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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Flaming cheese is all the rage in Mexican restaurants here. This is a simple recipe to make it at home. It's based on the recipe in the Los Barrios cookbook. Ingredients:
1/4 lb chorizo sausage, casings removed |
1/2 onion, thinly sliced |
1 small tomato, diced |
1/4 cup sliced mushrooms (optional) |
1 serrano chili pepper, minced (optional) |
2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese |
2 tablespoons 151-proof liquor, such as everclear |
6 flour tortillas |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Brown chorizo in a large skillet over medium heat, 5 to 6 minutes.
3. Pour off the fat.
4. Add the onion, tomato and mushrooms and chile, if using, and sauté until softened, 3 to 4 minutes.
5. Remove from the heat.
6. Meanwhile, spread the cheese in a small metal baking dish and bake for 5 to 10 minutes, until completely melted.
7. Remove from the oven.
8. Pour the chorizo mixture over the melted cheese.
9. 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.
10. Heat the tortillas (can wrap in a paper towel and heat in microwave 1 minute).
11. Divide and place cheese/chorizo mixture inside each tortilla and folding them over to form a taco.
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