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Easy Mexican Beef Quesadilla Recipe

Mexican spiced mince beef filled in crispy tortillas
Prep Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour
Calories:

Servings: 2 people

Equipment

  • Cooktop
  • Pan

Ingredients

Tortilla Dough

  • 200 g All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 33 g Butter Melted
  • 118 g Water Boiling
  • 1/2 tsp Salt Table

Taco seasoning mix

  • 1 tsp Mixed herbs dried
  • 1 tsp Cayenne pepper or chilli powder
  • 2 tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt Table salt
  • 1/4 tsp Black pepper powder
  • 1 tsp Sweet paprika powder

Beef Mix recipe

  • 250 g Beef Mince
  • 1/2 Brown onion Chopped
  • 1 tsp Ginger Chopped
  • 1 tsp Garlic Chopped
  • 1/2 cup Tinned crushed tomato
  • 125 g Corn kernels Tinned or frozen
  • 1 Bell pepper/ Capsicum Chopped
  • 1/2 Cup Water Tap water

Assembling

  • 100 g Mozzarella cheese Grated

Instructions

  • Mix all dough ingredients together and knead for 3-5 minutes until a dough is formed
  • Portion the dough into equal size balls
  • Using your palm in a circular motion, make smooth balls by pressing it downwards and rotating it in one place. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and leave aside for 30 minutes
  • Once the dough is rested, flatten the dough to a circular shape using a rolling pin (don't add too much of flour as it is important to keep the dough soft)
  • Heat a pan on a medium heat without oil
  • Place the dough inside the pan. after 2-3 minutes, there will be air bubbles on one side which means the dough is perfectly made. Turn around and cook further 2 minutes until cooked

Cook the beef mixture

  • In a small bowl add all of the taco seasoning mix ingredients.Mix well with a spoon and leave aside
  • Heat a pan on a medium heat with 2 tbsp of oil
  • Add onion, garlic, capsicum and cook until soft, then add the beef mince and cook well
  • Add in the corn, spices, tomato puree and water and let it cook on a medium fire until the sauce is thick. Take off the fire and leave aside.

Assembling the quesadilla

  • Place one tortilla at a time on a plate, add 1/2 cup of beef mixture onto the middle of the tortilla, add a handful of cheese and fold it in half
  • Heat a pan on medium heat with oil
  • Place the folded quesadilla on the pan and cook until brown and crispy then turn around and cook until brown and crispy
  • Cut into half and serve warm

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