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Crazy Queso
Compliments of Chef Thomas/Jr. Chefs of America
Serves 4
A Quesadilla is a dish in Mexican cuisine or Tex-Mex, which involves cooking ingredients, most importantly cheese, inside a corn or wheat tortilla or a wrapping of masa (cornmeal dough). The word comes from Spanish, and literally means "little cheesy thing".
Get Out Your Tools:
Measuring cups and spoons
Cutting board
Sharp knife
Table spoon
Medium frying pan (or griddle)
Pot holders
Metal spatula
Ingredients:
1 avocado
4 flour tortillas
1 cup shredded Jack cheese
1 cup shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons butter
Option of fresh Salsa from Thomasʼ webisode
Directions:
- Grate all the cheese.
- Cut 2 tablespoons butter into 4 pieces and set aside.
- Slice your avocado in half carefully along the middle, and then slice the inner halves into four pieces.
- Move your ingredients over to the stove since you’ll be assembling the Crazy Quesos there.
- Turn stove on to medium, and put 1 piece of butter and coat bottom of the pan.
- Place tortilla in pan and sprinkle half with grated cheeses.
- Flip the bare side onto the cheesy side and gently press down.
- Flip it when cheese is melted and underside is lightly brown, and turn stove to low heat.
- Cut how you like and serve with the avocado.
For more information: http://www.jrchefsofamerica.com
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