Scouring the Internet via a search engine I do not want to name-drop, I am perplexed as to why such a simple recipe concept does not exist. I queried for “bacon quesadilla” as-is just like that no-frills; the first page of results yields a paltry three to five recipes that excluded what I have concocted; am I the only one who did it this way? It can’t be. 🥋
They have it all wrong; I am 💯% sure of this; you NEED to fry quesadilla in bacon. Bacon fat. 🐗 This changes everything; dinner/lunch has been won! Wikipedia says that quesadilla is a classic Mexican dish; and the Mexicans are the de facto kings of cheese and carbs imo. So whatever oil they are cooking these delights in, I sincerely expect it is in animal fats; because the trend is leaning in the direction that we were sold a lie that animal fats are bad for you; yet only now come to realize they reign supreme. Your hormone levels, satiety and taste buds will do back-flips (meaning thank you).
What a concept; using the INGREDIENTS’ (bacon) “leftover” i.e. the FAT as the base to simultaneously and magically melt the ancillary ingredient (the cheese) and crisp up the carb (the tortilla). Your tortilla will have that slightly salty bacon-y, savory taste while the interior will house the actual bacon–in entire strips or cracked bits form, to provide resistance/texture to the gooey, cheesy, roof-of-mouth burning bites. This variant is using ground beef as the protein punch. 🥊 The bacon fat’s smoke point is so optimal; it glazes the entire surface of the tortilla evenly; plus produces a flaky crisp with a yummy oily coat (not slimy/soggy). Perfect. 👌
This is a rapid-fire meal that feels like you have had a chimichanga lol. Pair it with the best guac, sour cream, a Taco Bell hot sauce blend 😋, and/or ALL OF THEM. Perhaps the memes/endless film references (even songs coming at you at supersonic speed) are fatiguing, but not this energy-laden Bacon Quesadilla. Accept no substitutes. Fry quesadillas in bacon FAT; and don’t listen to your doctor (they’ve been ceaselessly wrong recently). 📄
