Mexican Flaming Cheese Recipes

Steps:

• Brush each side of the kasseri cheese with water. Dredge both sides in flour, making sure the surface is completely covered.
• Preheat a well seasoned cast iron skillet on medium-high heat until smoking. Pour in olive oil. Carefully place the floured cheese in the hot oil. Cook until cheese begins to ooze and a golden brown crust forms, about 2 minutes. Quickly flip cheese over with a spatula. Fry until bottom is golden brown, about 30 seconds more.
• Remove skillet from heat and transfer onto a napkin-lined plate. Pour brandy over the cheese. Light the brandy using a fireplace lighter. Now you can exclaim "Opa!" and marvel at the fire. Squeeze some lemon juice on top to extinguish the last few flames and garnish with parsley.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F
• Heat chorizo in a large skillet over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 6 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat; cool slightly and spoon off most of the fat.
• Slice cheese into 1-inch cubes; place half in a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with half the chorizo and remaining cheese. Top with remaining chorizo. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until creamy and bubbly.
• Remove from oven and drizzle with brandy. Carefully light with a match; brandy will flame up and burn out quickly. Top mixture with crumbled chiles, green onions and cilantro. Serve immediately with tortillas.

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef and drain.
• Add remaining ingredients and cook until cheese is melted.
• Pour into a casserole dish and bake at 400 degrees (uncovered) for 15 minutes.
• Serve with flour tortillas.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Brown chorizo in a large skillet over medium heat, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Pour off the fat.
• Add the onion, tomato and mushrooms and chile, if using, and sauté until softened, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove from the heat.
• Meanwhile, spread the cheese in a small metal baking dish and bake for 5 to 10 minutes, until completely melted.
• Remove from the oven.
• Pour the chorizo mixture over the melted cheese.
• Pour the liquor over the top, and using a long match, carefully ignite the liquor- the flames will die down in 30 to 40 seconds.
• Heat the tortillas (can wrap in a paper towel and heat in microwave 1 minute).
• Divide and place cheese/chorizo mixture inside each tortilla and folding them over to form a taco.

Steps:

• 2 oz loose Mexican-style chorizo, 1 small onion, peeled and sliced into rings, ½ tomato diced, 4 c grated monterey jack, 1 tbsp 151 proof rum or everclear. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Fry chorizo in a medium skillet over medium heat, breaking up the meat for 6-8 minutes. Add onion and tomatoes and cook until onions are soft, 8-10 minutes and set aside. Put cheese into a small cast-iron skillet and bake until melted, 12-15 minutes. Spoon chorizo mixture over cheese. Pour rum or everclear over cheese and carefully ignite. Serve with flour tortillas.