Korean Beef Quesadillas
A sweet and tangy beef and cheese filling make these quesadillas a winner dinner in my house!
Recipe type: Appetizer
Ingredients
- 8 large flour tortillas
- 1½ lbs. ground beef
- ¼ c. brown sugar
- ⅓ c. soy sauce
- 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 T. sesame seeds
- 1 T. fresh ginger, grated
- ¼ t. crushed red pepper flakes
- 3 c. shredded mozzarella
- 6 scallions, chopped
Instructions
- Brown the beef in a large skillet sprayed with cooking spray.
- While the meat is browning, make the sauce by adding the brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic, sesame seeds, ginger and red pepper flakes to a small bowl. Whisk to combine.
- Once the meat is browned, add the sauce to the skillet, stir and cook for 5 minutes.
- Set the meat aside in a bowl and wipe out the same skillet.
- Heat up the skillet again with another coating of cooking spray and lay one tortilla down in the center.
- Add an even layer of beef (about ¾ cup) then cover with ¾ c. mozzarella and then 2 T. scallions.
- Top with another tortilla and press down with a dinner plate.
- After 3 minutes check the bottom tortilla to see if its browned. If it is then flip over to the other side and cook another 3 minutes until brown.
- Transfer to a cutting board to cool while you make the other 3 quesadillas.
