Kimchi Quesadillas
Kimchi Quesadilla is the perfect marriage of Mexican and Korean flavors. Great appetizers for party or lunch/snack. Easy and quick - ready in 20 min or less.
- Prep time
- 7 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/2 cup cabbage kimchi (chopped)
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp Gochujang
- 3 cups Mexican Shredded Cheese (mild cheddar, montery jack, queso quesadilla, asadero)
- 4 pieces 8 inch flour tortillas (or Mission has Gluten Free tortillas)
- sour cream
- cilantro (chopped)
- green onions (chopped)
- perilla (kkaenip) leaves (cut into strips or roughly chopped)
Instructions
- 1
Choose sour cabbage kimchi, drain juice and chop them. Chopped kimchi should measure 1/2 cup (per my basic recipe).
- 2
Based on your preference, choose one or all of cilantro, green onion and perilla leaves and chop them. Personally, I think Cilantro tastes best. Perilla gets a little lost but if you don't like cilantro or want to make it more Korean tasting then def try it. Make a small bowl of each of the condiments so people can sprinkle what they want on their quesadillas.
- 3
In a frying pan, add some butter (2 tsp per 1/2 cup of kimchi), kimchi, gochujang and saute on medium heat for 2 min or so and then lower heat to medium low and saute for 3 min until kimchi looked shriveled up and cooked. Remove from heat and set aside.
- 4
For an 8 inch tortilla, measure 1.5 cup of shredded cheese per one quesadilla. My basic recipe will make 2 quesadillas. Have the cheese and kimchi ready next to your stove.
- 5
Heat a 10 inch or bigger nonstick frying pan on medium heat.
- 6
Put a piece of tortilla on the pan. Add 1.5 cup of shredded cheese and spread it out. Then sprinkle about 2 Tbs of cooked kimchi evenly on the cheese.
- 7
Cover the top with another piece of tortilla. Press it down with a spatula.
- 8
Cook the Quesadilla for a total of 6-7 minutes on medium low heat. Turn it over a couple times to make sure it's browned evenly on both sides. When the cheese is fully melted, you will notice the middle area bubble up a bit and cheese oozing out. This is when you are done.
- 9
Eat it right away so you can enjoy the ooey gooey cheese while it's hot!!