Crisp quesadillas with spiced beef, plenty of cheddar, pico de gallo and guacamole.
They are very easy to make, and they taste wonderful.
The tortillas take on a lovely flavour and crispness when fried in the pan, – we love them in our house. In general we are big fans of Mexican cooking, – or Tex-Mex, if you like.
Plenty of flavour, saucy and crisp, – good dips and sides, – quesadillas should be on the table far more often if you ask me;-)
Quesadillas with spiced beef and pico de gallo
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Ingredients
Beef filling
- 500 g minced beef
- 1 bell pepper, cut into small dice
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 4 large tomatoes, cut into large dice
- 2 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
- 2-3 tbsp Mexican spice mix – click here or taco seasoning
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- Salt and pepper
- Oil
- A splash of water, if needed
Pico de gallo
- 300 g tomatoes
- 1 small red onion
- 1 fresh jalapeño or green chilli*
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 handful parsley (or coriander)
- 1-2 limes
- 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, if you like
Guacamole
- 3 ripe avocados
- 1 – 1 1/2 lime, the juice (adjust to taste)
- 2-3 tbsp pico de gallo (the tomato salsa)
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 pinch ground cumin
- Salt and pepper
- A small garlic clove, finely grated (optional)
For the quesadillas
- 8 tortillas
- 200 g cheddar, grated
- Crème fraîche and tortilla chips, if you like
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Method
Beef filling
- Heat a little oil in a frying pan and fry the onion and garlic for a couple of minutes.
- Add the mince and brown it well.
- Add the bell pepper and tomatoes and heat through thoroughly.
- Add the spice mix and stir well, then add the tomato purée and heat through for a couple of minutes.
- Pour over 50 ml water and let it simmer over a medium heat while you make the sides, – it should bubble away nicely.*Add a little more liquid if it starts to run dry. It shouldn’t be wet, but pleasantly saucy and moist.
Pico de gallo
- Cut the tomatoes into small dice and finely chop the remaining ingredients.
- Combine the vegetables in a bowl, – do taste the chilli before you add it. You may have got hold of a hot one, – so add as much as suits your taste.
- Pour over the oil and the juice of one lime, and season with salt. If you want more acidity, add extra lime juice.*Chill until ready to serve.
Guacamole
- Halve the avocados and scoop out the flesh with a spoon.
- Mash it with a fork, or blitz it in a mini chopper together with the cumin and cayenne.
- Stir in 2-3 large spoonfuls of pico de gallo and season with lime juice, salt and pepper.*Keep it chilled until ready to serve. Pop an avocado stone in the bowl and cover with cling film, – that keeps it a lovely green.
Quesadillas
- Heat 1-2 frying pans over a medium heat. It’s up to you whether you want to save on washing up and use one pan, or save time and use 2.*You can cook them in a dry pan, or add a little spray oil – I find it makes them extra crisp.
- Place a tortilla in the pan and scatter a handful of cheddar over it, – right to the edge.
- Top with a generous layer of spiced beef, a little extra cheese, and finish with a second tortilla on top.
- Fry for about 3-4 minutes on each side, – or until the cheese has melted and the tortillas are golden and crisp.
Nutrition
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Hej Magdalena
Det er jeg simpelthen så glad for at høre – tusind tak for de søde ord og fordi du giver dig tid til at skrive 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Hvordan vender du dem? De flapper bare rundt og vælter fyldet ud i panden, når jeg prøver. Ikke super lækkert at se på.
Hej Poa
Jeg lægger en tallerken ovenpå, og vender panden på hovedet, i mens jeg holder på tallerkenen. Derefter lader jeg den glide af tallerkenen, og ned på panden igen, – så den kan blive tilberedt på den anden side også 🙂
Dbh Dianna
Jeg deler wrap’ene på midten og folder dem om fyldet. Så kan du lave 4 på en pande og de er nemme at vende når de kun fylder en kvart
Hej Merete
Skønt fif, – det er hermed givet videre:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Hvis man skal lave det som tilbehør til 25 personer, har du så nogen gode ideer til, hvordan man kan forberede?
Kan det evt. laves dagen før og så varmes i ovnen?
Hej Simone
Det kan du sagtens gøre ja 🙂
Sørg for at der ikke er for meget væde i fyldet, så bundene bliver bløde.
Og så varm den i en ovn ved et par hundrede grader, så skal de nok blive sprøde igen.
Vent med at skære dem ud til de skal serveres og er opvarmet:)
Warm wishes, Dianna