Chorizo and jalapeño quesadilla

Name: Chorizo and jalapeño quesadilla
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 small handful (around 4 tbsp) roughly grated mozzarella/Cheddar/Monterey Jack (or whichever melting cheese mix you prefer); sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 6 thin, deli-style slices of chorizo (i.e. not the plump cooking sausages); 2 tbsp sliced pickled jalapeño peppers (from a jar) (or more/less depending on your preference for heat/spice); ½ lime (optional); 1 flour tortilla or flatbread wrap; 1 small bunch of coriander, leaves roughly chopped, and some stems finely chopped, plus extra to serve (optional); 1 spring onion, thinly sliced; ½ tsp butter; Tabasco, to taste

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Solo

By Signe Johansen

Published 2018

About

A buttery, crisp quesadilla wrap with smoky chorizo, spicy jalapeño pepper and lots of oozing cheese. What’s not to love?

Ingredients

½ tsp butter
1 flour tortilla or flatbread wrap
1 small handful

Americas
Mexico
Main course

Method

Rub a skillet or frying pan with the butter in an even layer and place it over a medium heat.

Pop the tortilla wrap in the pan and scatter an even layer of grated cheese all over the surface. Cook for a few minutes, until the cheese starts to melt and ooze, then top half the surface with the chorizo slices, peppers, coriander and spring onion. Season with salt and pepper and use a spatu