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Loaded Beef Nachos

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp Olive oil
  • 1 Small onion peeled and finely chopped
  • 2 Large garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 Red pepper cut in half, deseeded and chopped
  • 1 Red chilli cut in half, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 300 g of Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured lean steak mince
  • 200 ml Beef stock
  • 1 tbsp Tomato puree
  • 2 tsp Cayenne pepper
  • Salt and pepper

To serve

  • 200 g Bag tortilla chips
  • 150 g grated mozzarella
  • 1 Avocado cut in half, stone removed and cut into dice
  • 2 Jalapeno peppers roughly chopped
  • A handful of chopped fresh parsley
  • The juice of a a lime

Method

  • Heat the olive oil in a large non stick frying pan and gently fry the chopped onion for a few minutes until it begins to soften and stir continuously with a wooden spoon. 
  • Add the crushed garlic, chopped red pepper and chilli to the pan and continue to fry for a minute before adding the steak mince.
  • Break the meat up with the spoon as it cooks until golden brown. Stir in the beef stock, tomato puree, cayenne and a little salt and pepper and bring to a boil, then reduce the temperature to a low setting and simmer for 10 minutes until the sauce has thickened. 

To serve

  • Arrange tortilla chips onto an oven proof serving dish and top with the meat sauce, then sprinkle with grated cheese. Place into a hot oven for 10 minutes to allow the chips to soften and the cheese to melt. Sprinkle with chopped avocado, jalapenos, chopped parsley and a squeeze of lime before serving.