Season ground pork with the flavors of chorizo sausage and tuck it into a bean-and-cheese quesadilla.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 40 min |
| Active: | 40 min |
| Yield: | 4 |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon lard
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Pinch ground cinnamon
- Pinch ground cloves
- Kosher salt
- Four 10-inch (burrito size) flour tortillas
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar
- 1 cup refried beans
- 1 jalapeno, chopped (seeds removed for less heat)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Guacamole, salsa, chopped scallions and sour cream, for serving
Instructions
- Heat the lard in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the ground pork, ancho powder, cumin, paprika, oregano, cinnamon, clove and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring and breaking up the meat, until brown, about 4 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water, bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl.
- Lay a tortilla on a work surface and top evenly with 1/2 cup Cheddar. Add 1/4 of the chorizo, 1/4 of the beans and some jalapeno. Fold the tortilla in half to enclose fillings. Repeat with remaining tortillas and ingredients.
- Melt 1/2 tablespoon butter in a large non-stick or cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Cook the quesadilla, flipping once, until the cheese is melted and it is golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Remove to a cutting board and repeat with the remaining quesadillas.
- Cut into triangles and serve with guacamole, salsa, chopped scallions and sour cream.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 672 |
| Total Fat | 45 g |
| Saturated Fat | 21 g |
| Carbohydrates | 36 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Protein | 31 g |
| Cholesterol | 117 mg |
| Sodium | 1002 mg |
Reviews
While nothing about this is bad per say, neither is anything good. I don’t usually touch recipes before trying them, but I absolutely had to fix everything for the second Quesadilla. Bleck