Mexicanfondue Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Arrange tortillas on prepared baking sheet and spray with cooking spray. Season the top of tortillas with cumin, salt and freshly ground black pepper. Bake 6 minutes, until golden brown and crisp. Remove from oven.
• While the tortillas are baking, in a medium saucepan, combine cheese, artichoke hearts, salsa, and spinach. Set pan over medium heat and bring to a simmer, for 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Pour into a serving bowl.
• In a large bowl, combine: the chopped avocados, lime juice, chopped cilantro, chopped tomatoes, salt and freshly ground black pepper and smoked paprika, to taste, if using.
• Adjust seasonings, if necessary.
• Serve cheese fondue with baked chips and guacamole.

Steps:

• Equipment: Fondue pot; fondue forks or wooden or metal skewers
• In a bowl, whisk together the sugar and cornstarch to blend. Slowly whisk in the cream; then the milk, coffee, cinnamon, and vanilla. Pour the mixture into a stainless steel saucepan and gently bring it to a boil. Cook, whisking, until thickened, about 4 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the chocolate and butter until melted. Using a fine-meshed sieve over a large bowl, strain the chocolate mixture and discard the solids. Pour into a warmed fondue pot and serve with assorted dippers and fondue forks.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cheese and cornstarch.
• Add the beer to a small pot; bring to a bubble over medium heat.
• Decrease heat to a simmer and add in the hot sauce, lime zest, and juice, then the cheese mixture in handfuls.
• Stir constantly in a figure-eight pattern with a wooden spoon, melting the cheese in batches.
• When the cheese is incorporated fully, stir in the chili peppers and olives with pimientos.
• Transfer to a fondue pot and garnish with cilantro; serve with dippers.

Steps:

• Place poblanos and bell pepper directly over the flame of a gas-stove burner on high heat. Roast peppers, turning with tongs, until blackened all over. (Alternatively, broil peppers on a baking sheet, turning, until skin has charred.) Transfer to a large bowl, and cover immediately with plastic wrap. Set aside to steam 15 minutes. Peel peppers; discard skins, stems, seeds, and ribs. Cut into 1/4-inch strips. Set aside.
• Heat a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat. Add chorizo, and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low, and add cheese and pepper strips. Cook, stirring, until melted. Serve immediately by spooning onto tortillas. Roll up the tortillas to eat.

Steps:

• If using sausage: Cook sausage to release as much grease and oil as Drain well on paper towels and crumble or chop sausage. We like to grill the sausage outside and let the grease drip off. Plus you get rewarded with a smokiness!
• Meanwhile, in a microwave safe bowl or the removable crock of a small crock pot, heat beer for about 2 minutes or just to a simmer. Add half the cheese, stir well and microwave 1 minute. Add the rest of the cheese and microwave again until everything has melted completely. Stirring and checking at one minute intervals, of half minute if you have a powerful microwave.
• Add remaining ingredients, including chorizo if using, and return again to microwave for about 2 minutes, stirring after each minute.
• Serve with chips , tortillas, bread or veggies for dipping.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the corn, tomatoes, green chiles and chili powder. Stir in cheese. Pour mixture into a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray. , Cover and cook on high until cheese is melted, 1-1/2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Serve warm with bread cubes.

Steps:

• Cook chorizo in medium saucepan on medium heat until done, stirring occasionally. Drain; discard all but 1 Tbsp. drippings from skillet. Return chorizo and reserved drippings to skillet.
• Add onions, cumin and chili powder to skillet; stir. Cook 5 to 7 min. or until onions are tender, stirring frequently. Add peppers, adobo sauce and garlic; mix well. Stir in beer. Bring just to boil, stirring occasionally.
• Combine cheeses in large resealable plastic bag. Add cornstarch; seal bag. Shake gently to evenly coat cheeses with cornstarch. Gradually add to chorizo mixture in saucepan, cooking after each addition until cheese is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat; stir in cilantro.