Continuing with my ham recipes, I've got a nice hammy one here! Simple, like a grilled cheese but only with some nice kick to it. Made these today and took them on a small picnic to a nearby park. There is this beautiful park here in St. Johns county that has a lovely picnic area right on the St. Johns river, and wonderfully breezy and not to hot today. Great picnic weather and it had been a long while since I've done one. I forgot to take my camera though. Several artists were there doing oil paintings of nature, quite impressively too! Thought it would be a fun place to fursuit someday too.

Also tested out an image on this as a play "Watermark" on the pic, unobtrusive but there. Don't expect to see it to often, but I was playing with the idea of it, what does everyone think?

Onto the recipe though!

Ham Quesadillas are good, but what are quesadillas without a little heat, right? Well this here has it with a couple of fresh jalapenos added along with some onion for a great bit of bite! Sure to please friends for a party and yet easy enough to make you can enjoy it for a snack yourself.

Setup:
1 cup of ham, sliced into thin pieces
½ cup white onion, diced
2 tbsp bacon fat
2 fresh jalapenos, chopped finely
1 Tbsp flour
¼ cup whole milk
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
6 to 8 tortillas

Preheat your pan on medium high for three minutes. Start by melting the bacon fat (Or using canola oil, though if you do add a pinch or two of salt to make up for that which isn’t from the bacon) and then sautéing the diced onion for four minutes on medium high or until lightly browning. Add in the jalapenos and cook for another couple of minutes. Mix in next the ham for another couple. Sprinkle over the flour and mix thoroughly, then add in the milk. Combine well and once the milk is hot and starting to bubble a little, mix in the cheddar cheese, stirring constantly until melted.

Set the mixture aside.

Quesadilla making:

For how I did in the picture you’ll want to start by preheating a griddle or large flat pan for several minutes on medium high. A griddle works great since it lets you get easily under the tortilla. Spread a thin layer of the cheese and ham mixture over the tortilla. Sprinkle some of the Monterey Jack cheese on this and top with another tortilla. By separating the two cheeses and not just melting together they’ll create a small eye appealing contrast of color to the quesadilla.

Applying a little cooking spray or a brush of butter onto the griddle and carefully add the quesadilla to it. Allow to cook for several minutes and then, if you didn’t overfill the quesadilla, you can take a tongs or wide spatula and quickly flip it, just move quick. Another couple of minutes or until nice and toasty golden brown and delicious.

Serve with salsa, sour cream, or whatever you might like. Great at picnics too!

If you have any questions or comments, please free to ask!