Cheese Recipes

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 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.

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.