1 Dollar Gourmet Quesadilla | But Cheaper

i get it a quesadilla is cheap but boring why don't you have a gourmet version like you would get at a restaurant for this price right here that is but cheaper [Music] hey pal you live in l.a you want to try my food great friday april 1st and boy here's the location there will be a link in the description for the location as well either from 5pm to 9pm be there or be square now back to our quesadilla look 99.99 of the time i always recommend making your own tortillas okay but look store-bought tortilla and the crappy shredded cheese put together in a pan has this weird nostalgia for me i don't know why probably because of my childhood okay i ate a lot of them they're great or are they could they be a lot better with meats and different cheeses and homemade tortillas and does that make it worth it all that time and effort i think the answer is yes but we have one way to find out so let's make this shall we right so let's begin with the one we all know find your worst store-bought flour tortillas that you can find which if you eat it properly aren't horrifying albeit still lame in comparison to homemade but fill that bad boy with any regular old pre-shredded fiesta cheese which is a vague term that doesn't really have a definition if there is one thing i really dislike in cheese aside from blue it's pre-shredded anti-kicking agents dry texture lackluster flavor in comparison to fresh grated but uh i digress add that to one half of your tortilla fold it over add about a tablespoon of butter then add in your folded tortilla in a non-stick pan and toast for about two minutes flip and twist for another one to two minutes bada bing bada boom it's a finished quesadilla beautifully fast surprisingly nice cheese bowl and well it's unfussy to make we'll do taste us this bad boy in a second but only alongside our much more gourmet version all for this price right here to make that we must first begin with our tortillas it's simple and it totals out of this price for eight big boy tortillas but you could always make them smaller and have more in a medium-sized bowl add 2 cups of 330 grams of all-purpose flour and 1 teaspoon or 4 grams of fine sea salt half a teaspoon or two grams of baking powder whisk together until combined separately add a quarter cup or 62 grams of vegetable oil now stop well josh why don't we add lard if you know anything about the tortilla world please stop yourself the oil helps add a ton of very desirable chew so don't substitute this thinking you're being smart love you now mix that into three quarters of a cup or 180 milliliters of hot water then mix that into your flour mixture stirring with a fork until you get a rough dough then just knead by hand for two to three minutes until you get a cover that with plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes oh and uh don't forget to give it some life very nice josh now cooking the tortillas is even easier heat of a large cast iron skillet dry over medium-high heat if this isn't hot enough you are going to get the opposite of a kiss now separate your dough into eight even pieces roll those pieces until you get circles about nine inches wide and it's a little under a quarter inch thick so it should be quite thin generally lay it tortilla into your hot pan let it cook and char for about 15 seconds if it's hot enough a reminder then flip and let it finish for another 15 to 20 seconds on the other side place in a towel to keep warm and repeat with all of your lovely tortillas and now for the filling let's make this easy heat a medium sized cast iron pan until hotter than me dancing with very tight pants on add a half cup or 227 grams of high fat ground beef that means something that's like less than eighty percent lean we want the fat okay cook and mash that stirring occasionally for four minutes or until the beef has rented out its fat is fully cooked and starting to develop little crispy boys like this then add three cloves of garlic thinly sliced one jalapeno diced half a yellow onion diced then season the taste with salt and pepper and saute until the vegetables are softened and starting to caramelize about three minutes make sure those salt levels are nice and then you have your buff for the sauce simply mix a quarter cup of 55 grams of sour cream a quarter cup or 55 grams of salsa verde or any salsa of choice really this is actually a recipe from another video which you can find the link in the description and a half cup or 30 grams of very finely chopped cilantro season that lightly with salt and that's your salsa crema now last but far from least the cheese mix in a bowl mixed together 2 cups are 120 grams of grated cheddar cheese and 1 cup or 60 grams of grated monterey jack toss-toss toss and that's your cheese mix see very simple now assembling is the same take one of your homemade tortillas opened up flat and on one side add a couple spoonfuls of your salsa crema spread it around on just half than a small layer of cheese followed by a small layer of beef and you guessed it another layer of cheese you should always double cheese it's a quesadilla okay then fold it into a half moon add a tablespoon of unsalted butter to a non-stick pan heat it over medium heat let it melt once it's hot and in your quesadilla and let it toast for about two minutes flip and toast for another two minutes until all of your cheese is melted and you got a beautifully browned quesadilla pop it out cut it and experience a cheese pull that opens up the spreads of time you can nearly look through it and see the happiness of your future self it's a beautiful thing now let's actually taste this and see if it far surpasses the value of the og quesadilla right so we have two different versions this is not a butt better it's just a comparison of two cheap versions one more gourmet all handmade and one that's just kind of store-bought put together this one right here and then this one visually the homemade tortilla looks artisanal it's got that sort of crusty it almost looks like a really nice flatbread this one's much more crisp don't believe me so there's this version honestly there's a certain level of nostalgia to that right we all know that store-bought flour's tortilla flavor it just goes so well with the crappy pre-grated cheese now [Music] i don't care what anyone says the flavor increases so dramatically larger there is no comparison whatsoever if you want something different that is worth remembering and making again this is the quesadilla for you for this price right here that is a proper but cheaper gourmet quesadilla brother you wonder what else gets my cheese oozing b-roll [Music] okay so we made our two different quesadillas of course the original one still tasted good i'm not here to tell you that that doesn't taste good so before you get in the comments oh my god josh i really like it when i make it like that i'm not sure i remember i don't give a sh don't go in the corner i bet your wall smells like old stale cheese but the alternative version that we made that was so much more in flavor depth meaning heart and for still a low price are you kidding me brother so if you have passion and love left in you after all these years then you're gonna want to make that quesadilla take it or leave it pal [Music] [Music] you

Channel: Joshua Weissman

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Length: 6min 53sec (413 seconds)

Published: Sun Mar 20 2022