Authentic Street Food Quesadilla with Chef Luis

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: queso fresco

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

squash blossoms

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: cooked zucchini

Spinach is more accessible and adds nutrients.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats.

Prepare blue corn tortillas by making them from scratch.

Chop jackfruit into smaller pieces.

Slice onions thinly.

Cook tomatoes until soft, then blend with garlic and chipotle peppers to make a sauce.

Saute onions in oil until transparent.

Add jackfruit to the onions and saute for a few more minutes.

Add the blended sauce to the jackfruit and onions, simmer for 20 minutes until jackfruit is soft.

Char poblano peppers until the skin is dark, then place in a bowl covered with plastic to sweat.

Peel the charred poblano peppers once they have sweated.

Prepare roasted jalapeno salsa by poaching jalapenos in oil with garlic until golden brown.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Dietary

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