Queso

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 links mexican chorizo sausage, skinned, shredded and pan fried until crispy (optional)
• 2 tablespoons oil (only when you use the chorizo)
• 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese (pepper jack is good)
• 3 jalapenos, seeded and finely diced (wear gloves)
• 4 tablespoons finely chopped onions
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin, to taste
• 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1/4 cup half-and-half (use only enough to reach desired consistency)

Recipe

• 1 peel the skin off the links, crumble them and cook them in the oil until brown and crispy, drain and set aside.
• 2 put the rest of the ingredients in a sauce pan and cook on low heat, stirring constantly, until all cheese is melted, and the ingredients are well mixed together.
• 3 slowly add the 1/2 and 1/2 until the desired consistency is reached, it should be thick.
• 4 turn up heat slightly and let simmer for another few minutes until slightly bubbly.
• 5 serve in a fondue pot, topped with the cooked chorizo.
• 6 scoop up with tortillas, or french bread, use pico de gallo as a condiment and have lots of beer!