Who Makes The Best Queso?

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Today, we're pairing off and determining who can make the best queso! MK # 102

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Time Codes:
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Queso Blanco Chorizo Verde - 1:45
Korean Corn Queso - 10:01

Recipe:
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Josh & Trevor—Queso Blanco With Chorizo Verde
Step 1: Make the Chorizo and Salsa Verde
Ingredients
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp coriander seeds
½ tsp black peppercorns
3 garlic cloves
Salt
Lime

1) Grind the pork belly.
2) Toast the spices then throw in the blender with 1 roasted jalapeno, garlic, and lots of cilantro and parsley. Add that mixture to the pork, then let that sit for an hour.
3) Chop the remaining roasted jalapeno, tomatillos, poblanos, and onion, then add cilantro, lime, salt, and mix up into salsa verde.
4) Cook the sausage in a sautee pan and break it up with a wooden spoon.

Equipment
Meat grinder
Vitamix
Cutting board
Sautee pan
Knife
Small mixing bowl

Step 2: Make The Queso
Ingredients
12 ounces Evaporated milk
8 ounces White American cheese
4 ounces White cheddar
4 ounces Smoked provolone
1 tsp Tony Chachere’s Bold
¼ cup Salsa verde (from last beat)
Corn starch as needed
Chorizo Verde
Toasted pumpkin seeds
Fresh cilantro
Santitas white corn tortilla chips

1) Heat evaporated milk on the stove and add American cheese and Tony Chachere’s. When the American cheese melts, add White cheddar and smoked provolone and stir. Add some salsa verde. If the mixture is too thin, add corn starch water slurry, 1 tsp at a time, but it will get thicker as it cools.
2) Serve queso topped with chorizo verde, salsa verde, toasted pumpkin seeds, and fresh cilantro.

Equipment
Whisk
Large sauce pot
Various spoons

Nicole & Vee—Korean Corn Queso with Bulgogi
Step 3: Make the Bulgogi
Ingredients
1 ½ lb beef tenderloin partly frozen, thinly sliced
½ onion, blended
1 asian pear, blended
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp mirin
¼ cup soy sauce
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp gochugaru flakes
1 white onion, sliced thinly
Veggie oil

1) Take out freezer steak, cut into ¼ inch thin slices
2) In bowl, combine onion, asian pear, sesame seeds, brown sugar, sesame oil, mirin, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and gochugaru
3) Throw in steak and onions with soy sauce mixture. Let marinate overnight.
4) Heat oil in cast iron over medium heat
5) Cook until nice and charred. Set aside

Equipment
Whisk
Medium bowl
Cast iron skillet
Thongs

Step 4: Make the Korean Corn Cheese Queso
Ingredients
1 onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp butter
1 can evaporated milk
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
½ cup processed yellow cheese, cubed
1 can corn kernels, drained
3 tbsp mayo
1 tsp sugar
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 scallion, thinly sliced
Gochugaru, for garnish
Black sesame seeds, for garnish
1 container kimchi

1) In sauce pan, onions in butter. Add evaporated milk. Once heated up, add white cheddar cheese and garlic powder.
2) After cheese is melted, add corn, mayo, sugar.
3) Cook steak on griddle.
4) Pour queso corn mix into mini cast iron skillet, cover with mozzarella cheese
5) Broil and cook until cheese is bubbly and pretty, about 3-4 mins
6) Sprinkle with scallions, gochugaru, black sesame seeds, and serve with a bunch of kimchi on the top.

Equipment
Sauce pan
Wooden spoon
Griddle
Mini cast iron skillet