Integrated Recipes: Smashed Chicken Quesadilla with Black Bean Tortillas & Huitlacoche, Epazote, & Purslane Quesadilla
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A fascinating culinary challenge where a professional chef and a home cook swap high-end and budget ingredients to create two unique, flavor-packed quesadillas. One features smashed chicken with innovative black bean tortillas, while the other showcases a luxurious blend of fresh huitlacoche, wild mushrooms, custom artisanal cheeses, and crunchy grasshoppers.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Prepare the custom tortilla doughs: one made with guajillo chile purée and white corn masa, and the other with ground crispy flour tortillas and black bean purée. → Press and cook the tortillas on a hot griddle, then prepare the toppings: make quick-pickled onions, a charred jalapeño-onion crema, and a tequila-infused Salsa Borracha. → Sauté the fillings: cook the huitlacoche and oyster mushrooms with aromatics and herbs for the expensive version, and grind and season the chicken for the smashed chicken version. → Assemble and grill the quesadillas with their respective cheese blends, cooking until the cheeses are beautifully melted and the tortillas are crisp. → Plate elegantly, garnishing with fresh herbs, custom salsas, cremas, and unique textured toppings like crispy chicharrones or seasoned grasshoppers.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Prepare the custom tortilla doughs: one made with guajillo chile purée and white corn masa, and the other with ground crispy flour tortillas and black bean purée. → Press and cook the tortillas on a hot griddle, then prepare the toppings: make quick-pickled onions, a charred jalapeño-onion crema, and a tequila-infused Salsa Borracha. → Sauté the fillings: cook the huitlacoche and oyster mushrooms with aromatics and herbs for the expensive version, and grind and season the chicken for the smashed chicken version. → Assemble and grill the quesadillas with their respective cheese blends, cooking until the cheeses are beautifully melted and the tortillas are crisp. → Plate elegantly, garnishing with fresh herbs, custom salsas, cremas, and unique textured toppings like crispy chicharrones or seasoned grasshoppers.
Introduction
A fascinating culinary challenge where a professional chef and a home cook swap high-end and budget ingredients to create two unique, flavor-packed quesadillas. One features smashed chicken with innovative black bean tortillas, while the other showcases a luxurious blend of fresh huitlacoche, wild mushrooms, custom artisanal cheeses, and crunchy grasshoppers.
Step 1
[Jon] Prepare the guajillo chiles for the tortillas by removing the stems and seeds, then boil them in a small pot of water until soft.
Step 2
[Saúl] Bake flour tortillas in the oven at 275°F until they are completely dry and crispy. Grind them in a food processor into a fine flour.
Step 3
[Jon] Transfer the boiled guajillo chiles to a blender and purée until smooth.
Step 4
[Saúl] Purée canned black beans with their liquid in a blender until smooth. Combine this purée with the ground tortilla flour in a food processor, mixing until a workable dough forms.
Step 5
[Jon] Mix white corn masa harina, guajillo purée, water, and salt in a stand mixer to form a smooth tortilla dough. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap to rest.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
Always chill the meat grinder attachment and the chicken before grinding to ensure a clean cut and better texture.
When making homemade crema, monitor the milk temperature carefully so it doesn't boil, which can affect curd formation.
Wear gloves when handling and de-seeding hot chiles like jalapeños and guajillos to avoid skin and eye irritation.
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