A hot melted cheese dip filled spicy chorizo sausage and a hit of tequila.
With all of the cookies and other sweets during the holidays it is always nice to change things up a bit and go with something savoury! You can never go wrong with a hot cheese dip whether you are throwing a party or just wtching the game and I knew exactly which hot cheese dip that I wanted to try at my next party. I came across this chorizo queso fundido on Smells Like Home a while ago and I have been wanting to make it ever since. I mean just look at the ingredients, with all of that melted cheese, spicy chorizo and even a hit of tequila it was bound to be awesaomely addictive! I did make one important change to the recipe be using fresh Mexican style chorizo rather than cured Spanish style chorizo as I have really been into it lately and I knew that it would work well in the dip. This chorizo queso fundido is definitely a keeper and it will dissapper faster than you can blink so eat your share while still in the kitchen or better yet hide out in a locked room; you didn’t really want hear any more about aunt Thema’s warts anyways.
ingredients
1/2 pound chorizo, casings removed
1 small onion, diced
1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
1 tomato, seeded and diced
1 clove garlic, chopped
1/4 cup tequila (or mexican beer) (optional)
1/2 pound monterey jack cheese, shredded
2 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
directions
Cook the chorizo in a pan over medium heat, breaking it apart as it cooks, about 5-7 minutes.
Add the onion, jalapeno and tomato and cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
Add the tequila, deglaze the pan and cook until most of the moisture is gone, about 2 minutes.
Sprinkle on the cheese and cook, stirring, until it melts, about 2-3 minutes.
Option: Serve with tortilla chips for dipping!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 388, Fat 31g (Saturated 15g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 90mg, Sodium 762mg, Carbs 4g (Fiber 0.8g, Sugars 2g), Protein 23g
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