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Fried Queso Fresco
By:
Nadia Aidi
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Servings:
4
Fried Queso Fresco 🧀 ❤️ You absolutely NEED this! Perfect for entertaining, girls night or anything you want!
Prep
10
minutes
mins
Cook
1
hour
hr
10
minutes
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Total
1
hour
hr
20
minutes
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Ingredients
8
oz
queso fresco
round
3/4
pint
cherry tomatoes
sungold and regular
1
lemon
3
garlic cloves
thinly sliced
2
tbsp
pine nuts
4-6
dried chile de arbol
or 1 tbsp crushed red peppers
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
to taste
Chives
to taste
Parsley
to taste
Ciabatta
Instructions
First, peel the lemon and separate the peels.
Secondly, add the tomatoes in a small baking dish with the garlic, chile de arbol, pine nuts and tomato peel.
Then, add salt and pepper to taste and completely coat in olive oil.
Bake at 275F for 60-70 minutes.
Then, pat dry your queso REAL well.
Preheat a non stick pan for 2 minutes on high. Then, add a tiny drizzle of olive oil.
Then, sear the queso for about 2-2.5 minutes per side or until golden brown. When you flip squeeze half a lemon and then turn heat off.
Serve it with as much of the tomato confit and olive oil as you want.
Lastly, serve with the herbs and ciabatta.
Nutrition
Calories:
232
kcal
,
Carbohydrates:
10
g
,
Protein:
12
g
,
Fat:
17
g
,
Saturated Fat:
8
g
,
Polyunsaturated Fat:
2
g
,
Monounsaturated Fat:
4
g
,
Trans Fat:
0.5
g
,
Cholesterol:
39
mg
,
Sodium:
437
mg
,
Potassium:
352
mg
,
Fiber:
2
g
,
Sugar:
5
g
,
Vitamin A:
1031
IU
,
Vitamin C:
35
mg
,
Calcium:
343
mg
,
Iron:
1
mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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