Рецепт Classic Cheese Crisps Recipe from our Hometown – Tucson, Arizona
Classic Cheese Crisps Recipe from our Hometown – Tucson, Arizona
Sometimes simple is best.
Take Cheese Crisps for example. Tortillas. A little butter. Cheese. That’s it. Really. Sure, you can add toppings if you like. But just those three essentials are heavenly all by themselves.
Our hometown – Tucson, Arizona – is the birthplace of this simple culinary delight, and specifically El Charro restaurant, my all-time favorite place to eat. ((Note: We are going to do a post on El Charro soon here on EDS – IMHO they serve the best Sonoran style Mexican food in the universe.))
It is not a surprise that the Cheese Crisps there are THE best. Ever. Thin, crispy flour tortillas with a little butter toasted to perfection in the oven and then slathered with Mexican cheeses and melted again. Oh. My. Gosh.The Perfect Bite.
I recently saw another food blogger from Tucson do a fabulous post on What’s Gaby Cooking? on her take on Classic Cheese Crisps. I decided it was time to post them here. After all, Sandy and I are both Tucson girls and grew up on them. Whenever I fly into Tucson, my first stop is and will always be El Charro, and my first bite will be a Cheese Crisp.
Yes, here we present to you the El Charro Classic Cheese Crisp, reinvented for the home cook. Ooey, gooey cheesy goodness at its best.
I know. You’re welcome!
– posted by Donna
CLASSIC TUCSON CHEESE CRISPS
Serves 4; Total time 30 minutes
- ** 4 medium flour tortillas (buy the thinnest ones you can find – hopefully thin enough to see through when you hold them up to the light!)
- ** 4 teaspoons unsalted butter, melted
** 2 cups grated cheeses (use any combination of good melting cheese you like: I used Longhorn style cheddar and Oaxaca melting cheese. Monterey Jack and cheddar is a good, melty combo as well.)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Brush tortillas with a little butter on each side. Place tortillas on a wire rack on a baking sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, turning halfway through.
Remove from oven and spread tortillas with cheese and chiles, if desired.
Turn oven heat to 500 degrees.
Return tortillas to oven for about 5 minutes, until cheese(s) bubble.
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