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Black Truffle White Queso

  • Writer: Charlie Rilling
    Charlie Rilling
  • May 16, 2022
  • 2 min read

Updated: Feb 17


Black Truffle White Queso Recipe
Black Truffle White Queso Recipe


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Ingredients

All of the ingredients for the queso on a cutting board on a great speckled white countertop
Ingredients for Black Truffle White Queso

1lb White American Cheese

8 oz Pepper Jack Cheese shredded

1/2 White Onion diced

6 Garlic Cloves minced

14 oz Can of Roasted Diced Tomatoes drained

1/2 cup Pickled Jalapeños

1/4 cup Jalapeño Brine

4 oz can Hatch Green Chiles

1/2 tbsp Corn Starch

1-1/2 cup Whole Milk

2 tsp Cumin

2 tsp Sea Salt

1 tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper



Preparation

1.

Chop white onion, pickled jalapeño and garlic cloves.

Chopped garlic, white onion, and pickled jalapeño on a wood cutting board on a gray speckled white countertop
Chopped Garlic, White Onion and Pickled Jalapeño

2.

To a dutch oven or medium sized sauce pan add black truffle oil, onion, and garlic. Sauté for five minutes.

Two packets of black truffle oil on a white countertop
Black Truffle Oil Packets for Queso

White onion, garlic and black truffle oil being sautéed in a Dutch oven
Sautéed White Onion, Garlic and Black Truffle Oil

3.

Add cumin and sauté for three minutes until incorporated into the mixture

Human has been added to the white onion, garlic, and black truffle oil mixture into the Dutch oven
Cumin Added to White Onion, Garlic and Black Truffle Oil

4.

Mix 1/2 cup of milk with cornstarch to make a slurry. Add slurry and remaining 1 cup of milk to dutch oven

Corn starch milk slurry in a clear bowl on a white countertop
Corn Starch and Milk Slurry

Milk and cornstarch slurry added to the white onion, garlic, and cumin mixture
Milk and Corn Starch Slurry Added


5.

Roughly chop white american cheese and add to Dutch oven. Stir for 2 minutes until melted

Chopped white American cheese on a brown cutting board on a gray speckled white countertop
Chopped White American Cheese for Black Truffle White Queso Sauce
White American cheese added to the existing sauce in the Dutch oven
White American Cheese Added to Sauce


6.

Add pepper jack cheese and mix for one minute until melted

Shredded pepper jack cheese added to the mixture in the white Dutch oven
Shredded Pepper Jack Cheese Added to the Sauce

7.

In a separate bowl using a mesh strainer, strain out canned roasted tomatoes. Add strained canned tomatoes, chopped jalapeños, jalapeño brine, and green chilies to the sauce

Roasted canned tomatoes being drained with a sieve
Drain Roasted Canned Tomatoes

Green chili, roasted tomatoes, and jalapeños and pickling brine all added to the queso
Green Chile, Pickled Jalapeños/Brine, and Roasted Tomatoes Added to Queso


8.

Turn off heat and mix for 1 minute. Serve with NACHOS!

Black truffle white queso finished in a Dutch oven
Black Truffle White Queso

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