{"id":5390,"date":"2019-09-03T14:13:06","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T18:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fornobravo.com\/pizzaquest\/?p=5390"},"modified":"2019-09-04T01:02:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T05:02:31","slug":"queso-fundido-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fornobravo.com\/pizzaquest\/queso-fundido-pizza\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad’s Corner: Queso Fundido Pizza!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Queso Fundido!<\/strong><\/p>\n

When life gives you lemons the old adage suggests you make lemonade. \u00a0I love good lemonade. \u00a0It’s sweet, but it has to be tart! \u00a0When it’s perfect it balances on the edge between the two taste sensations.<\/p>\n

\"\"Well, today I asked for some lamb merguez<\/em> sausage at the market and was instead given some pork chorizo<\/em> sausage. What to do? What to do?!!<\/p>\n

One thing was for sure, I wasn’t going to make a lamb merguez<\/em> sausage pizza. \u00a0Life gave me chorizo instead. \u00a0\u00a0One of the first things that comes to mind when I think of chorizo is eggs and breakfast burritos. \u00a0A pizza with runny eggs, cheese and some oily chorizo is simply delish! \u00a0But, that’s not what I was feeling.<\/p>\n

Queso Fundido!!!<\/em> \u00a0 \u00a0Now, I am feeling that!<\/p>\n

\"\"I still remember the first time I had this incredible side dish of burbling cheese with oozy chorizo oil and chorizo sausage. It was served in a little black cast iron pan hot out of the oven and it blew me away.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a little Mexican joint in Santa Barbara called La Super-Rica<\/em> that became known not only for it\u2019s great street food, but also because Julia Child ate there often and sung it\u2019s praises. \u00a0There is always a line out the door and down the street. \u00a0When you enter the building, you order right there in front of the small open busy kitchen, which is not much bigger than if it was in a food truck.<\/p>\n

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Numero Uno: Just like with a queso fundido, the cheese melts all over the top of the choirzo.<\/p><\/div>\n

Their menu consists of small plates which lend themselves to group order and share. \u00a0No matter what we get, we order their version of queso fundido<\/em>, which we enjoy in its cheesy goodness and slather on everyting. \u00a0“Fried” cheese with pork sausage is hard to beat as a combo, and just makes everything better.<\/p>\n

So, there\u2019s my inspiration! Let\u2019s see what evolves when I take a happy accident and put together a pizza that celebrates this classic! \u00a0Queso Fundido<\/em> is typically eaten as an appetizer on chips or, if you are lucky, with some fresh corn tortillas. \u00a0Why not on a wood fired pizza dough?<\/p>\n

Queso Fundido Pizza – Numero Uno<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pork Chorizo Sausage<\/p>\n

Grated Mozzarella<\/p>\n

Grated Havarti<\/p>\n

Carmelized Red Onions<\/p>\n

Chopped Heirloom Tomatoes<\/p>\n

Cilantro<\/p>\n

Numero Uno:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I placed the chorizo on the dough and covered it with the cheese mixture and slid this one into the oven. \u00a0When it came out, I finished it with cool fresh chopped heirloom tomatoes and cilantro. \u00a0The hot burbling “queso fundido<\/em>” was topped with the cool tomatoes and cilantro which gave it a wonderful freshness when you bit into it. \u00a0It was almost like topping it with a fresh salsa or pico de gallo!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Numero Uno: Cool chopped Heirloom tomatoes to top the burbling queso fundido topped pizza!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cut and serve! The chopped tomatoes add a freshness to this pizza!<\/p><\/div>\n

Queso Fundido Pizza – Numero Dos<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Pork Chorizo Sausage<\/p>\n

Burrata<\/p>\n

Havarti<\/p>\n

Carmelized Red Onions<\/p>\n

Chopped Heirloom Tomatoes<\/p>\n

Cilantro<\/p>\n

A little chili oil<\/p>\n

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Numero Dos: For this one we went all in up front with the addition of a fresh burrata that turned out to be a winning combo!<\/p><\/div>\n

I didn\u2019t have the traditional cheese typically used in making Queso Fundido<\/em>, but then again, I was making a pizza. The Havarti added a nice buttery flavor that worked well with the spicy chorizo and milkiness of the mozzarella. \u00a0I think a nice fontina, or gouda would have worked as well.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong>For the 2nd<\/sup> version, I used some of the burrata I had on hand to give this an even creamier texture. \u00a0For this one, everything went on the dough before going in the oven: \u00a0chorizo, burrata, havarti, and the chopped tomatoes. \u00a0After the bake, I added some more cool burrata cheese on top and the chopped cilantro and then drizzled some of my favorite chili oil (only because I didn’t have any more of the cooked chorizo juices). \u00a0OMG! \u00a0<\/strong>Talk about taking it up a notch! \u00a0 This was amazing! \u00a0Not only was the cheese base creamier with the burrata, but the added burrata on top gave it another one of my favorite layers of flavor, cooler temperature, and texture.<\/p>\n

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Numero Dos: This was the last pizza of the night. Call it a rustic shape, if you will, but don’t let that fool you as to how it tasted!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wait for it….<\/p><\/div>\n

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Life gave me chorizo<\/em>. \u00a0I think I gave myself some pretty nice lemonade!<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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Queso Fundido! When life gives you lemons the old adage suggests you make lemonade. \u00a0I love good lemonade. \u00a0It’s sweet, but it has to be tart! \u00a0When it’s perfect it balances on the edge between the two taste sensations. Well, today I asked for some lamb merguez sausage at the market and was instead given some pork chorizo sausage. What to do? What to do?!! 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