Corn Truffle (Huitlacoche) Quesadillas

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• ½ onion , chopped
• 1 garlic clove , minced
• 1 jalapeño pepper , seeded and chopped
• 5 freshs epazote leaves
• 1 pound fresh corn truffles , huitlacoche
• sea salt to taste
• 10 , 6 inch
• 1 pound Oaxaca cheese , separated into strings

Instructions

1. 1

   Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion, garlic, jalapeño pepper, and epazote and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir corn truffles into onion mixture; cook and stir until truffle liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and keep warm.

2. 2

   Heat a large griddle or skillet over medium heat until hot. Moisten both sides of two tortillas with water and place them, stacked together, onto the hot griddle; cook until bottom tortilla is crisp, about 2 minutes. Flip stacked tortillas and cook other tortilla until crisp, about 2 minutes. Separate two tortillas; place them separately, uncooked-side down, onto the hot griddle. Cover crisp side of one tortilla with 1/5 of the Oaxaca cheese; place 1/5 of corn truffle mixture over cheese, then lay crisp side of second tortilla on top to cover truffle mix.

3. 3

   Cook, turning once, until both tortillas are crisp and cheese is melted, about 3 minutes; repeat with remaining tortillas, cheese, and corn truffle mixture. Cut each quesadilla into four wedges to serve.