Queso Fundido (mark Bittman)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 small fresh chili pepper, preferably serrano
• butter
• 1 tablespoon oil (neutral oil like corn or grapeseed)
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1/2 lb mexican chorizo sausage, casing removed and crumbled
• 1 lb melting cheese (queso asadero, chihuahua, menonita, monterey jack, or mozzarella)
• corn tortillas or flour tortilla, warmed

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°; roast chile in a dry skillet over medium heat (or over an open flame), turning to brown on all sides; cool it, then peel, seed, stem, and chop.
• 2 liberally butter a 9-inch gratin dish or similar baking dish and put it in the oven.
• 3 meanwhile, add the oil to a large skillet; turn heat to med-high.
• 4 add in onion; cook/stir occasionally, until translucent, 3-5 minutes.
• 5 add in the chile and chorizo; cook/stir occasionally, until the choirzo is cooked through, about 5 minutes; drain oil from pan.
• 6 layer the cheese across the bottom of the heated gratin dish and sprinkle the chorizo mixture on top.
• 7 bake until the cheese melts, about 10 minutes.
• 8 scoop the hot melted cheese and chorizo into warm tortillas and serve.