Pork-Sweet Potato Quesadillas

Name: Pork-Sweet Potato Quesadillas
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons ancho chile powder; 4 burrito-size flour tortillas; 118 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 227 grams ground pork; 4 servings Kosher salt; 1 bunch scallions, chopped; 473 milliliters shredded Mexican cheese blend (or 1 cup each shredded cheddar and jack cheese); 1 medium sweet potato; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter

Pork-Sweet Potato Quesadillas might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. This recipe makes 4 servings with 640 calories, 29g of protein, and 41g of fat each. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up mexican cheese blend, butter, cilantro, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Pierce the sweet potato a few times with a fork and microwave until soft, 7 to 10 minutes.

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Sweet Potato

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Microwave

Oven

Let cool slightly, then remove the skin and mash the flesh with a fork; set aside.

Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add the pork, chile powder and 1 teaspoon salt and cook, breaking up the meat, until browned, about 3 minutes.

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Chili Powder

Meat

Pork

Salt

Add the garlic, sweet potato and scallions and cook, stirring, 2 more minutes.

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Sweet Potato

Green Onions

Garlic

Add the cilantro and season with salt.

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Cilantro

Salt

Transfer the mixture to a bowl.

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Bowl

Wipe out the skillet; add 1/2 tablespoon butter and melt over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add a tortilla, spread one-quarter of the pork mixture on one half and top with 1/2 cup cheese. Fold the tortilla over the filling and cook until the quesadilla is golden, 1 to 2 minutes per side.

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Tortilla

Cheese

Spread

Pork

Transfer to a baking sheet and place in the oven to keep warm. Repeat to make 3 more quesadillas.

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Oven

Cut into wedges and serve with pickled jalapenos and sour cream, if desired.

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Pickled Jalapenos

Sour Cream

Photograph by Antonis Achilleos

Equipment

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Servings:

2teaspoons

ancho chile powder 4

burrito-size flour tortillas 118milliliters

chopped fresh cilantro 2cloves

garlic, minced 227grams

ground pork 4servings

Kosher salt 1bunch

scallions, chopped 473milliliters

shredded Mexican cheese blend (or 1 cup each shredded cheddar and jack cheese)1medium

sweet potato 3Tbsps

unsalted butter

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican works really well with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. The Willamette Valley Vineyards Whole Cluster rosé of Pinot Noir with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 20 dollars per bottle.