Not every time, but the ritual is there for hockey nights – nachos dipped into guacamole, plus a bottle of cool beer.
You might wonder if that’s guacamole. And I assure you, YES, I LOVE IT CHUNKY!
Ingredients (serves 2-4):
Nachos1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound lean ground beef
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
salt and pepper to taste
1 bag of tortilla chips
2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 red onion, sliced Guacamole
3 ripe avocados, peeled, seeded and diced
2 tomatoes, seeded and diced
1/4 red onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
4 tablespoons lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
hot pepper sauce
Directions:
Brown the ground beef with olive oil in a medium skillet. Drain. Add the chili power, cumin, salt and pepper. Set aside.
Grease a heat-proof platter with oil. Preheat over to 400F.
Spread a layer of chips over the platter bottom, top with half the ground beef, 1 cup of cheese and half the sliced onion. Repeat with another layers of chips, beef, cheese and onion.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
To prepare guacamole, mash avocado and tomato coarsely in a bowl with a fork.
Add reminding ingredients and blend gently.
Serve with warm nachos.
