Smoked Queso
In this article, you will find a recipe for an oven that is easy to make at home.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Red Bell Peppers, diced
- 1/4 cup Red Onion, diced
- 1 cup Jalapeno Peppers, seeded and diced
- 1/2 tsp Chili Powder
- 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 50 gr Diced Bacon
- 1 cup Ground Beef Mince
- 1/2 cup Mozzarella Shredded
- 1.5 cup Pepper Jack Cheese finely diced
- 1.5 cup Smoked Gouda finely diced
- 50 gr Sliced Jalapeno Peppers
- 20 gr Fresh Cilantro Leaves
Instructions
- Cut the bacon in small squares.
- Sautee the bacon and beef mince on medium-low heat for about 8/12 minutes, stirring few times. When the bacon is cooked and crispy, remove it from the pan and drain it over a paper towel.
- Keep aside 1 tablespoon of bacon and beef fat.
- Wash and wipe the pan you cooked the bacon in, then add the meat fat saved from before and heat the pan to medium heat. Add the onions, peppers, smoked paprika and chili powder, and stir to combine all together. Sautee for 4-8 minutes, until cooked but not dark brown. Remove the pan and set it aside to cool down.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In an oven-proof dish (around 9x9inch baking tray will do), add half amount of the cheese, half amount peppers, and half beef/bacon.
- Cover the baking tray with aluminum foil, then bake it for 8-10 minutes, just until the cheese is melted. Make sure you don’t overcook it.
Notes
- Take the aluminum foil off and bake it for another 2min near to the heat source in the oven(most likely the top grill), by doing this you allow the cheese to get a more similar to smoking taste.
- Take the tray out of the oven, I usually like to add a pinch of extra smoked paprika on the top without stirring, then chop finely the cilantro and slice the jalapenos, garnishing at the end of cooking.
- Warm the tortilla or tortilla chips for a couple of minutes or until desired and serve.