Manly Mexican Bites

Name: Manly Mexican Bites
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 1 h 6 min
Yield: 16 Hors D'oeuvres
Ingredients: 24 ounces chorizo sausage or 24 ounces other hot sausage, removed from casings and crumbled; 2 cups finely chopped yellow onions; 1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic; 1 tablespoon spice essence, recipe follows; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 2 cups grated monterey jack cheese; 2 cups grated cheddar cheese; 4 large fresh jalapenos, stems and ends removed,cut into 20 slices about 1/4 inch thick each; 12 corn tortillas; chopped fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish

Submitted by DebbiF

"I am posting this in regards to a post in the Recipe Exchange Forum. Emeril made this today on his show and it looks great!"

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Ready In:: 1hr 6mins
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 16 Hors D'oeuvres

ingredients

24 ounces chorizo sausage or 24 ounces other hot sausage, removed from casings and crumbled
2 cups finely chopped yellow onions
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons finely chopped garlic
1 tablespoon spice essence, recipe follows
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 cups grated monterey jack cheese
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
4 large fresh jalapenos, stems and ends removed,cut into 20 slices about 1/4 inch thick each
12 corn tortillas
chopped fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish

directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
In a skillet, cook the sausage over medium-high heat, stirring, until browned and the fat is rendered, about 4 minutes.
Add the onions, garlic, Essence, and chili powder, and cook, stirring, until the onions are soft, 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove from the heat and let cool.
In a bowl, combine the cheeses.
Place 4 tortillas on a work surface.
Top each tortilla with about 1/4 cup of the sausage mixture.
Top each with some cheese and a few jalapeno slices and top with another tortilla.
Add another layer of sausage, cheese, and jalapeno finishing with 1 more tortilla.
Each stack should be 3 tortillas and 2 layers of filling.
Press firmly down on the top of each stack.
Lightly oil the grill or griddle and cook the stacks for about 3 minutes per side, or until the tortillas are golden brown and the cheese is melted.
Cut each into 4 pieces.
Place on a serving platter and garnish with the cilantro.

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DebbiF

Raleigh, North Carolina

Since my childhood i have LOVED food and cooking. Anything associated with food and cooking. I have an extensive collection of recipes, numbering around 50,000 from various cookbooks, friends and family members that have passed them along. I spend a lot of time cooking and gardening. I am currently working on starting my own catering business out of my home and love incorporating other families recipes in with my own. Right now my husband is the main taste tester. Our son is too young to try anything, but my husband can't wait until he can help eat things. My husband jokes i will need to give birth to a football team to put away the amount of food i cook for him to try. We live in North Carolina and both work for the same company as Networking Engineers.

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