Description
Crispy sauteed Chorizo sausage, chopped mild poblano pepper, and sweet corn are topped with the meltiest most delicious Mexican cheese creating an ooey-gooey masterpiece of Mexican flavors.
This recipe is made for an 8″ cast iron skillet. If you have a 10 or 12″ skillet, there is room to double this recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 link of Mexican chorizo sausage, casing removed
- 1/2 fresh poblano pepper, chopped small
- 1/2 cup sweet corn
- 10 ounces (about 1 and 1/2 cups) shredded Oaxaca, chihuahua, or Monterey Jack cheese (or a mixture of them)
- tortilla chips or tortillas (flour or corn)
- Garnishes like chopped tomato, fresh cilantro, chopped avocado, sliced jalapenos, and cotija cheese.
Instructions
- Heat a cast-iron skillet (or other nonstick skillet) over medium-high heat. Add the chorizo. Cook until it just begins to turn brown in spots, breaking it apart as you cook it, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the chopped poblano pepper and the corn to the chorizo. Continue to cook, stirring often, until the corn and pepper are spotty brown and the chorizo is mostly browned about 3-5 minutes.
- Remove approximately 3 large spoonfuls of the mixture and set aside on a paper towel-lined plate. Remove excess oil from the skillet.
- Turn the heat down to medium and add the cheese, stirring constantly until fully melted, about 4-6 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Place the chorizo mixture you set aside in the center of the queso fundido as a garnish. If you wish, add more garnishes such as sliced jalapeno, diced tomato, and cotija cheese to the fundido and serve immediately with tortilla chips or tortillas.
Notes
To reheat leftover queso fundido, set the skillet on a stovetop burner over low heat and place a cover over the top. After 5 minutes, stir it around or flip it over and continue to cook over low heat covered, checking it every 5 minutes, or until its melty again.
Once you make queso fundido the first time you will want to make it again and again. Feel free to customize it to your liking by adding diced onion, sliced mushrooms, roasted green chile, or minced garlic to your fundido.
For me, the chorizo adds the perfect amount of flavor and I don’t feel the need to add any garlic or seasonings but you can add anything you like. It’s so simple and quick to make it’s easy to try new things in it.
Recipe based on this one by Saul Montiel.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15
- Category: cook
- Method: saute
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: approximately 1/3 cup