> From: Jesse Guadiana[SMTP:jguad1@mer.cioe.com] > Reply To: Jesse Guadiana > Sent: Sunday, July 26, 1998 9:58 PM > To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com > Subject: Re: Martha S. -- [CH] Digest V4 #503 > > I -strongly- suggest corn tortillas ("they call it maize"), as flour > tortillas toast WAY too quickly. > I prefer flour torts - if you're having a problem with them burning: * lower the heat a bit - they won't toast too quick * put a lid over it (just like grilled cheese sandwiches!) - the lid from a fry pan works great > Chihuahua cheese most closely resembles Muenster cheese, not Monterey > jack; personally I think MJack has too much of a sharp bite, I think. > imo - MJack is not too sharp, but * there are a number of good tasting white cheeses you can use depending on the flavor you want * also, you can add some yellow cheeses like mild cheddar - I like to use a blend > Why brush a tortilla with oil? They ain't gyros; Sounds like a > suggestion from the olive oil syndicate. This would change the flavor > BIG TIME, IMHO. > I agree on this, but its not necessarily because of any change to the flavor - its because with the amount of lard in a tort you don't need any more oil...B-) > For ingredients, stick to cheese, just about -any- chile and/or 'bell' > peppers and/or your favorite salsa, and some onions. CH powders are > optional, I guess; Concentrating efforts on chopped or roasted/peeled or > WHATEVER'ed chiles will yield better CH results in the end. > you can add in meat too, any leftover beef, pork, poultry - cut it into bitesized pieces, and garlic > And use a griddle. MUCH easier than firin' up a grill. > or a big fry pan > 1.Warm 2 or 3 tortillas on medium heat until "foldable." > 2.Put yer STUFF in 'em, and fold each in half. > 3.Heat both sides 'til they reach your desired level of crunchiness, > cheese-melt level, etc. > > 4.Repeat until you reach critical mass of quesadillas , as only 1/2/3 > tortillas fit on a griddle at any one time. > these can also be nuked - great for work: I like to take the torts, add the ingredients (I use a fork to help drain the salsa as much as possible, or bring it along and add just before nuking) - put them on a plate & nuke them - NOTE: your choice here: put the torts on a plate (two folded ones fit nicely on a plate) then either nuke them half time uncovered, flip them & nuke them the rest of the time (till cheese melts); or loosely wrap with paper toweling - this will be more moist or flexible than the first way Enjoy! > Now -that's- a good thing. > > Hasta la lista, > Jesse G. / CH1200 > jguad1@mer.cioe.com > > > Sharen Rund Bloechl Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems Sunnyvale Data Center sharen.rund_bloechl@lmco.com Phone: 408-756-5432 [or] Fax: 408-756-0912 srund@svl.ems.lmco.com LMnet: 8-326-5432 Pager: 408-539-5146 web: http://webpager.lmms.lmco.com/perl/mtrocall.cgi > [or] Operator Assist: 1-800-725-5079, pin 408-539-5146 > > > > ----------