What did you cook or eat today (December 2023)

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caseydog said:
Those are pretty normal ingredients for nachos. I generally use cheap steak pieces instead of ground/minced beef. I assume nacho mix is something you put in the minced beef? I use refried beens (kind of a paste). I also often have sour cream for dipping, and some pickled sliced jalapeños on the side.

The biggest difference between my nachos and a lot of nachos is that I use a more traditional method of building each nacho one chip at a time, instead of dumping a bunch of ingredients onto a pile of tortilla chips. Then, into the oven to heat up and melt the cheese.

Nachos were invented in a bar on the Mexican side of the TexMex border. They weren't planned out -- they were something the bar owner tossed together for some customers using some things he had at the time. They have evolved a lot over the years, and there are hundreds of ways people and restaurants make them now.

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I just came across a photo of my nachos...

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SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
Lunch. I tried a suggestion from TR. Not sure I'll do it again. It was a bit too oily for me.

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It did crisp up well though
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I’m sorry that didn’t work for you, but I’m glad you tried it!

Consider this - Serious Eats, their recommendation for the “ultimate BLT” is to grill/fry the bread in the rendered bacon fat, and to use mayonnaise on the sandwich.

I usually do that (using the bacon fat), but I still add a smear of mayonnaise to the outside of the bread as well - fat on fat!
 
Found some enormous sweet chiles in the market, so just for a change, I stuffed them with minced meat, Venezuelan style, poured some passata over them and served them with tostones. In the photos, you'll see the nifty little machine we've got for making tostones!
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