Manly Mexican Bites

Total Time: 1 hr 6 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• 24 ounces chorizo sausage or 24 ounces other hot sausage, removed from casings and crumbled
• 2 cups finely chopped yellow onions
• 1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon spice essence, recipe follows
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 cups grated monterey jack cheese
• 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
• 4 large fresh jalapenos, stems and ends removed,cut into 20 slices about 1/4 inch thick each
• 12 corn tortillas
• chopped fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 in a skillet, cook the sausage over medium-high heat, stirring, until browned and the fat is rendered, about 4 minutes.
• 3 add the onions, garlic, essence, and chili powder, and cook, stirring, until the onions are soft, 3 to 4 minutes.
• 4 remove from the heat and let cool.
• 5 in a bowl, combine the cheeses.
• 6 place 4 tortillas on a work surface.
• 7 top each tortilla with about 1/4 cup of the sausage mixture.
• 8 top each with some cheese and a few jalapeno slices and top with another tortilla.
• 9 add another layer of sausage, cheese, and jalapeno finishing with 1 more tortilla.
• 10 each stack should be 3 tortillas and 2 layers of filling.
• 11 press firmly down on the top of each stack.
• 12 lightly oil the grill or griddle and cook the stacks for about 3 minutes per side, or until the tortillas are golden brown and the cheese is melted.
• 13 cut each into 4 pieces.
• 14 place on a serving platter and garnish with the cilantro.