Kimchi Quesadillas

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cabbage kimchi (chopped)
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1/2 tsp Gochujang
• 3 cups Mexican Shredded Cheese (mild cheddar, montery jack, queso quesadilla, asadero)
• 4 pieces 8 inch flour tortillas (or Mission has Gluten Free tortillas)
• sour cream
• cilantro (chopped)
• green onions (chopped)
• perilla (kkaenip) leaves (cut into strips or roughly chopped)

Instructions

1. 1

   Choose sour cabbage kimchi, drain juice and chop them. Chopped kimchi should measure 1/2 cup (per my basic recipe).

2. 2

   --- Prepare all condiments/toppings ---

3. 3

   Based on your preference, choose one or all of cilantro, green onion and perilla leaves and chop them. Personally, I think Cilantro tastes best. Perilla gets a little lost but if you don't like cilantro or want to make it more Korean tasting then def try it. Make a small bowl of each of the condiments so people can sprinkle what they want on their quesadillas.

4. 4

   --- Saute Kimchi ---

5. 5

   In a frying pan, add some butter (2 tsp per 1/2 cup of kimchi), kimchi, gochujang and saute on medium heat for 2 min or so and then lower heat to medium low and saute for 3 min until kimchi looked shriveled up and cooked. Remove from heat and set aside.

6. 6

   --- Let's make Kim-Dilla! ---

7. 7

   For an 8 inch tortilla, measure 1.5 cup of shredded cheese per one quesadilla. My basic recipe will make 2 quesadillas. Have the cheese and kimchi ready next to your stove.

8. 8

   Heat a 10 inch or bigger nonstick frying pan on medium heat.

9. 9

   Put a piece of tortilla on the pan. Add 1.5 cup of shredded cheese and spread it out. Then sprinkle about 2 Tbs of cooked kimchi evenly on the cheese.

10. 10

    Cover the top with another piece of tortilla. Press it down with a spatula.

11. 11

    Cook the Quesadilla for a total of 6-7 minutes on medium low heat. Turn it over a couple times to make sure it's browned evenly on both sides. When the cheese is fully melted, you will notice the middle area bubble up a bit and cheese oozing out. This is when you are done.

12. 12

    Eat it right away so you can enjoy the ooey gooey cheese while it's hot!!