Fried Mushroom Quesadillas

Name: Fried Mushroom Quesadillas
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 1 cup vegetable oil, for filling; 1 cup onion, sliced, for filling; 3 cups button mushrooms, sliced, for filling; 1/4 cups epazote, for filling; 1 pinch salt, for filling; 1/2 kilos masa dough, nixtamalized, for the dough; 1/4 cups wheat flour, for dough; 1 teaspoon salt, for the dough; 1 teaspoon baking powder, for dough; 1/4 teaspoons lard, for dough; chicken broth, for dough; 2 cups Oaxaca cheese, shredded, for filling; vegetable oil, for frying; lettuce, chopped, for serving; salsa, for serving; sour cream, for serving; queso fresco, crumbled, for serving

Alejandra Cota

If you're craving quesadillas, we recommend making these Fried Mushroom Quesadillas, an easy and quick recipe to cook. Enjoy some delicious Mexican snacks at your next gathering, plus you can make a lot without complicating yourself while preparing them. We recommend making the tortillas by hand, with the help of your tortilla-making machine, they will turn out delicious and very fresh.

Cook these Fried Mushroom Quesadillas, you can use manchego cheese or string cheese to make them lighter. Are you craving them?

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 07-12-2018

Preparation

20 mins

Low

For the filling, heat a skillet over medium heat with the oil, sauté the onion with the mushrooms, add the epazote, season with salt, and cook until the liquid reduces. Cool down. For the dough, in a bowl mix the nixtamalized corn dough with the wheat flour, salt, baking powder, and lard, gradually add the chicken broth, knead until you obtain a consistent dough. Set aside. On a board, form balls of approximately 30 grams, with a tortilla press with plastic, flatten and fill with the mushrooms and cheese, close like a quesadilla. In a small pot, heat the oil until it reaches the necessary temperature for frying, fry the quesadillas until they are crispy, remove from the deep fryer and place on absorbent paper. Serve the quesadillas with lettuce, cheese, cream, and salsa; enjoy.

Nutritional information

* Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Energy

342.1

kcal

17.11%

Carbohydrate, by difference

29.7

9.9%

Protein

7.5

15%

Total lipid (fat)

22.3

34.31%

null

100

null

Provided by

Fried Mushroom Quesadillas

Ingredients

Preparation

Nutritional information

Presentation

Tips

Fried Mushroom Quesadillas

Ingredients

Preparation

Nutritional information

Presentation

Tips

Sign up for the newsletter