Queso flameado with chorizo recipe (queso fundido) is a delicious kind of Mexican dip made with melted cheese. Check out my recipe, video at the end.
Queso fundido is the same than queso flameado. it’s also called flamed cheese and choriqueso.
This recipe of queso flameado is very famous in my hometown, we serve it with corn or flour tortillas to make tacos or as a dip with chips (nachos).
It is very delicious, you can add diced jalapeño or hot sauce but that’s up to you.
You can serve it as an appetizer, share it with your family and friends, they will love it.
BEST KIND OF CHEESE TO MAKE QUESO FUNDIDO WITH CHORIZO
- Chihuahua cheese
- Oaxaca cheese
- Manchego cheese
- Mozarella
- Quesadilla
Chorizo USED FOR THE FLAMMED CHEESE RECIPE
The chorizo we use is the Mexican pork chorizo. You can use turkey chorizo if you are on a diet or want to save calories. Most important thing here is that you do not confuse chorizo with sausage or sausage.
The Mexican chorizo is a mix of pork meat, vinegar, seasoned with chili and spices. It has a smoky, sour and slightly spicy flavor.
My children love it when I prepare this recipe for flamed cheese or choriqueso, as they know it in certain states of Mexico. My kids make quesadillas or eat them with totopos (chips) for lunch.
TIPS FOR PREPARING AND SERVING queso fundido
- Serve the queso flameado immediately, because if it is cooled and overheated, it changes consistency, the cheese dries up.
- Chopped tomato and onion are optional but adding them to the queso flameado it’s delicious.
- Swap the pork chorizo for a turkey chorizo for a lower calorie recipe.
- I like to prepare it when we make carne asada (barbeque) or have guests, this melted cheese is always a success.
- Serve with flour or corn tortilla chips.
QUESO FLAMEADO WITH CHORIZO recipe (fundido)
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb Chihuahua cheese in strips or slices (or any cheese that melts as I mentioned above)
- 1 Small Chorizo
- 1/4 Onion, chopped
- 1 chopped small tomato
Heat a frying pan.
Place the chorizo and fry it.
When the chorizo is cooked, add the onion and move until it gets clear.
Stir in the chopped tomato.
Add the cheese, cover, and lower the heat.
Leave it for about five minutes or until the cheese melts.
Separate the pan from the heat and serve the chorizo dip immediately.
Enjoy with flour or corn tortillas.
Check out the video!
Queso flameado with chorizo recipe (Flamed Cheese)
Ingredients
- ½ Lb Chihuahua cheese in strips or slices (or any cheese that melts as I mentioned above)
- 1 Small Chorizo
- ¼ Onion, chopped
- 1 Small Tomato, chopped
Instructions
- Heat a frying pan.
- Place the chorizo and fry it.
- When the chorizo is cooked, add the onion and move until it it gets clear.
- Stir in the chopped tomato.
- Add the cheese, cover and lower the heat.
- Leave it about five minutes or until the cheese melts.
- Separate the pan from the heat and serve the chorizo dip immediately.
- Enjoy with flour or corn tortillas.
Notes
TIPS FOR PREPARING AND SERVING QUESO FUNDIDO
- Serve the queso flameado immediately, because if it is cooled and overheated, it changes consistency, the cheese dries up.
- Chopped tomato and onion are optional but adding them to the queso flameado it’s delicious.
- Swap the pork chorizo for a turkey chorizo for a lower calorie recipe.
- I like to prepare it when we make carne asada (barbeque) or have guests, this melted cheese is always a success.
- Serve with flour or corn tortilla chips.
CHECK More RECIPES WITH Chorizo
This recipe was updated on October 13, 2021