Sweet Potato Nachos

Posted in: Hot Sauce Recipes
Posted by: Pete July 21, 2015
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Ingredients

Sweet potato chips

1 large sweet potato
2 tbsp macadamia oil or coconut oil
Cayenne Hot Pepper Sea Salt

Spicy beef

1 medium brown onion, finely diced
1 tsp ghee(clarified butter) or coconut oil
1 Smoked Ghost Pepper Pods, diced
1 1/2 lb ground beef/beef mince
2 Catch a Fire Cajun Garlic cloves, finely diced
1/2 tsp smoked paprika (regular is also fine)
1/2 regular paprika
1/2 tsp ground cumin powder
1/2 tsp ground coriander seeds
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 1/2 cup canned diced tomatoes or tomato passata
2/3 tsp Cayenne Hot Pepper Sea Salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

Tomato salsa

2 medium tomatoes, diced, seeds out
2 tbsp chopped green onion
2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)
1/2 tsp Ghost Pepper Flakes
1-2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp Extravagonzo Roasted Garlic Culinary Oil
1/2 tsp sea salt

Guacamole

1 avocado, mashed with a fork
1 small Catch a Fire Cajun Garlic clove, finely diced or grated
1 tbsp lime juice
1/2 tsp Cayenne Hot Pepper Sea Salt
black pepper
1 cup of Cheese Sauce (Whisk together 1 cup milk, 2 cups shredded white cheddar cheese and 2 tbsp. flour) cook until smooth over medium heat.

Instructions

Sweet potato chips – If making sweet potato chips, preheat oven to 170 C/338 F. Slice the sweet potato as thin as you can. Use a mandolin slicer or a slicer setting on a food processor if you like. Toss potato slices in macadamia or coconut oil, use your hands to separate the slices so as many get covered in oil as possible. Place parchment/baking paper on two flat roasting trays and place potato slices in a single layer, overlapping each other slightly if needed. Sprinkle with Cayenne Hot Pepper Sea Salt. Bake at 170 C for 20-25 minutes and then turn the chips over. Bake for another 20 minutes or even longer if you want them very crunchy.
Spicy beef – Heat ghee or coconut oil over medium heat. Add onion and Smoked Ghost Pepper Pods and sauté for 5 minutes, until golden. Add the beef and bring the heat to high. Cook and stir with a spatula for 5 minutes, separating the pieces along the way. Then add the rest of ingredients, stir and bring to boil. Turn the heat down to low and simmer for 20-25 minutes, with a lid on, stirring regularly.
Cheese sauce – In the meantime prepare the cheese sauce –
Tomato salsa & guacamole – Combine salsa ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Prepare the guacamole and set aside.
Finally, assemble the nachos in the following order. Place the beef in the middle of a large, deep platter. Make a well in the middle and push the beef outwards. Add tomato salsa around the beef and place the chips on the edges of the platter. Place dollops of guacamole on the beef and pour the cheese sauce in the well of the middle of the platter.