CHORIZO POTATO QUESADILLA

CHORIZO POTATO QUESADILLA image

Categories Fry

Yield 6 quesadillas

Number Of Ingredients 10

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1 pound chorizo, casings removed
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon cooking oil
1 baking potato (about 1/2 pound), peeled and cut into 1/4-inch cubes
smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 8-inch flour tortillas
1/2 chopped onion
1-2 bell peppers
1/2 cup cilantro leaves
1/2 pound Monterey jack, grated (about 2 cups)

Steps:

In a large nonstick frying pan, cook the sausage over moderately high heat, breaking it up with a fork, until browned, about 5 minutes. transfer to bowl. Pour off the fat from the pan. Heat the 1 tablespoon oil in the pan over moderate heat. Add the potato, season with smoked paprika and salt and cook, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add onion and bell pepper to potato and continue to cook 5 minutes until tender. Turn off heat and mix in chorizo. Transfer back to bowl. If necessary briefly heat tortilla until pliable. Cover half of tortilla with the sausage, potato, onion, pepper mixture, spreading the ingredients all the way to the edge and then generously top with cilantro and cheese. Fold tortilla in half. Repeat for remaining 5 tortillas. Reheat pan with a drizzle of oil and add 2 quesadillas cheese side down. Cook until spotty brown and flip. Continue to cook until 2nd side is also spotty brown. Repeat until complete.