Luxury Nachos

Name: Luxury Nachos
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: tortilla chips; tomatoes; jalapeño pepper; white onion; cilantro; salt; vegetable oil; beef, sirloin steak; garlic; onions; jalapeño pepper; salt; chili powder; cumin; cayenne pepper sauce; black beans; butter, unsalted; flour; milk; pepper jack cheese; cilantro; scallions, spring or green onions; black olives; pimentos; sour cream; avocados; red hot pepper sauce

Submitted by happyzhangbo

Nachos is definitely one popular Mexican food, and it’s a perfect appetizer for party, make this luxury nachos to start celebrating Cinco de Mayo.

YIELD

8 servings

PREP

17 min

COOK

16 min

READY

36 min

Ingredients

EACH TORTILLA CHIPS
in 2 colors or different flavors, such as blue corn, red corn, yellow corn, lime flavored, chili flavored or black bean chips, *

Salsa

EACH TOMATOES
vine ripe, seeded and chopped

EACH JALAPEÑO PEPPER
seeded and finely chopped *

SMALL WHITE ONION
chopped

⅓

CUP CILANTRO
minced, or parsley

X SALT
to taste *

For the beef and bean topping

TABLESPOON VEGETABLE OIL
such as olive oil, canola oil

POUND BEEF, SIRLOIN STEAK

CLOVES GARLIC
or to taste, minced

SMALL ONIONS
chopped

EACH JALAPEÑO PEPPER
seeded and chopped *

TEASPOON SALT
or to taste

1 ¾

TEASPOONS CHILI POWDER

TEASPOON CUMIN
ground, or to taste

TEASPOON CAYENNE PEPPER SAUCE
or more as needed *

OUNCES BLACK BEANS
1 can, drained

For the cheese sauce

TABLESPOONS BUTTER, UNSALTED

TABLESPOONS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

CUPS MILK

OUNCES PEPPER JACK CHEESE
3/4 pounds, about 2 2/3 cups *

Optional toppings

X CILANTRO
freshly chopped *

X SCALLIONS, SPRING OR GREEN ONIONS
freshly chopped, both white and green parts *

X BLACK OLIVES
chopped *

X PIMENTOS
diced *

X SOUR CREAM *

X AVOCADOS
cubed *

X RED HOT PEPPER SAUCE *

Directions

Place 2 varieties of corn chips on a large platter.

Mix together salsa ingredients in a medium bowl until well blended, and set aside to let the flavor develop.

Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium high heat.

Stir in oil, garlic, onion and peppers to the pan and cook about 3 minutes, then stir in meat and crumble with wooden spoon.

Season with salt, chili powder, cumin and cayenne pepper sauce to taste.

Cook meat for 5 to 6 minutes, stir in beans and reduce heat to low.

In a medium sauce pot, add butter, once it melts, then stir in flour.

Cook flour and butter about 2 minutes under medium heat, whisk in milk.

Bring milk to boil, stir in cheese until smooth.

Remove cheese sauce from the heat.

Pour cheese sauce evenly over the chips and top evenly with beef, beans and salsa.

Serve right away, and pick your favorite toppings.

* not incl. in nutrient facts

Comments

Nutrition Facts

299g

Amount per Serving

Calories 264 32% of calories from fat

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 9g 14%

Saturated Fat 4g 21%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 44mg 15%

Sodium 510mg 21%

Total Carbohydrate 7g 7%

Dietary Fiber 5g 22%

Sugars g

Protein 47g

Vitamin A 17% • Vitamin C 23%

Calcium 13% • Iron 16%