Recipe: Queso Relleno Stuffed Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 2-pound edam cheese
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 8-ounce can tomatoes, cut up.
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/4 cup chopped pimiento-stuffed olives
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Cooking Oil
- 1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon instant beef bouillon granules
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon capers (optional)
- 12 to 16 6-inch tortillas, heated
Instructions
- With a vegetable peeler remove all red skin from the cheese.
- Cut a thin slice from the top.
- Using a grapefruit knife and spoon hollow out the cheese, leaving a shell 1/2 inch thick.
- Reserve the scooped-out cheese for another use.
- Soak the cheese shell in lukewarm water for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, in skillet cook ground pork with the 1/4 cup onion and garlic till meat is brown and onion is tender.
- Stir in half the undrained tomatoes, the olives, salt, oregano, pepper, allspice, and cinnamon.
- Simmer, covered, for 2 minutes.
- Drain the cheese and dry with paper toweling.
- Brush the outside of the cheese shell with some cooking oil.
- Place cheese in a close-fitting casserole dish.
- Spoon the hot Cooking oil meat mixture into cheese.
- Bake, uncovered, in 350° oven about 10 minutes or till sides of cheese just begin to melt.
- Meanwhile, in small saucepan cook the green pepper and 2 tablespoons onion in 1 tablespoon cooking oil till onion tender but not brown.
- Stir in flour and bouillon granules.
- Add water and remaining undrairied tomatoes; cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
- Stir in capers.
- Remove cheese from oven.
- Pour some of the hot sauce over cheese.
- Top with cilantro, if desired; serve at once.
- Scoop portions onto heated tortillas; top with some of the remaining sauce.
Variations
1 tablespoon capers (optional)
Number of servings (yield): 12
Culinary tradition: Mexican

