Cheesy Nachos with Spicy Beef

Name: Cheesy Nachos with Spicy Beef
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: US & Canada, Latin America & Caribbean, Southwest (Tex-Mex), Mexican
Ingredients: 1/2 , small jalapeño chile or 1/2 chipotle chile in adobo sauce, minced; 1/4 , small red onion, peeled, and root end removed; 1 small clove, garlic, minced or pressed; 2 tablespoons, fresh cilantro leaves; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; pinch, ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons, lime juice from 1 lime; 2 , small tomatoes (about 3/4 pound), ripe, each cored and cut into eighths, or one (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drianed; 2 , small avocados ripe,(preferably Haas); 1 tablespoon, minced red onion; 1 small clove, garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press; 1/2 , small jalapeño chile, minced (about 1 1/2 teaspoons); 2 tablespoons, minced fresh cilantro leaves; , table salt; 1 tablespoon, lime juice from 1 lime; 2 teaspoons, corn oil or vegetable oil; 1 , small onion, chopped fine; 1 large clove, garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press; 1 tablespoon, chili powder; 1/4 teaspoon, dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon, ground coriander; 1/4 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 1/8 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 pound, 90% lean ground beef (or leaner); 8 ounces, tortilla chips; 1 pound, shredded cheddar cheese (4 cups); 2 , large jalapeño chiles (3/4 ounce each), sliced thin (about 1/4 cup); 2 , scallions, sliced thin; 1/2 cup, sour cream (4 ounces)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2002, America's Test Kitchen TV

Appetizers

US & Canada

Latin America & Caribbean

Nachos are always a delicious treat, and making salsa and guacamole from scratch will be sure to impress eager eaters.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

A good nacho recipe requires not only a hearty helping of cheese but also ample amounts of garnishes such as salsa, guacamole, sour cream, jalapeños, scallions, and so on. To ensure that our tortilla chips in our nachos recipe were cheesy a...

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