Nachos Weldon 2.0 (with pics)

NACHOS WELDON



I made these over the weekend and tweaked the process and therefore the recipe a bit and it came out much better and really good. Very delicious. If you are having a Christmas Party or New Years Eve Party coming up this is a great idea for an appetizer.

Ingredients

8 yellow corn tortillas (I just buy the 30 count Mission brand)
Oil for frying (I use Peanut Oil but Vegetable Oil works too)
2 pounds of ground beef
1 can of Ranch Style beans
1/2 onion, diced
1/2 cup of water
Shredded Cheese (I use Cheddar and Jack)
1/2 teaspoon Chili Powder
1/2 teaspoon Ground Cumin
1/2 teaspoon Paparika
1/2 teaspoon Ground Cayenne Pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper

For the queso:

1/2 pound White American Cheese, cubed. You can buy this at any deli. Hard to find on the shelf.
1/4 cup of milk
1 tablespoon of butter
1 teaspoon of Ground Cumin
1 teaspoon of Garlic Salt
1/4 teaspoon of Ground Cayenne Pepper
4 oz can of diced green chiles

Directions

1. Combine diced onion and ground beef and brown, then drain.

2. Add 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder, ground cumin, paparika, ground cayenne pepper, salt and pepper to the beef and mix together.

3. When combined add in Ranch Style Beans and 1/2 cup of water, heat to boiling. When it gets to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer.

4. Heat your frying oil in a skillet to 375-400 degrees.

5. Fry as many of the tortillas as you can at a time for about 90 seconds or until the tortillas are a golden brown and crispy like a chip. Turn them over in the oil halfway through. Place on paper towels to drain off excess oil. You don't want them to be too crispy and too brown.

6. In a separate sauce pan melt the cubed white American cheese with 1/4 cup of milk and 1 TBSP of butter on low-medium low heat. Make sure it stays on lower heat to prevent scorching or burning.

7. When it is all fully melted, add in the green chiles, 1 teaspoon of ground cumin, 1 teaspoon of garlic salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of ground cayenne pepper. Mix it all together. Leave on low heat and stir occasionally so it doesn't become too thick.

8. Find a baking sheet, grease it, and place as many tortillas as you can on it. You may need two baking sheets.

9. First, take some of the queso and spread it around the tortilla like in the pic below. How much is up to you, I usually do enough to cover the tortilla.



10. Then place the beef/bean/onion mixture on top of the queso. Again just enough to cover it all. Do not put too much on there otherwise the toppings will be too much for the tortilla to support.



11. Then place shredded cheese on top of the beef mixture. How much cheese is up to you.



12. Put the baking sheet in the oven and broil it until the cheese on top is melted.



13. Cut the tortillas into quarters and then place them on a plate. I used a pizza slicer to do this.



14. Serve with desired toppings like sour cream, guac, pico.

Of course you can do more than 8 tortillas. I'd say 3-4 tortillas per person is good. I made 8 for myself this weekend and it took me 2 sittings to eat it all. Ate about half and had to eat the rest of the half later that night.