Spicy Beef and Butternut Nachos
https://foodloversmarket.co.za/recipes/butternut-nachos/
We’ve taken butternuts, mashed them with some flour & eggs, and made butternut nachos! Possibly the best nachos ever! Try this recipe
Cooking Methods
- Blending
- Cooking
- Frying
Serves
6Prep Time
1 minutesCooking Time
20 minutesIngredients
For the Butternut Nacho Chips:
- 500ml (2 cups) cake flour
- 60ml (¼ cup) bread flour
- 1 large egg
- 2 egg yolks
- 125ml (1/2 cup) mashed cooked butternut
- 500ml (2 cups) Oil for frying
For the Spicy Beef:
- 500g Food Lover’s Market Ground Beef or Mince
- 25g tomato puree
- 15ml (1 Tbsp) brown sugar
- 1 medium red onion, chopped
- 1 medium red chili, sliced
- 15g Old El Paso Roasted pepper and tomato spice mix
- 15ml coriander, chopped
For the Fresh Salsa:
- 1 Large red pepper
- 1 Medium red onion
- Hand full coriander, chopped
- Squeeze of Food Lover's 100% lemon juice
To assemble:
- 125ml (1/2 cup) Homemade Guacamole (see notes)
- 125ml (1/2 cup) Old El Paso Ready-Made or Homemade Chunky Salsa
- 30g grated cheddar cheese
- 250ml (1 cup) sour cream
- 3-4 limes
- 200g butternut, cubed and roasted
Directions
For the Butternut Nacho Chips:
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor.
- Blend until a dough forms, if the dough is too dry, add 5ml of water at a time until dough comes together.
- Wrap and place in fridge to rest for 30 minutes.
- Remove and roll out on a floured surface, be sure to roll the dough as thin as possible (1-2mm) Cut dough in 5cm thick strips.
- Starting at one end, cut triangles in a zig zag form. Heat oil in a large pot. Deep-fry the butternut triangles in small batches until golden brown (1-2 minutes). Place on paper towel and set aside until needed.
- Heat a medium pan with oil. Fry onions until translucent.
- Add ground beef and fry for 5-10 minutes until browned. Add Old El Paso Spice Mix and continue to fry.
- Turn heat to medium and add tomato puree, brown sugar and sliced chilled. Cook for 10 minutes.
- Turn the heat off and stir in your chopped coriander. Set aside until needed for assembly.
- Chop all the ingredients and mix together. Season with salt and pepper.
- Turn oven grill on. In an oven proof dish, place butternut nacho chips in a circle while leaving space in the centre for the ground beef.
- Sprinkle cheddar cheese over and grill for 3 minutes until cheese is melted and crispy.
- Remove from the oven, pour ground beef in the center and top with butternut, salsa, guacamole, fresh lime wedges and coriander. Serve and enjoy!
For the Spicy Beef:
For the Fresh Salsa:
To assemble:
Notes
Try this Homemade Guacamole Recipe
Make your own salsa! Try one of our top salsa recipes: