Quesadillas Fritas con Epazote

Crispy Quesadillas with Epazote

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    16

    quesadillas
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Oaxaca: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico

By Bricia Lopez and Javier Cabral

Published 2019

  • About

Whenever you’re ready to graduate to master quesadilla level, add a few fresh epazote sprigs and dip the quesadilla in bubbling oil and behold the transformation. When you fry fresh masa, it’s so different than frying a tortilla because you get so many layers. A properly fried quesadilla is reminiscent of a flaky croissant and shouldn’t be greasy at all. Growing up, when my parents were at work, I made these fried quesadillas for myself every day for lunch. Also, after you have quesadillas