Cheese Recipes From Mexico: Queso Fundido Dip With Chorizo
Queso Fundido
30 mins
Cooking Time
Easy
Difficulty
12
Ingredients
Non Veg
Diet
Mexican food recipes tend to lean on spice and cheese, given their local pepper cultivation and dairy farming. One of the many cheese recipes in the land is queso fundido, which is an easy Mexican appetiser whose name translates to ‘melted cheese’, and while that description is accurate, it barely scratches the surface of the depth of this dish. Unlike the basic queso dip, a queso fundido features crumbled chorizo sausage, two kinds of cheeses and a freshly made pico de gallo.
These ingredients are layered in an oven-safe dish and baked until melted and bubbly. The right choice of cheese is central to a great queso fundido recipe, and most use Chihuahua and Oaxaca cheeses. They are prized for their melting properties and mild and creamy flavour. In case these two cheeses are hard to find, substitute with cheeses with similar melting and stretching properties. The recipe itself takes minimal effort and comes together in just 30 minutes.
This Mexican queso fundido recipe is bound to be a guaranteed hit at any party, gathering, hosting or casual spreads you add it to. You can build up a Mexican charcuterie board and serve it straight from the oven with corn tortilla chips, flour tortillas, or fresh vegetables. Like most melted cheese dishes, it is best eaten immediately while the cheese is still warm and stretchy, though it can be kept at a low oven temperature for up to an hour before serving.
Ingredients
UNITSIngredients
4Tomatoes (seeded and medium diced) For the pico de gallo
2Serrano peppers (seeded and small diced)
½Yellow onion (peeled and small diced)
2 tbspFresh coriander (roughly chopped)
1 limeJuice of
to tasteSalt and pepper
2 tbsp Olive oil (For the queso fundido)
450 gmLoose chorizo sausage
450 gmChihuahua cheese (shredded)
225 gmOaxaca cheese (shredded)
to garnishSliced green onions
to tasteSalt and pepper
Plate it up!
Plate it up!
Plating Instructions
Plating Instructions

Serve directly in the soufflé or casserole dish it was baked in and place the dish on a wooden board or trivet.
Pairing Instructions
Pairing Instructions

Serve with corn tortilla chips, flour tortillas, fresh vegetables like carrots and celery, or even pita bread.
Garnishing Instructions
Garnishing Instructions

Top with the chorizo and pico de gallo, and finish with a scatter of sliced green onions.
Chihuahua is a mild and semi-soft melting cheese, while Oaxaca is a soft, stretchy cheese. To substitute these two cheeses, go for mozzarella for the stretch and mild cheddar for flavour.



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