A recipe from Thomasina Miers’ New Book!

Thanks Tommi for this.. Sure everyone will really enjoy it.

Chorizo, potato & thyme quesadillas

Quesadillas [kay-sa-dee-yas], stuffed with melted cheese and anything else you fancy, are good at any time of the day, but particularly in front of a movie or a big match.  Hand some tortillas around and let everyone fill their own.

Enough for 4 large quesadillas

Cooking time: 20 minutes

350g potatoes

½ onion, finely chopped

1 clove of garlic, chopped

200g chorizo cooking sausage, chopped

a small bunch of thyme, chopped

sea salt and black pepper

4 large flour or corn tortillas

400g cheese, grated

olive oil

Step 1. Cut the potatoes in equal-size chunks and fry until tender. Leave them to cool a little and then cut them into 1cm dice. Cook the onion until soft, add the garlic and cook for a further 3 minutes. Mix in the chorizo and potato, turn up the heat and fry for another 5 minutes. Mix in the thyme and season. Assemble all the rest of the quesadilla ingredients.

Step 2. Spread a quarter of the chorizo mixture on one half of a tortilla and sprinkle with a fistful of cheese.

Step 3. Fold the tortilla over so that you have a half moon. Brush it with a little olive oil (so the tortilla doesn’t stick to the pan) and place in a hot, dry frying pan or griddle and cook until golden and crisp. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.

Step 4. Cut into wedges and serve with your favourite table salsa.

NOTE I find that a mix of extra mature English Cheddar and a little grated mozzarella makes the perfect cheese mix, with a good flavour and the right gooiness.

‘Taken from MEXICAN FOOD MADE SIMPLE by Thomasina Miers, published by Hodder & Stoughton, £20.’