You know what I love about Quesadillas? Everything, from the crisp tortilla to the smoked steak. This recipe is great as a meal and works amazingly as an appetizer too. We used the Traeger Ranger Grill grate and griddle to perform this one grill meal.
Ranger Steak Quesadillas Recipe
Yield: 4 Quesadilla
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Total time: 25 Minutes
Ingredients
Measure Ingredient
1 lb Beef, Skirt Steak, Trimmed
Taste Bayou Dust Rub, 5280 Culinary
8 ea Tortilla, Corn/Flour Yellow
½ ea Pepper, Red Bell
½ ea Pepper, Green Bell
½ ea Onion, Yellow, Sweet
1 Tbsp Oil, Canola or Vegetable
Taste Fire Salt Rub, 5280 Culinary
1 Cups Mexican Cheese Blend, Shredded
4 Tbsp Cotija Cheese, Crumbled
1 Tbsp Cilantro, Leaves, Chopped
Taste Sour Cream
Taste Tomatillo Salsa or Red Salsa (I Like both)
Peppers Prep Directions
- Slice the peppers and onions and place into a medium stainless-steel mixing bowl
- Mix the peppers and onions and break up the onions into pieces
- Add the oil and mix well
- Add the Fire Salt and mix well, adjust if needed
- Allow to sit for 15 minutes to marinate
Cooking Directions
- Prep Beef as listed above
- Prep Peppers as listed above
- Load the pellet hopper with choice of pellets – we like the Texas Beef Blend for Quesadillas
- Turn the Traeger Ranger to 180 Degrees and allow to come to temp and smoke
- Load with Skirt Steak and allow to smoke for 20 Minutes
- Turn the ranger to 425 and cook the skirt steak to medium rare
- Remove from the ranger, place on a plate and allow to rest
- On the Ranger, change the grill grate to the cast iron griddle and allow to heat to 425
- Use heat proof gloves while doing this process
- Place the peppers and onions onto the griddle and saute for 3 minutes
- Slice the Skirt Steak against the grain, into thin strips, add to the peppers and onions and saute for 3 more minutes
- Remove beef and peppers from the griddle and place the tortillas onto the griddle
QUESADILLA BUILD GUIDE
- Bottom Tortillas
- ½ of Cheese on bottom tortilla
- Peppers and Beef
- ½ of Cheese on top of peppers/beef
- Top Tortillas
QUESADILLA COOKING GUIDE
- Once the Quesadillas are built, allow to cook on the first side for 3 minutes
- Flip and cook on the second side for 2-3 minutes or until cheese is melted
- Remove from the griddle to a cutting board
- Cut into quarters and serve with Salsa, Tomatillo Salsa and Sour Cream, Garnish with chopped cilantro
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Published: 3/8/2020