The one you made looks excellent, I cook them quite a bit but I usually just put cheese inside. If I’m filling it with veggies or chicken, I always cook that stuff first.
If you try and go low and slow, you’re going to end up with a hard crackly tortilla, cooking quick keeps it chewy and crisp on the outside.
On my electric stove, the dials go from 1-10 and I find that for my stove, preheating my cast iron pan with the burner on 4 keeps it from burning but cooks it pretty quick.
Is the cheese not getting melted? I’d say turn down the heat. Maybe put a lid on top? The Browning looks fantastic, a weight can help though to get it even better!
I’ve started doing this. There’s this new chipotle mayo spread from Best Foods that is amazing. A few squirts of that on the cheese and between the tortillas and then in the pan with some salted butter. It’s amazing.
Oh, that sounds pretty good. I was talking about chipolte from a can/jar, tried it one time with some thicker tortillas and it was just amazingly good. Cilantro and some cumin are good as well.
That was pretty decent right there. I’d say one of the biggest tips I have is always butter the tortilla not the pan that tends to get it more evenly spread I think.
Either use sliced cheese, or hand shred the cheese. Pre-shredded cheese is coated (usually with starch or cellulose) to prevent it from clumping, but that also prevents the melted product from getting that nice, gooey, stretchy effect. Same goes for pizza.
I love that you got it brown and crisp as I abhor soft/chewy quesadillas.
I like adding cilantro somewhere (either in fillings or in salsa). Sometimes I throw a little cheese in the pan and let it melt and cook onto the outside of the quesadilla which gives it a little different character. I also love getting chipotle flavor somewhere and usually use Cholula Chipotle sauce which I buy in 64oz bottles instead of the little 5oz bottles they sell in stores.
Honestly the only thing that I’d improve here is the tomatoes. I prefer them finely diced with a pinch of salt. Add lime juice and fresh cilantro and you’ve got a simple pico de gallo.
it’s really easy to flip a giant 2 tortilla quesadilla by just sliding it into a plate and then inverting the pan over the plate for a second and then flipping both back over together. Is usually melted enough that you don’t have to touch the pan being a few inches up is fine.
You can really stuff em this way and if you’re cooking for a few people it goes twice as fast!
I think quesadillas are where corn tortillas really shine. Be sure to soften the tortillas with a little butter in the skillet. I’ve always used jack cheese for these.
Only thing I do that I don’t see my Mexican friends’ mom’s doing is that I butter the tortilla just like bread for a grilled cheese instead of using oil in the pan. If you’re making a full circle, you can use a plate to help flip. Otherwise you can just use a single tortilla and fold it after the cheese has melted enough.
Light usage of soy sauce inside. You won’t taste it, but it evenly salts the thing and adds umami flavor that really adds something amazing. Once you do it you’ll wonder why it took you this long
My secret tip is to brown one side of the tortilla, remove it from the pan and then use that side as the inside of the quesadilla to put your cheese and toppings on. Not only does it make the tortilla more crunchy, but the heat helps to melt the cheese.
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