Cuisinart FP-14DC manual Caramelized Onion, Steak Gruyère Quesadillas

Caramelized Onion, Steak

and Gruyère Quesadillas

Enjoy these grown-up quesadillas at your next cocktail party.. Serve with

salsa, guacamole and sour cream for dipping..

3pounds yellow onions

½cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

¼teaspoon kosher salt

¼teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

8ounces Gruyère cheese 1½ pounds sirloin steak

168-inch flour tortillas

Makes 32 servings

Approximate preparation time: 1 hour

Insert the slicing disc, adjusted to 2 mm, into the large work bowl of the Cuisinart® Food Processor, and slice the onions. Place a large skillet over medium-low heat and add the butter. Once the butter is melted, add the onions with salt and pepper to the skillet and cook over low heat for about 1 hour, until onions are completely soft and caramel in color.

While onions are caramelizing, replace the slicing disc with the reversible shredding disc on the medium shredding side and process the Gruyère.

Grill or pan-roast the steaks until rare to medium-rare (steaks will continue to cook in the quesadillas). Allow steaks to cool and then thinly slice.

To assemble: evenly place ¼ cup of onions on a tortilla and top with 4 to 5 slices of steak, ¹∕³ cup of shredded cheese and then top with another tortilla. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

Preheat the Cuisinart® Griddler®, fitted with the griddle plates in the closed position, to 375°F. Brush the top and bottom tortillas lightly with oil and grill until the cheese is melted and the tortillas are golden and crisp, about 3 minutes.

Quesadillas can also be prepared in a 375°F oven, baked on parchment lined baking trays.

To serve: Cut quesadillas into quarters and serve with guacamole and sour cream.

Note: The flavor of the caramelized onions is well-worth the time it takes to prepare them.

Nutritional information per ¼ quesadilla:

Calories 166 (44% from fat) carb. 15g pro. 8g fat 8g sat. fat 4g chol. 28mg sod. 208 mg calc. 112mg fiber 0g

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