MARY POPPERS

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 25m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups tomato juice
1/2 cup mezcal
1/4 teaspoon grated lime zest, plus the juice of 1 lime
1/4 teaspoon grated orange zest, plus the juice of 1/2 orange
2 to 3 teaspoons adobo (from a can of chipotle chile peppers)
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (preferably Mexican)
6 frozen jalapeno poppers
1/4 cup roughly crushed tortilla chips
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
Kosher salt
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 6-inch flour tortillas
3 thin slices muenster cheese
Pickled jalapeno slices, for garnish

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Mix the tomato juice, mezcal, lime juice, orange juice, adobo and oregano in a small pitcher; set aside. Arrange the jalapeno poppers on a baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, turning halfway through, about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, place the tortilla chips in a resealable plastic bag and finely crush with a skillet or rolling pin. Mix with the chili powder, lime zest, orange zest and ? teaspoon salt in a small shallow bowl; set aside.
Melt 1/2 tablespoon butter in a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tortilla, then cover with the cheese and the remaining tortilla. Cook until golden on the bottom, about 2 minutes. Flip, adding the remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter to the skillet, and cook until the tortilla is golden and the cheese is melted, 2 to 3 more minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and cut into 6 wedges.
Thread the jalapeno poppers, quesadilla wedges and some pickled jalapeno slices onto the top half of two 12-inch wooden skewers. Moisten the rim of 2 pint glasses and press in the tortilla chip mixture. Fill the glasses with ice and the tomato juice mixture. Garnish with the skewers.