Amarillo Beef Quesadillas
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Dice the Roma tomatoes and add them to a large mixing bowl.
- 2Add diced onion to the bowl.
- 3Add diced jalapeños to the bowl.
- 4Add chopped cilantro to the bowl.
- 5Squeeze lime juice into the bowl (approximately three limes).
- 6Add a large pinch of salt to the pico de gallo mixture.
- 7Stir the pico de gallo until well combined.
- 8Transfer the pico de gallo to a food container and set aside.
- 9Cut open avocados and scoop the flesh into the same large mixing bowl (no need to clean it).
- 10Add diced onion to the avocados.
- 11Add diced tomatoes to the avocados.
- 12Add diced jalapeños to the avocados.
- 13Add chopped cilantro to the avocados.
- 14Squeeze lime juice into the guacamole mixture.
- 15Mash the guacamole with a potato masher until desired consistency.
- 16Season the guacamole with a big pinch of salt.
- 17Stir the salt into the guacamole.
- 18Transfer the guacamole to a food container.
- 19Add two chipotle peppers and some adobo sauce from the can into a small blender.
- 20Pour in one container of Mexican crema.
- 21Add a little bit of cilantro to the blender.
- 22Squeeze half a lime into the blender.
- 23Blend the crema mixture until smooth.
- 24Pour the Baja sauce into a squirt bottle and set aside.
- 25Heat olive oil in a large pot on the stove.
- 26Add diced onion to the pot and sauté until softened.
- 27Add ground beef to the pot.
- 28Break up the ground beef using a meat chopper tool.
- 29Season the ground beef with salt.
- 30Season the ground beef with black pepper.
- 31Add cumin to the ground beef.
- 32Add paprika to the ground beef.
- 33Add oregano to the ground beef.
- 34Add a can of diced green chiles to the ground beef.
- 35Stir the beef mixture well and let it simmer for about 15 minutes.
- 36Place a tortilla on the hot griddle.
- 37Load the tortilla with shredded cheese.
- 38Add a generous amount of the cooked ground beef on top of the cheese.
- 39Add a layer of guacamole on top of the beef.
- 40Add a layer of pico de gallo on top of the guacamole.
- 41Fold the quesadilla closed.
- 42Flip the quesadilla back and forth on the griddle until crispy and the cheese is melted.
- 43Remove the cooked quesadilla from the griddle.
- 44Cut the quesadilla in half.
- 45Serve the quesadilla with tortilla chips and a side of Baja sauce.
Ingredients
- Roma tomatoes
- onion
- jalapeños
- cilantro
- 3 limes
- pinch salt
- avocados
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1 container Mexican crema
- olive oil
- ground beef
- black pepper
- cumin
- paprika
- oregano
- 1 can diced green chiles
- tortillas
- shredded cheese
- tortilla chips
Equipment
large mixing bowlcutting boardknifelime squeezerwhiskfood containersmall blenderpotato mashersquirt bottlelarge potspatulatongsgriddleplate
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