Game time is crunch time
Nachos are an easy, delicious snack for sports TV lovers
If you’re having friends over to watch the Hamilton Tiger-Cats play the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Grey Cup this weekend, you’ll need some food.
One of my favourite things to dish up is nachos: Everyone seems to devour them, you can dress them up in all sorts of ways, and they pair well with a certain cold beverage that develops a head when poured.
Sometimes I like to bake and serve nachos on a large baking pan and let folks dig in. Other times, as you’ll see by today’s recipe, I prepare them in single-serving portions so my guests can customize their toppings.
You can easily make nachos with store-bought tortilla chips. But if you have time, you can make your own by frying wedges of fresh corn tortilla until golden — and I provide a technique for that.
I bake single-serving portions of nachos on heatproof dinner plates or shallow bowls lined with parchment paper. The paper makes for easy clean up and ensures the chips and melted cheese don’t weld to the plate.
Of course, you need things to dunk your nachos into, so I’ve also prepared recipes for pico de gallo (a fresh tomato salsa), guacamole and nacho cheese sauce.
If that’s still not enough dunking stuff for you, you could also serve the nachos with sour cream and warm refried beans (sold in tins at supermarkets) and sour cream.