Great Queso

Submitted by KathyP53

"Not your mom's queso! Feel free to adjust the type and amount of peppers to your own taste."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 3 cups

ingredients

• 1⁄2 onion, finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 3 serrano peppers, seeded and finely diced
• 3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely diced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup milk
• 3 cups shredded longhorn cheddar cheese
• 3 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1⁄2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped
• 2 plum tomatoes, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• salt

directions

1. Melt butter in saucepan on medium-low. Add onions and peppers and cook until onions are translucent. Add garlic and cook additional 1 minute.
2. Whisk flour into butter-onion mixture and cook for 30 seconds. Add milk and cook on medium heat, whisking constantly, until thick, about 5 minutes.
3. Stir in cilantro and tomatoes.
4. Turn heat down to low. SLOWLY add cheeses (this is what keeps queso smooth and creamy versus congealed and lumpy), 1/4 cup at a time, stirring constantly until completely melted before adding next 1/4 cup.
5. Stir in sour cream. Add salt to taste.