It's Queso Fundido Day!

RECIPE 👉 www.rickbayles...
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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[@DavidChannin]

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

[@bwvideo0905]

Agreed sir. Well stated! Rick rocks!

[@grammyb5216]

And a really good soul. 💗

[@rickbayless]

Thank you. Means a lot.

[@redbeard36]

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]

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

[@rickbayless]

My staff made me do this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYOQfXeVjLt9iLc

[@rickbayless]

#happylittlecilantroleaves

[@curiousamiba]

I agree

[@michaelreyes8182]

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

[@9thave_fenny873]

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

[@RickyHX225]

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

[@farmerbob4554]

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

[@rickbayless]

Have you tried it yet, Farmer Bob?

[@LL-sd2fc]

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

[@stanleytorres1614]

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

[@definitiveenergy1878]

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

[@agrogt4874]

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

[@smiller9246]

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!

[@rickbayless]

🙏

[@TheChefmike66]

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!

[@lunagrace8717]

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

[@ellem7258]

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

[@lordfesnor7300]

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

[@frankiekelley4486]

Yummmm’ thanks for showing how to make this 🤍

[@at0mly]

The best day of the year.

[@Toledosteve1]

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

[@rickbayless]

A winning combo.

[@DarthBalsamic]

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.

[@Ozzie-in-CT]

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

[@jorgeposada8803]

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

[@sullivanspapa1505]

Absolutely astonishing KZbin and Chef Rick Bayless at their own very best!

[@rewdymeyer]

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

[@milenaflores1535]

Delicious!!! Thank you for sharing!😍

[@vincentcarrocci4697]

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!

[@kevinfinnegan8547]

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.

[@jwkayk360]

The legend himself. Always killin it

[@janzebuski3559]

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! 😋😄

[@gundie22]

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?

[@georgezipp8783]

I'm making these this weekend . Thanks your Great

[@christianoliver3572]

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

[@ScottM56]

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.

[@mogarcia9755]

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

[@rickbayless]

Older and wiser now...

[@alexbaker2494]

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

[@leticiagonzalez7308]

Gracias!

[@marysoldemartino6522]

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

[@magalig9026]

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

[@lindamohr838]

Yum! I just love your videos!

[@Barot8]

This looks fantastic. Many thanks Mr. Bayless.

[@miguelcisneros6851]

You left the pan on Rick.

[@meeky0420]

I need this!😛

[@seansnyder7744]

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.

[@robertcalamusso4218]

Thx. Great.

[@EllenHargis]

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?

[@chaztech9824]

ty rb

[@pardefarmeaurx3720]

Now I wanna eat a bowl of melted cheese.

[@juanjoperez7537]

"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.

[@backpackmatt]

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

[@jimmyeatsword6421]

That looks so good

[@rhythmaddict808]

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

[@rickbayless]

Aloha and thanks for watching! 🌋 🌈 🌊

[@arturoag6609]

Gooooood Mexican cook. You even know the tricks.

[@thisrocks]

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]

Thanks. Have you subscribed yet?

[@thisrocks]

@@rickbayless you bet!

[@Blueflyingfishes1984]

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

[@koreydevine7766]

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

[@VolatileBadger]

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?

[@keithbasham2413]

im glad i see a beer,

[@humbertoloera2716]

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.

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

This would be great on a burger.

[@navar915]

Perfect

[@Toledosteve1]

Delicious!!

[@brianburkart]

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

[@LessThanHandy]

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

[@ultimatum5]

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).

[@MichaelKloepfer68]

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]

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]

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

[@armacham]

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.

[@grahamrankin4725]

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

[@traciannveno]

Awesome

[@EricRimbert]

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

[@SilvaDreams]

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

[@TheMad0ne]

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

[@cynthiabarrera6266]

Can you teach us to make the queso dip?

[@shadow2389]

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

[@benjaminj.7897]

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

[@rickbayless]

Yes! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXzPaqyvrpeMq6c

[@leedoss6905]

I'll have mine with a little habanero please.

[@Markmywords803]

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

[@JDAfrica]

Didn’t know Stephen Colbert could cook? Muchos gracias

[@totalsoup3834]

thats how i make cheesesteak

[@mploco183]

Kevin bacon is Rick Bayless doppleganger

[@giannirocco7492]

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

[@TRON0314]

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.

[@kennethwoolard5910]

I use sodium citrate for the sauce!!!

[@patriciahogg5763]

👏👏👏

[@Djynni]

Don't pepper spray yourself! ❤

[@dxprt1378]

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

[@glxbe]

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

[@rickbayless]

🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Twsuf1]

Queso Fundio

[@WebberAerialImaging]

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?

[@GayMarcoting]

yaaaas it's the pink pusci for meeee!

[@terrymaldonado184]

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

[@mikenegus1607]

😋

[@nickmcgarvey6463]

Let's make psychedelic mushroom queso fundido.

[@RodrigoVargas72]

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!

[@DavisOnABike]

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]

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

[@stevenhaas9622]

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

[@SirFancyPantsMcee]

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

[@maryrowles8934]

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

[@Booboonancy]

Just seeing a Serrano makes my nose run 😳

[@smile5o14]

Is this skip's brother

[@redsox14048]

Isn't styrofoam in chef mike extremely toxic?

[@joe-say-did-it6201]

is it queso fundido or is it queso fundillo??!! 😂

[@UncleSam493]

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]

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]

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

[@georgehardin3037]

Don't put your fingers in your eyes --- or in your pants!

[@stevengarza8383]

Sorry to bust your bubble That's not Queso fundido you missing the main ingredients which is Chorizo and waxaca cheese but good try.