My first attempt at nachos. I used ground beef with the Ortega seasoning, a "mexican blend" of shredded cheese, Pace salsa, and Valentina hot sauce. Kind of a hassle but tasty. How do you do your nachos? What would you add or change here?
>>22025605>didn’t layer themthe most important part. I put some foil on a baking sheet and start building, usually it’s shredded chicken with cheese, black bean, copious amount of onion, lettuce and tomato if I have it. then like 15 sauce packets from taco bell
>canned salsaTakes like 30 minutes to make good home made.
>>22025605Looks solid for a quick hassle slop meal. Ignore all the haters.
>>22025609stupid pseud>>22025605try upgrading to fresh grated cheese off the block for a better melt. a simple pico of chopped tomato, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, and lime juice can give your nachos a burst of acid and freshness that complements the salty greasy meat and cheese very well. if you wanna get really crazy you can quarter corn tortillas and deep fry them into chips, season with chile and lime salt. but that is an advanced technique.
>>22025619if you wanna get completely out of your mind, you can make the corn tortillas fresh
>>22025635whoa, hey, slow down there, pal, you're gonna hurt someone.
>>22025605i do feel like this would have been better as a layered dip in a separate bowl. and add sour cream
>>22025609>>22025635There's zero reason to pretend that shops aren't convenient and nobody knows you can make food from scratch, yet here we are
>>22025619>doritos Lol. You ruined it. The primary flavor shouldn't be chemical Dorito spice. It should be the toppings on the tortilla chips.
>>22025910i didnt make those nachos i just thought it was a funny picture.
>>22025889okay I’m not gonna pretend my suggestion of making your own tortillas and then turning them into chips isn’t insane, but the salsa suggestion is legit. it’s really not hard and it is almost certainly better than a jar you get at the store
>>22025605Much better than mine, usually I just shred cheese onto chips, microwave too long, and then tear the giant chip-cheese concretion into bite size pieces
I always think I want nachos but really I want beefy queso dip and a side of salsa every timeLooks good though OP
>>22025915Homade tortillas are a bit much but I agree with you that a homade salsa is necessary and incredibly easy to make. Deep or shallow frying tortilla triangles for fresh chips is a lot of mess and fussing. Making a fresh salsa takes no time and the only mess is rinsing off the knife and cutting board.
>>22025605Nachos are leftover food for me. Chips and salsa are the Mrs.' favorite snack and when there's only crumbs left in the bag, I snatch um and save um when she tries to throw them away. 2-3 crumb bags and it's time to get to work. Like the other anon said, layering is import but foil is bullshit. When they start to get stuck to the foil it completely ruins them. Get a good non-stick and scrape and slide them off onto a plate or put the whole pan on a cutting board and take it with you to enjoy.The way we cook, is we find meat on sale and make a few portions of it. Like, if chicken is on sale we'll make it all, have some for dinner that night and put the rest away to season and eat with different sides another night. I'll grab whatever meat we made that week and shake it in one of those plastic yellow, green, or black lid deli salsas that are almost gone. (we always have like three) She doesn't really like spicy so it's mostly tomatoes. Now you don't need to cut tomato and it keeps the nachos warmer longer! When they're done, i like to add a little shredded lettuce, another small layer of cold cheese ( never buy pre shredded cheese) and then I top with a little bit of Tapatio or another option that's popular in the thread: Taco Bell sauce
>>22025605I'd add some other type of meat. i usually order (pic rel) most days for a big lunch that i get leftovers for part of my dinner. i eat the rolled tacos and keep the carne asada burrito to empty onto a plate of chips and salsa for dinner... get a costco chicken or a shipolte bowl dump it on the chips... its smackin'
>>22027897oh yeah baby....
