Dinner · Tex-Mex

Loaded beef nachos

Name: Loaded beef nachos
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Ingredients: 1 Brown onion; 2 cloves Garlic, crushed; 1 tbsp Vegetable oil; 500g Beef mince; 2 tsp Ground cumin; 2 tsp Smoked paprika; ½ tsp Chilli flakes; 2 tbsp Tomato purée; 1 tin Red kidney beans, drained; 200g Mature cheddar, grated; 250g Cherry tomatoes; ½ Red onion; 30g Fresh coriander; 1 Lime; 400g Tortilla chips; 150ml Half-fat crème fraîche; 1 Red chilli, thinly sliced

Tortilla chips layered twice with spiced beef and cheese, so no chip goes bare.

Start to finish: 45 min
Hands-on: 35 min
In the fridge: 2 days
Freezes: Not well

A little heatContains dairy

Ingredients

4 portions

1Brown onion
2 clovesGarlic, crushed
1 tbspVegetable oil
500gBeef mince
2 tspGround cumin
2 tspSmoked paprika
½ tspChilli flakes
2 tbspTomato purée
1 tinRed kidney beans, drained
200gMature cheddar, grated
250gCherry tomatoes
½Red onion
30gFresh coriander
1Lime
400gTortilla chips
150mlHalf-fat crème fraîche
1Red chilli, thinly sliced

Plus salt, pepper and water.

Method

1
Heat the oven to 200C (180C fan). Finely chop the onion and crush the garlic.
2
Heat the oil in a large frying pan and brown the mince over a high heat for 8 minutes, breaking it up, until no pink remains. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes more, until soft.
3
Stir in the garlic, cumin, paprika, chilli flakes and tomato purée for a minute. Add the drained beans and 150ml water and simmer for 8 minutes, until thick and saucy. Season.
10 min, mostly hands-off
4
Meanwhile, grate the cheese. Quarter the tomatoes, finely chop the red onion and chop the coriander, then mix them with the lime juice and a pinch of salt.
5
Spread half the chips over a large baking tray or ovenproof dish. Spoon over half the mince and half the cheese, then repeat the layers.
6
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the cheese has melted and is bubbling.
10 min, mostly hands-off
7
Top with the salsa, spoonfuls of crème fraîche and the sliced chilli, and take the tray straight to the table.

On the day

In the middle of the table, straight from the oven, for everyone to dig in. The chips do not keep once baked, but leftover mince does; reheat it until piping hot.

Cook’s tip

Leftover spiced beef makes a good filling for a jacket potato the next day, with a spoonful of the salsa on top.