While I was enjoying my chicken satay with spicy peanut sauce my mind wandered to the fusion Korean/Mexican that I had been experimenting with recently and I wondered how a Thai/Mexican fusion would work. I had a bit of leftover satay along with some peanut dipping sauce and the first thing that popped into my head was quesadillas. I figured that the chicken satay and peanut sauce along with some cheese would form the base of the quesadilla but I wanted to fill it out a bit more and add some heat. Since one of the things that I like about Thai cuisine is all of the fresh ingredients I went in that direction and added some sauteed onions and red pepper along with some green onions and of course some cilantro. Adding the heat was the easy part with the addition of a chopped birds eye chili. I even had enough peanut sauce leftover to use for dipping. The chicken satay quesadillas with spicy peanut sauce turned out amazingly well! You really can't go wrong with tasty chicken and sauteed onions and peppers in a quesadilla but I was particularly surprised by how well the flavourful peanut sauce and cheese combo worked in these quesadillas! I was more than satisfied by this experiment with Thai/Mexican fusion and I am now looking forward to more!
Chicken Satay Quesadillas with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce
(makes 1 quesadilla)Printable Recipe
Ingredients:
1/2 tablespoon oil
1/2 small onion (sliced)
1/4 red pepper (sliced)
1/4 cup chicken satay (shredded)
2 tablespoons peanut sauce
1 birds eye chili (sliced)
1 tablespoon cilantro (chopped)
2 tortillas
2 handfuls cheese such as cheddar and jack (grated)
1/2 tablespoon oil
1/2 small onion (sliced)
1/4 red pepper (sliced)
1/4 cup chicken satay (shredded)
2 tablespoons peanut sauce
1 birds eye chili (sliced)
1 tablespoon cilantro (chopped)
2 tortillas
2 handfuls cheese such as cheddar and jack (grated)
Directions:
1. Heat the oil in a pan.
2. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
3. Add the red pepper and saute until tender, about 5 minutes, and remove from heat.
4. Mix the onion, pepper, chicken, peanut sauce, birds eye chili, and cilantro in a bowl.
5. Melt a touch of butter in a pan.
6. Place a tortilla into the pan, swirl it around in the butter and repeat with the second tortilla.
7. Sprinkle some cheese on the tortilla followed by the filling and top with more cheese and finally the other tortilla.
8. Cook until the quesadilla is golden brown on both sides and the cheese is melted.
Tip: Place a plate onto the quesadilla and flipped it from the pan to the plate and then slide it back into the pan to flip the quesadilla.
1. Heat the oil in a pan.
2. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
3. Add the red pepper and saute until tender, about 5 minutes, and remove from heat.
4. Mix the onion, pepper, chicken, peanut sauce, birds eye chili, and cilantro in a bowl.
5. Melt a touch of butter in a pan.
6. Place a tortilla into the pan, swirl it around in the butter and repeat with the second tortilla.
7. Sprinkle some cheese on the tortilla followed by the filling and top with more cheese and finally the other tortilla.
8. Cook until the quesadilla is golden brown on both sides and the cheese is melted.
Tip: Place a plate onto the quesadilla and flipped it from the pan to the plate and then slide it back into the pan to flip the quesadilla.
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