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Sunday, October 9, 2011

No Queso Quesadillas

No Queso-Quesadillas
Makes about two big no-quesadillas using 13" tortillas*

What You Need:
  • 1/4 cup unbleached white flour
  • 1/4 cup yellow nutritional yeast
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 pinch oregano, dried
  • 1 pinch parsley, dried
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1/8 cup Herdez brand salsa ranchera, to taste (From the Latino section of the supermarket) OR use your favorite prepared salsa - tomatillo works well.
  • 1/3 cup frozen corn, steamed in a tiny amount of water and drained
  • 13" flour tortillas, plain or spinach (make sure you have a pan to fit 'em, or make 10")
  • Pam® type cooking spray
  • Non-stick skillet type pan 

What You Do:

  1. In a small saucepan mix together the first eight items.
  2. Stir with a spoon well, then whisk well to remove any flour lumps.
  3. Over medium heat whisk constantly (I do mean constantly or else you'll get gross lumps), until the sauce bubbles and then becomes very thick, about five minutes.
  4. Remove from heat.
  5. Lay a tortilla on a plate and spread half of it with the sauce.
  6. Sprinkle the corn on top of the sauce and close the tortilla over it.
  7. Spray the non-stick pan fiercely with the cooking spray.
  8. Gently transfer the tortilla to the pan using a spatula.
  9. Spray the top of the tortilla and cook over low-medium heat until the bottom is golden brown, flip over and brown the other side.
  10. Transfer to a plate and let sit for a few minutes. Cut into pieces.
  11. Top with Pico de Gallo and dig in.

Pico de Gallo
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion, more if they're sweet
  • salt to taste
  • juice from 1/8th lemon wedge
  1. Mix everything together and let sit to blend flavors.
*Make both No Queso-Quesadillas at the same time. The sauce will thicken considerably as it cools and become an un-spreadable, lumpy mess in less than an hour.

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