Cheese Nachos
Recipe No.: W-22
InternationalMexican20 minServes 4
Nachos are credited to Ignacio 'Nacho' Anaya, a maître d' at a restaurant in Piedras Negras, Mexico, in 1943, who cut fried tortillas into triangles and added cheese and jalapeños for a group of women from the American side, calling it 'Nacho's Special'. They are a Tex-Mex dish.
Origin of the dish: Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico — Said to have been invented around 1943
Ingredients for Cheese Nachos
- For the nachos
- 200 gtortilla chips
- 1 cupdrained black beans (optional)
- For the cheese sauce
- 2 tbspbutter and 2 tbsp flour
- 1 cupmilk
- 200 ggrated cheddar, ½ tsp paprika and a pinch of salt
- For topping
- 1chopped tomato, green onions, pickled jalapeños, salsa, sour cream and coriander
Method
- For the sauce: melt the butter, stir in the flour for a minute, then whisk in the milk gradually until thick (3 to 4 minutes).
- Off the heat, stir in the cheese, paprika and salt until melted.
- Spread the chips on a tray with the beans and pour on the sauce, or scatter grated cheese and bake at 200°C for 5 minutes.
- Top with tomato, onions, jalapeños, salsa, sour cream and coriander and serve at once.
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