Queso recipe?

[MidTexHorn]

I'm tired of my old queso recipe (Velveeta and Rotel) and would like to try something different. I've never been able to duplicate anything from the better Austin mexican restaurants and I think the most likely reason is the use of Velveeta. Do y'all have any suggestions on cheese or any good queeso recipes that you'd be willing to share?

 

[horn4life]

I think a lot of places use American Cheese and cut it with water to reach the desired viscosity. other than that i guess you can experiment with different pepeers and of course a little roasted garlic.

 

[CallawayHorn]

Like Crawfish? I have an excellent recipe for ceawfish queso if you would like it,

 

[hornimal]

this one is a total diet buster:

velveta
half a can of cream of mushroom soup
half to a quarter bar of cream cheese
rotel if you are in a hurry, I prefer to use fresh veggies

you can add a splash of milk if it gets too thick.

 

[Cancer Man]

This one's a bit different but what the hell -- I like it.

A stick of Philadelphia's Neufachtel cream cheese
A can of Rotel
1/2 pound of cooked ground meat (or more if you'd like)

Naturally just melt the cheese in a pot, dump in the Rotel and the ground meat and get that ****** hot and let it simmer for as long as you want.

 

[Mrmyke709]

Pikers.
Try this out.
It does have Velveeta, but it's so good you won't care.

1lb. velveeta
2 cups grated cheddar
1 cup grated monterrey jack or good white farmer's cheese.
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
Melt all the cheese with a can of Rotel and add heavy cream to adjust thickness.
Add:
The adobo sauce from a can of chipotle peppers. Save the peppers for something else.
Chop 4 fire roasted scallions (green onions) and add them.

This stuff is bad ***. It will make little children cry

 

[jmrob93]

When I lived in El Paso, they had an appetizer that was great-- not too popular here-- Queso fundido

it's baked white cheese

how someone told me to make it

a baking dish--line bottom with asadero or sub with munster anbout 1/2 inch thick, then add cooked/sauteed onions, peppers/tomatoes or chorizo, then cover with another 1/2 inch of the cheese

bake at 350 until completely melted

you cut pieces since the cheese remains firm when melted and serve with fresh hot corn tortillas

they sometimes call it queso flameado as well

BAked chicke in there as well worked good

 

[1stBig12Champs]

Use 1 block of that Processed American Cheese in the blue box instead of Velveeta
1 package of pepper jack
1 can rotel
couple of fresh jalapenos
1 white onion chopped
1 package of taco bell taco seasoning
Put all this in a crock pot and melt together.
I sometimes will add ground beef, fajita, chorizo, or prok sausage, or maybe even a scoop of guacamole. Put the guac at the end.

 

[NickDanger]

You can put some chorizon in the queso fundido/flameado as well.

It's not queso really, but you can saute up some onions and garlic with some chorizo*** and then drain off some of the orange heart medicine and stir in some cream cheese. Use jalapeno halves as your chips. It's probably better to seed and devein the japs the night before and let them sit in the fridge if you are going to serve this to people who don't like the fire.


***Be choosy on your chorizo. Garcia brand, for example, has all kinds of **** in there like salivary glands and other stuff that you probably don't want to know about. Kiolbassa brand uses nothing but quality pork.

 

[Brisketexan]

Nick, it's ALL lips and ********.

Mmm, vinegar-y, chili powder-y lips and ********.

Damn I love chorizo, and queso fundido.

 

[NickDanger]

Michael Kiolbassa doesn't use anything other than pork butts. Check out his label.

 

[Orangeblood]

Just make sure that you don't go for the Baylor recipe. There's more than one way to.....make Queso.

 

[Brisketexan]

Mmm. Lips and ******** . . . and cats.

 

[Texas97]

big fan of the queso flameado at marios in SA.


Texas97

 

[jmrob93]

and related to homemade queso fundido/flameado

to heat up corn tortillas-- wet a paper towel and wrap the tortillas-- them moisture will keep the corn tortillas from drying up

 

[NickDanger]

assuming in the micro?

 

[12thStudStan]

The HEB Queso Blanco processed cheese is much better than Velveeta IMO. I like it with Jardin's Campfire or a good roasted chipotle salsa. I get an excellent dark roasted salsa from Cha-Cho's restaurant in San Antonio when I plan ahead. Mix in a whole jar with the cheese block in a microwavable bowl. Quick and easy. It melts quicker and keeps much better than Velveeta also.

I've had lots of people ask about the recipe. I usually make up something exotic and laborious sounding, but it is really that simple.

Ditto on the Kiolbassa chorizo. Quality product and it is good with the same Queso Blanco from HEB.

 

[Cancer Man]

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