601230 Wed Mar 04 17:47:41 -0800 2009 19 31 Home Cooking 0 4474426 Does anyone have a recipe? Wed Mar 04 17:47:42 -0800 2009 31795 ibstatguy 1 4474583 Is this a very puffy flour tortilla filled with cheese? Not chile rellenos , right. Wed Mar 04 18:40:04 -0800 2009 4474426 203621 todao 2 4475018 exactly Wed Mar 04 21:49:58 -0800 2009 4474583 31795 ibstatguy 3 4477264 I have had some success, when making flour tortillas, with adding a small amount of baking powder and dropping them into a pan with about 3/4 inch to 1 inch of oil. They puff up nicely and if I fold/roll cheese and peppers into them immediately then move them to a pan that has no oil of its own (uses the residue oil on the tortilla) to finish up they turn out pretty good. See if you can Google for a Sopaipillos recipe (Not Sopapias). They don't typically include BP as an ingredient but puff nicely just the same and I think they could be used in a similar fashion. Thu Mar 05 14:19:57 -0800 2009 4475018 203621 todao 4 4477356 these quesadillas are not like sopapillos at all. They are definitely flour tortillas that are grilled like regular tortillas and then the cheese is folded inside, the edges are crimped and then the lot is tossed in a deep fryer. Thu Mar 05 14:42:44 -0800 2009 4477264 80667 janetms383 3 4477405 This is what they look like... before the deep frying and after. Thu Mar 05 14:54:00 -0800 2009 4475018 80667 janetms383 4 4567499 now THAT'S what I'm talking about! Sat Apr 04 12:03:09 -0700 2009 4477405 31795 ibstatguy 5 4741172 Amen!!! I would mug someone for one of those right now! Wed Jun 03 22:43:52 -0700 2009 4567499 464442 toninvegas 1 4475057 Thought maybe Camacho's Place would have the recipe but nothing on the web but a review on yelp.. "Special quesadillas - deep fried with great mexican cheese" Sounds delicious..when I make my flour quesadillas some puff up with large air pockets and then I stuff them with cheese in hot oil in a skillet.. Golden brown cheese bombs of beauty. Wed Mar 04 22:23:03 -0800 2009 4474426 97452 Beach Chick 1 4476176 It's definitely Comacho's that you're talking about. My parents moved to Yuma from San Diego and I would be sure to stop there when I drove over. I don't know what kind of cheese they use, it's one of the Mexican varieties and I would venture to say, it's brought over the border rather than purchased in the US. And, I'm pretty sure those flour tortillas are fresh home made. I don't know if you could replicate the exact result with what you can buy locally. The flour tortilla is folder over the cheese and sealed shut almost like it's crimped. Then the whole thing is deep fried. Not like any other quesadilla I've ever had. Thu Mar 05 09:40:50 -0800 2009 4474426 80667 janetms383 2 4476641 "Not like any other quesadilla I've ever had." yep Thu Mar 05 11:42:12 -0800 2009 4476176 31795 ibstatguy 3 4567155 Yo ibstatguy, So strange, I was born in Brawley in 1956. I have often thought of Special Quesadillas from La Hacienda and wished I could find a recipe. You're right, these are the best thing ever, can't figure why they never caught on anywhere else. Do you remember another restaraunt there called Portugee Joe's? Sat Apr 04 09:32:31 -0700 2009 4476641 280012 CPB 4 4567501 we used to get them at the Mt Signal Cafe on the old highway outside Calexico Sat Apr 04 12:03:54 -0700 2009 4567155 31795 ibstatguy 4 4626568 I grew up in Brawley too and remember these quesadillas. I looked and looked for the recipe on the internet and finally came across this website. Thougth I was dreaming them up there for awhile. I can't believe that no one has ever heard of them except for us few who have obviously one thing in common, The Imperial Valley. Go Figure!! Fri Apr 24 18:08:32 -0700 2009 4567155 285955 texasoriginals 1 4477194 I have slowly melted brie and mango, it is very good. Thu Mar 05 14:00:18 -0800 2009 4474426 21396 normalheightsfoodie 2 4741166 I, too, am baffled by the fact that only those of us from the Imperial Valley know the true extent of what we're all talking about. Makes those 118 degree summers worth suffering through! All of you on here, please register on Facebook, search "Central Union HIgh School"...there are so many of us on there and we're always talking about the awesome food! We all probably already know each other! :) Wed Jun 03 22:35:16 -0700 2009 4477194 464442 toninvegas 3 5079582 "Makes those 118 degree summers worth suffering through!" My family is still in El Centro, and I lived there long ago when only rich people had air-conditioning, so I can't agree with that wild thought! But I do agree that Imperial Valley special quesadillas are a great and unique contribution to American cuisine. I have them every time I visit. Mon Oct 05 06:42:26 -0700 2009 4741166 281830 Harry Nile 1 5078457 We lived in Imperial Vally most of our lives. We retired to Colorado and missed the local food including quesadillas. We decided to try to make some. We went to Wal-Mart. They had the following ingredients. La Abuela Brand Ready-to-Cook Tortillas These are raw, uncooked tortillas....not the ones already cooked and we use for burritos or tacos. Weslaco, TX www.la-abuela.com La Chona Quesadilla Mexican Shredded Cheese www.sigmafoods.com Houston, TX We put the cheese on a tortilla, folded the tortilla in half, sealed the edges with a fork, cooked on high heat in olive oil. They were very, very similar to those in Imperial Valley in such restaurants as Camachos Place, Celias, La Fonda, etc. The package said you can seal the edges with milk or eggwash. We are happy campers. Sun Oct 04 13:29:27 -0700 2009 4474426 1113873 McPhee100 1 5078534 Have you seen these on epicurious? http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Fried-Quesadillas-with-Two-Fillings-105008 Sun Oct 04 14:12:03 -0700 2009 4474426 56183 soypower 1 5079869 Have you seen these threads? http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/485770 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/503092 Mon Oct 05 08:39:29 -0700 2009 4474426 179628 toveggiegirl