Queso Con Chile

Queso con chile means ‘cheese with chili sauce’, this recipe consist in fresh cheese simmered in a delicious tomato sauce that can be either mild-spicy or highly hot, depending in each person’s taste.

📝 Ingredients

• 8 oz panela cheese (cubed, read notes.)
• 2 medium tomatoes
• 3 jalapeño peppers (stem removed)
• 1/2 small onion
• 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
• salt and pepper (to taste)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Boil tomatoes and jalapeño peppers until everything is cooked through.
2. 2Allow to cool down and then place tomatoes, jalapeños, onion, and garlic clove in a blender. Pour in 1 cup of water and blend for half a minute.
3. 3Heat the oil on a cooking pan over medium heat. Add the sauce and season with salt and pepper.
4. 4Pour in 1 cup of water (or vegetable stock) and bring to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes, uncovered, just make sure the sauce won’t reduce too much, if necessary, add more water or stock.
5. 5Add the cheese and simmer for another minute. Adjust with seasonings and then turn off the heat.
6. 6Serve with beans and tortillas or crusty bread.