Irish Nachos
Crispy Potatoes topped with jalapeno cheese sauce, pork and BACON!
Ingredients
- 4 Scallions chopped
- 1 lb Bacon cut into ½-in pieces
- Cooking Spray
- 1 Jalapeno cut into coins, seeds removed
For Potatoes
- 6 Medium Russet Potatoes cut into wedges
- ¾ cup Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
- 1 tsp Paprika
For Cheese Sauce
- 3 tbsp Butter
- 3 tbsp Flour
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 cups Milk
- 1 tsp Ground Mustard
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 2 cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese
- 1 4oz can Diced Jalapenos
For the Pork
- 4 Pork Chops boneless
- 1 tsp Chili Powder
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 deg.
- In a bowl, combine ingredients for potatoes and toss until well coated. Place cooking rack on a parchment paper coverd baking sheet and spray cooking rack with cooking spray. Put potatoes on sheet in a single layer. Put into oven to cook for 25 minutes.
- In a frying pan over medium high heat, add bacon pieces and cook until crispy. Remove to paper towel covered plate. Reserve bacon grease in pan (at least 2 tablespoons).
- Season pork chops with listed seasonings and add them to bacon grease in frying pan. Cook for 7 minutes on each side and remove to rest for at least 5 minutes. Then chop into bite-sized pieces.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, add butter and garlic powder. Once melted whisk in flour and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in milk, ground mustard and paprika, cook for 3 minutes. Whisk in heavy cream and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in cheese by the handful and cook another 2 minutes. Stir in jalapenos. Reduce heat to low and stir occasionally until ready to build nachos.
- You can build nachos on individual plates or a family style platter. Start with potatoes, pour cheese sauce over and sprinkle with pork and bacon. Pour a little more cheese sauce over then top with scallions and jalapeno coins.
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