Happy 5th of May

Happy Cinco de Mayo!
I've been posting Mexican Food lately, actually I made 3 recipes ( Freh Salsa, Tomato and Cheese Quesadilla, and Mexican Beef Stake), in one day.  The last one is Mexican Style Steak (the easiest way). I had left over salsa and I just added chopped garlic into it. Saute garlic and fresh salsa, sprinkle with seasoning.

Wash the steak, sprinkle with salt on both sides. Broil the steak for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and place mixture of tomato  on top + cheese, put it back in the oven for 5 more minutes. I did longer, I like my steak well-done.
3pieces beef
fresh salsa + garlic
jalapeno (optional) and cheese

The following day, I boiled noodles, chopped all the the left-over steak, I added chopped celery, herbs (Italian Seasoning) and some Kewpie dressing (made of sesame dressing), mix everything in a low heat... nothing is wasted!

Tomato and Cheese Quesadillas

I bought corn flour in Muji (Japanese Store) long time ago. I had struggle following directions on how to make tortilla, it's written in Japanese! Well, I just looked at the illustration at the back of the package and I did it, it was successful! :)

The filling is just the same as the ingredients in making fresh salsa. I just added cheese when I cooked quesadilla.

1 tomato
1 small onion
1 jalapeno
1 lime juice
pinch of salt

Chop the tomato, onion, and jalapeno. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients. Squeeze the excess juice from the filling so the tortilla will not get soft.

How to make tortilla?

The packet of 200g corn flour, and the illustration at the back on how to make...

Add 100ml water and 30ml oil (I added a pinch of salt); knead until all mix, then cover

and set aside for 20 minutes. Divide the dough into 8 pieces, roll into thin flat round.

Heat a pan, place the dough until cook or rises lightly and flip to cook the other side.

How to make Tomato and Cheese Quesadilla?

As I've mentioned above, the filling is just like the salsa ingredients, just add cheese.

Place one tortilla in a pan, add single cheese, let it melt and spread.

Place tomato stuffing on top.

Add cheese (grated cheese is better).

Put another tortilla on top, flip to cook and melt the cheese the other side.

Introducing... my home-made tomato and cheese quesadilla!

Home-made Salsa

I bought stuff from my favorite bakery (Florida Bakery) here in Taipei and can't resist getting tortilla chips. I usually buy salsa from Costco but this time I want fresh salsa. I couldn't find jalapeno, instead I used the local chili, minus the cilantro (don't like the smell).

2 tomatoes, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 large chili , chopped
3 limes, juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon tomato juice
cilantro (optional), chopped

In a bowl, mix all the ingredients. Let it chill for a while. Serve with tortilla chips.