Monday, April 20, 2009

Queso Fundido

What a fun name for a cheesy dip: Queso Fundido; it means "melted cheese" in Spanish and it's so very, very good! The recipe I have calls for goat cheese; if this is too expensive, or you can't find a fresh goat cheese, you could substitute Feta cheese, it's not a perfect substitute, but looking through information, nothing is a perfect substitute. Speaking of substitutes, if you can't find chorizo sausage or you think you won't use a whole pound, you can use 1# bulk hot pork sausage mixed with 1 T. cilantro, 2 T. apple cider vinegar and 1 T. chili powder. If you don't own a double boiler, use this trick: place 1 saucepan on a stovetop with water in the bottom, place a metal bowl over top.

Queso Fundido

1 c. white wine
1/2 # grated mozzarella
1/2 # grated Monterey Jack cheese
1/2# fresh goat cheese, crumbled
2 Poblano peppers, roasted, peeled, seeded, finely chopped
1/4# chorizo, grilled and finely diced
6 cloves roasted garlic, smashed into a paste
salt
fresh ground pepper

1. Bring wine to a simmer in a double boiler.

2. To the pan add: Monterey Jack and mozzarella; stir to melt. Add remaining ingredients to pan and cook, stirring for 5 minutes.

3. Place cheese mixture into a fondue pot or small crockpot set on low. Serve with tortilla chips or blue corn chips.

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