It's Queso Fundido Day!

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  • Опубліковано 20 вер 2021
  • RECIPE 👉 www.rickbayless.com/recipe/qu...
    Queso fundido is, literally, melted cheese. That is, cheese put into an earthenware dish and melted beside or over a bed of coals, as you’ll see in pretty much every northern-style steak or cabrito restaurant throughout Mexico.
    It is definitely not queso dip that’s popular in the American southwest and beyond. You dip queso with chips. You scoop queso fundido into a hot tortilla and roll it into a soft taco. You almost always make queso with processed cheese so that it stays creamy and fluid over heat for a long time. You make queso fundido with natural cheese and eat it quickly before it seizes.
    For this recipe, I’ve taken a page out of the fondue playbook and added a little beer (or white wine) to the mix. Yes, it adds a little flavor, but its acid (just like the acid in fondue’s white wine) creates a creamier texture that doesn’t cool into a solid lump so quickly.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 154

  • @DavidChannin
    @DavidChannin 2 роки тому +63

    The explanations and tips are as good as the recipes. A great chef and restauranteur, yes, but also a great educator.

    • @bomanone0905
      @bomanone0905 2 роки тому

      Agreed sir. Well stated! Rick rocks!

    • @grammyb5216
      @grammyb5216 2 роки тому

      And a really good soul. 💗

    • @rickbayless
      @rickbayless  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you. Means a lot.

  • @redbeard36
    @redbeard36 2 роки тому +19

    I love that a seasoned pro like Rick can make a mistake like inhaling chili fumes into his lungs; It's one of the things that makes him seem so genuine.

  • @samgrose9520
    @samgrose9520 2 роки тому +63

    "I'm having a really really good day" Can we please admit that Rick is the Bob Ross of cooking???

    • @rickbayless
      @rickbayless  2 роки тому +13

      My staff made me do this: ua-cam.com/video/3R-LD_WVJRU/v-deo.html

    • @rickbayless
      @rickbayless  2 роки тому +10

      #happylittlecilantroleaves

    • @curiousamiba
      @curiousamiba 2 роки тому

      I agree

    • @michaelreyes8182
      @michaelreyes8182 2 роки тому

      @@rickbayless Do you have an easy, great tasting authentic red enchilada sauce Recipe?
      Thanks.

    • @9thave_fenny873
      @9thave_fenny873 Рік тому

      Definitely not the Bob Ross off cooking don’t ever disrespect the art of cooking and that shit that he is making ain’t it man

  • @stanleytorres1614
    @stanleytorres1614 2 роки тому +3

    To me Gorden Ramsey can't hold a candle next to you I've been watching you for a very long time

  • @RickyHX225
    @RickyHX225 2 роки тому +10

    I'm making this tonight! Thank you!!!!

  • @agrogt4874
    @agrogt4874 2 роки тому +7

    Thanks for this video Rick. My Mother was from Northern Mexico and I can remember having this in my childhood. Minus the mushrooms

  • @farmerbob4554
    @farmerbob4554 2 роки тому +17

    Thanks for the lovely recipes Chef. Never tried Queso Fundido with beer but it looks like a match made in Cielo!

    • @rickbayless
      @rickbayless  2 роки тому +1

      Have you tried it yet, Farmer Bob?

  • @LL-sd2fc
    @LL-sd2fc 2 роки тому +3

    I just said to myself that life is great watching this. Love love love. Thanks!

  • @definitiveenergy1878
    @definitiveenergy1878 2 роки тому +4

    Thanks, Rick. You are extremely appreciated amongst chefs and home cooks, guaranteed!

  • @lunagrace8717
    @lunagrace8717 2 роки тому +10

    I do mushroom quesadillas with shallots, and I love it, so I know this has to be pretty good

  • @ellem7258
    @ellem7258 2 роки тому +9

    I'll try this recipes 😋 I only had Queso fundido con chorizo without the beer 🍺 Thank you for sharing 💕

  • @TheChefmike66
    @TheChefmike66 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks chef, this is in my near future! Every time I use your recipes at work, my staff are intrigued and I gain a great deal of respect! The Latinos and North Americans alike!

  • @michelemaliano7860
    @michelemaliano7860 2 роки тому +5

    That would be lovely on a cold winter day…warms the soul.

    • @rickbayless
      @rickbayless  2 роки тому

      Indeed, though it's great in all seasons.

  • @DarthBalsamic
    @DarthBalsamic 2 роки тому +4

    I like the edition of the beer. I find that the Mexican beer takes it over the top. I'm not even much of a beer guy but that does for me with this dish.

  • @smiller9246
    @smiller9246 2 роки тому +4

    Thanks Rick for this! You make this so personal! Those speech classes your Mom put you in paid off! Love your adherence to traditional Mexican cooking and bringing it to the states! Mushrooms in queso? I’m in! Thank you again. You are the Zen master!

  • @lordfesnor7300
    @lordfesnor7300 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for all the videos for the past couple of weeks!

  • @milenaflores1535
    @milenaflores1535 2 роки тому +1

    Delicious!!! Thank you for sharing!😍

  • @rewdymeyer
    @rewdymeyer 2 роки тому +1

    Love love love your videos and expertise. Thanks for sharing your gift!

  • @Barot8
    @Barot8 2 роки тому

    This looks fantastic. Many thanks Mr. Bayless.

  • @Toledosteve1
    @Toledosteve1 2 роки тому +4

    I’ve had the queso fundido at Frontera Grill…. goes great with the Topolo Margaritas (drool 😄)

  • @georgezipp8783
    @georgezipp8783 2 роки тому +1

    I'm making these this weekend . Thanks your Great

  • @EllenHargis
    @EllenHargis 3 роки тому +8

    I notice you don't often mention chihuahua cheese, which is so ubiquitous in our Chicago markets. Where does it fall in your pantheon of queso?

  • @jorgeposada8803
    @jorgeposada8803 2 роки тому +3

    Chef John at Food Wishes actually has a very good tutorial for learning how to toss stuff in your pan.

  • @frankiekelley4486
    @frankiekelley4486 2 роки тому +3

    Yummmm’ thanks for showing how to make this 🤍

  • @backpackmatt
    @backpackmatt 2 роки тому

    Thanks, Rick, I always learn so much from your vids. :)

  • @kevinfinnegan8547
    @kevinfinnegan8547 Рік тому +1

    Mexico has so many great cheeses; I often wonder why you don’t seem to use them very often and instead pot for jack and cheddar.

  • @magalig9026
    @magalig9026 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you very much for this. I’m off to try it.

  • @Ozzie-in-CT
    @Ozzie-in-CT 2 роки тому +2

    I’m having a really really good day as well because of this video! True master! Much respect.

  • @janzebuski3559
    @janzebuski3559 2 роки тому +4

    Many years ago I lived in Tucson and found out I LOVED Mexican food! I now search out good queso fundido! Just ooey, gooey yummy melted cheese with flour tortillas!! Personally, there's not much that can be better!!!!! Kinda hard to find, too, in CT but well worth the search! 😋😄

  • @sullivanspapa1505
    @sullivanspapa1505 2 роки тому

    Absolutely astonishing UA-cam and Chef Rick Bayless at their own very best!

  • @leticiagonzalez7308
    @leticiagonzalez7308 2 роки тому +1

    Gracias!

  • @gundie22
    @gundie22 2 роки тому +3

    Hi Rick, I enjoy watching your informative videos. Just about the right length too. Your queso fundido looks scrumptious. Never would have thought of adding mushrooms. What type of range do you have?

  • @ScottMcQuownTX
    @ScottMcQuownTX 2 роки тому +1

    Yummy. I've also had it flamedo (flambe) style, which is awesome for a showy table-side style presentation. Or if done carefully a family/friends home style presentation.

  • @vincentcarrocci4697
    @vincentcarrocci4697 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for this recipe and demonstration, Chef Bayless. I'm a Keto guy and this is something that can easily be adapted to that style of eating, especially with the wide availability of low carb tortillas!

  • @robertcalamusso4218
    @robertcalamusso4218 2 роки тому

    Thx. Great.

  • @at0mly
    @at0mly 2 роки тому +2

    The best day of the year.

  • @jimmyeatsword6421
    @jimmyeatsword6421 2 роки тому +1

    That looks so good

  • @navar915
    @navar915 2 роки тому

    Perfect

  • @Toledosteve1
    @Toledosteve1 2 роки тому

    Delicious!!

  • @christianoliver3572
    @christianoliver3572 2 роки тому +1

    Queso fundido day is the best day of the week!!

  • @lindamohr838
    @lindamohr838 2 роки тому

    Yum! I just love your videos!

    • @rickbaylessofficial
      @rickbaylessofficial 14 днів тому

      Thank you for your lovely compliment. I hope my recipe was able to help you in your cooking

  • @jwkayk360
    @jwkayk360 2 роки тому +2

    The legend himself. Always killin it

  • @rhythmaddict808
    @rhythmaddict808 2 роки тому

    new to me, can't wait to try! been bingeing on you! Aloha from Maui!

    • @rickbayless
      @rickbayless  2 роки тому +1

      Aloha and thanks for watching! 🌋 🌈 🌊

  • @seansnyder7744
    @seansnyder7744 Рік тому

    I just made queso fundido tonight with Modelo beer, oaxaca cheese, chorizo, half an onion, a few cloves of garlic, and a few peppers from the garden :D
    The thing that I like about this "recipe' is that there's so many variations, and the fact that your recipe includes mushrooms, makes me all the more excited to try different variations.

  • @meeky0420
    @meeky0420 2 роки тому +1

    I need this!😛

  • @alexbaker2494
    @alexbaker2494 Рік тому

    The man himself! Had this for the first time at frontera, this saves a trip to orlando just for this ❤

  • @chaztech9824
    @chaztech9824 2 роки тому +1

    ty rb

  • @mogarcia9755
    @mogarcia9755 2 роки тому +5

    “You might want to step back when you do that” how many times has he experienced that in his lifetime 👏

  • @arturoag6609
    @arturoag6609 2 роки тому

    Gooooood Mexican cook. You even know the tricks.

  • @traciannveno
    @traciannveno 2 роки тому

    Awesome

  • @VolatileBadger
    @VolatileBadger 2 роки тому +2

    Rick never disappoints! Not related to the beautiful food(and man!), do anybody know what the magnicifent lamps hanging in the room behind him are?

  • @pardefarmeaurx3720
    @pardefarmeaurx3720 2 роки тому +7

    Now I wanna eat a bowl of melted cheese.

  • @humbertoloera2716
    @humbertoloera2716 2 роки тому +1

    As described at the beginning, queso fundido is simple, only cheese sometimes with chorizo but never with any of the other ingredients.
    Rajas con queso is another version but it’s a more creamy fondu style dish and it’s more a side dish to accompany your main dish.
    The traditional cheese to use would be asadero style, oaxaca style or even mozzarella will produce a nice finished product. All are widely available in the USA even at big box stores.
    Keep it simple, just plain cheese or sprinkled with some cooked mexican chorizo and that’s it. Melt it in a crockery style container you can put in the oven a few minutes while it melts and you are in heaven.

  • @WebberAerialImaging
    @WebberAerialImaging 2 роки тому

    I don't recall any of my beers I brewed being more acidic than the others. What is it that you think is different between pilsners and lagers since they are different techniques?

  • @Blueflyingfishes1984
    @Blueflyingfishes1984 2 роки тому

    Never been a queso fundido fan!! But that’s looks good..

  • @miguelcisneros6851
    @miguelcisneros6851 2 роки тому +3

    You left the pan on Rick.

  • @thisrocks
    @thisrocks 2 роки тому

    can’t believe I have only just come across the boss. My first intro to Rick was back in 2011 when holidaying in LA and have held him in extremely high regard ever since.

    • @rickbayless
      @rickbayless  2 роки тому

      Thanks. Have you subscribed yet?

    • @thisrocks
      @thisrocks 2 роки тому

      @@rickbayless you bet!

  • @keithbasham2413
    @keithbasham2413 2 роки тому

    im glad i see a beer,

  • @benjaminj.7897
    @benjaminj.7897 2 роки тому

    Thanks Rick! Can we get a Pan de Muerto video?

    • @rickbayless
      @rickbayless  2 роки тому +1

      Yes! ua-cam.com/video/sKl9yyy2YuE/v-deo.html

  • @armacham
    @armacham 2 роки тому

    9:45 Instead of seasoning with regular salt, consider using Citrus Salt a/k/a Sodium Citrate. you can buy food-grade sodium citrate from online retailers. It tastes and acts just like regular salt. The only difference is, it is also an emulsifier, so it helps the cheese to melt smoothly.

  • @juanjoperez7537
    @juanjoperez7537 8 місяців тому

    "The Mexican Republic" I loved that phrase, that is what we call our country. It takes a knowledgeable observer to make this comment. Thanks man.

  • @koreydevine7766
    @koreydevine7766 Рік тому

    The two mushrooms sticking to the back right side, gave anxiety 😂. Just flip, man!

  • @SilvaDreams
    @SilvaDreams 2 роки тому

    What you were referring to was queso con carne or possibly queso verde (They both have been used rather freely)... Either that or just cheese dip which potentially also had salsa added in. (Think an even more processed cheese than American cheese so it stays fluid at room temperature... With an acid)
    And I'm sure they just use the tortilla and tear it into pieces and just scoop it out like we would with chips =p

  • @PaleHorseShabuShabu
    @PaleHorseShabuShabu 2 роки тому

    This would be great on a burger.

  • @marysoldemartino6522
    @marysoldemartino6522 Рік тому

    Ay pobre criatura de Dios, mira como sufre. Felicidades Chef Bayless. Thank you for sharing.

  • @patriciahogg5763
    @patriciahogg5763 Рік тому

    👏👏👏

  • @michelemaliano7860
    @michelemaliano7860 2 роки тому

    Lol, chef taught that technique for flipping eggs. He had walk around the kitchen for a half hour a day with a frying pan and a slice of bread. That same technique is used to stir.

  • @MichaelKloepfer68
    @MichaelKloepfer68 2 роки тому +1

    I learned my jalapeno lesson when I worked at a taco place in Rockford Illinois I made the hot sauce which was basically can't jalapenos blended and then I had to go to the washroom I learned my lesson there

    • @tamminicholson5060
      @tamminicholson5060 2 роки тому

      I used to visit a taco place in Rockford when I wored over the road. Did that place have two stories an the parkinglot was on the right hand side of the building? I forget what the restaurant was called...

    • @MichaelKloepfer68
      @MichaelKloepfer68 2 роки тому

      @@tamminicholson5060 I worked at a Taco John's and it was just one story

  • @mikenegus1607
    @mikenegus1607 2 роки тому

    😋

  • @grahamrankin4725
    @grahamrankin4725 2 роки тому

    In our house the kids referred to this as "cheese gooey"

  • @SirFancyPantsMcee
    @SirFancyPantsMcee 2 роки тому

    Is there a non alcoholic version? I tried to use water with tartaric acid and that was a mess. would vinegar work?

    • @maryrowles8934
      @maryrowles8934 2 роки тому

      maybe lemon or lime? and there is lime powder (dehydrated lime juice) if you don't want the liquid, though it cooks off...

  • @shadow2389
    @shadow2389 2 роки тому

    Those styrofoam containers are essential for tortillas, they’re such a good pro tip.

  • @cynthiabarrera6266
    @cynthiabarrera6266 2 роки тому

    Can you teach us to make the queso dip?

    • @rickbaylessofficial
      @rickbaylessofficial 14 днів тому

      Thank you for your lovely compliment. I hope my recipe was able to help you in your cooking

  • @leesagrrl
    @leesagrrl 5 місяців тому

    Years ago Chevy's used to make this. It wasn't half bad... and back when they used actual Pork Lard in their Fresh Tortilla recipe, it was actually delicious.

  • @EricRimbert
    @EricRimbert 2 роки тому

    Is there only one Queso Fundido day? The answer is no. 🍴😛

  • @Markmywords803
    @Markmywords803 2 роки тому +1

    Always a delight! Rick you seem such a happy man, do you ever do a Gordon R and lose it?😃

  • @LessThanHandy
    @LessThanHandy 2 роки тому +3

    Mushrooms? Did I miss school that day? Never heard of in Queso Fundido I've ever had..

    • @ultimatum5
      @ultimatum5 2 роки тому +4

      You did! That day of school also included, "Recognizing I/My/Me statements", which Bayless used A TON of in this video (and even yourself!) and most of his I've seen, to distinguish his tastes, from the authentic/typical!
      Hope, I was....MoreThanHandy,
      KA-CHOW!!! 😅😉
      P.S. The way you talk about the kind you've had makes it sound delicious! Don't gatekeep and then not share your experience!
      Mine: Plain, Chorizo y chiles and even a camarón al mojo kinda version (with and without MUSHROOMS).

  • @terrymaldonado184
    @terrymaldonado184 2 роки тому

    I have tried that with the Mexican chorizo, and when they burn the Coniac on top..

  • @bjones9942
    @bjones9942 2 роки тому +1

    Queso fundido con huitlacoche y chorizo!

  • @leedoss6905
    @leedoss6905 2 роки тому

    I'll have mine with a little habanero please.

  • @brianburkart
    @brianburkart 2 роки тому

    ....shiitake mushrooms... come on Rick!

  • @TRON0314
    @TRON0314 2 роки тому

    Be good to point out a "microwave safe" Styrofoam container. At first I was like, what?! Looked it up, there's differences. Who knew? Not me. lol.
    Delicious looking as always.

  • @TheMad0ne
    @TheMad0ne 2 роки тому

    This guy, single handedly shat on all mexican dishes....

  • @giannirocco7492
    @giannirocco7492 2 роки тому +1

    A layer of beans before the cheese would be a bit more palatable for my taste...

  • @dxprt1378
    @dxprt1378 2 роки тому

    I bet dogs love when their owners practice flipping food in their pans…especially those novice home cooks. 🤪

  • @mploco183
    @mploco183 2 роки тому

    Kevin bacon is Rick Bayless doppleganger

  • @JDAfrica
    @JDAfrica 2 роки тому

    Didn’t know Stephen Colbert could cook?
    Muchos gracias

  • @glxbe
    @glxbe 2 роки тому

    if they ever make a movie about Rick, there's no question Benedict Cumberbatch would play him

  • @totalsoup3834
    @totalsoup3834 Рік тому

    thats how i make cheesesteak

  • @kennethwoolard5910
    @kennethwoolard5910 Рік тому

    I use sodium citrate for the sauce!!!

  • @Djynni
    @Djynni 2 роки тому +1

    Don't pepper spray yourself! ❤

  • @GayMarcoting
    @GayMarcoting 2 роки тому

    yaaaas it's the pink pusci for meeee!

  • @elisa-qr4zo
    @elisa-qr4zo 7 днів тому

    pepper's seeds have to be moved because they make the food bitterish

  • @Twsuf1
    @Twsuf1 2 роки тому +1

    Queso Fundio

  • @RodrigoVargas72
    @RodrigoVargas72 2 роки тому +1

    I think you were born in the wrong side of the border 😂… just kidding! I’m loving this channel, so far.
    ¡El serranito está picoso!

  • @nickmcgarvey6463
    @nickmcgarvey6463 2 роки тому

    Let's make psychedelic mushroom queso fundido.

  • @DavisOnABike
    @DavisOnABike 2 роки тому +1

    I find myself triggered when he pours the melted cheese into the serving dish and puts the empty pan down on the burner that is still on. LOL. I have ruined too many utensils this way that I have learned my lesson. Yes, they were probably cheap utensils anyway but it is the principle of the matter here.

    • @bobwatkins1271
      @bobwatkins1271 2 роки тому +1

      My wife agrees. She hates it when I do that!

  • @stevenhaas9622
    @stevenhaas9622 2 роки тому

    Also after chopping Serranos be sure to wash your hands very well before you take a pee.

  • @UncleSam493
    @UncleSam493 2 роки тому

    I was under the impression that you shouldn't preheat a non stick pan without anything in it, does anyone have any knowledge about that?

    • @readyplayer2
      @readyplayer2 2 роки тому +1

      It’s less about preheating an empty pan, and more that a classic (Teflon/ PTFE coated) nonstick pan should not be heated over more than a medium flame. It will begin to offgas and break down at around 450 - 500 degrees. You don’t want to be breathing or eating that. Ceramic nonstick is safer to a higher temp but is nowhere near as effective at preventing sticking.

    • @UncleSam493
      @UncleSam493 2 роки тому +1

      @@readyplayer2 Hmmm interesting, thanks for the reply. Do you think he's using a ceramic non stick?

  • @redsox14048
    @redsox14048 Рік тому

    Isn't styrofoam in chef mike extremely toxic?