Luxembourgish Nachos

Oh nachos! I think it’s one of the most popular party and bar foods in the world. I mean, who can say no to crispy corn chips topped with a sort of meaty chili and lots and lots of cheese?! For my Luxembourgish nachos, I’ve added some Mettwurscht – smokey Luxembourgish sausage, and it works a treat. So great that I managed to get specially made Luxembourg-shaped nachos for my dish…

They are handmade in Luxembourg, by the guys behind Secretos Del Maiz. They make nachos from scratch once a week and deliver them in Luxembourg. You can get regular triangular shaped ones in these colours from them. You should also order their soft corn tacos, they’re absolutely fantastic!

This is a recipe from my cookbook ‘Flavours of Home’. You can watch me make these nachos here.

This recipe was created as part of my “Staycation” show, inspiring people with recipes from my travels that they can recreate at home – to get us all to travel in our minds despite being stuck at home this summer…

Ingredients

1 Mettwurscht
3 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion
1 garlic clove
300g beef and pork mince
2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp smoked paprika powder
1 tbsp tomato paste
125g kidney beans
250g cheddar cheese, grated
250g plain tortilla chips
salt and pepper

For the guacamole:
2 avocados
½ red onion
1 tomato
3 tbsp coriander, chopped
1 tbsp jalapeno, chopped
lime juice, to taste
salt and pepper

To serve:
jalapenos
1 tub sour cream
1 bunch coriander
lime wedges

Method

Serves 6-8

Cut the Mettwurscht open lengthwise, then cut into small cubes and fry with a tablespoon of sunflower oil until browned. Put in a little bowl and keep the fat in the pan.

Peel and finely chop the onion. Peel and crush the garlic. Add a bit more oil to the pan and fry the onion for 4 minutes until soft, then add the garlic and fry for another minute. Remove and add to the bowl with the Mettwurscht.

Add a bit more oil to the pan and fry the mince, breaking down the meat with a spatula, until browned all over. Add the cumin, smoked paprika and the kidney beans and roughly crush the beans in the pan so that they become mushy and bind the meat. Add the Mettwurscht and onions and mix to combine. Taste and season with salt if needed. Remove from the heat.

Preheat the oven to 160°C fan.

Put half the nachos in a baking tin, top with the meat mix and sprinkle with half the cheese. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to create a second layer on top.

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes until cheese has melted.

Meanwhile, make the guacamole. Cut open the avocados, destone and scoop out the flesh. Roughly chop, put in a bowl and mash with a fork. Peel and finely chop the red onion and fold through the avocado. Cut open the tomatoes, remove the seeds, cut into little cubes and fold through the avocado with the coriander, jalapeno, lime juice and salt and pepper to taste.

Serve the nachos with dollops of guacamole and sour cream, scatter with jalapenos and coriander and serve with lime wedges.

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