On Saturday morning, I woke up with a throbbing headache, totally dehydrated and desperate for coffee. That’s always the sign of a successful Friday night (ours involved seeing “Blue Jasmine” so you know it was wild). A few hours later, feeling better, I was craving some greasy food to accompany my viewing of “It’s Complicated” on Netflix. I remembered that I had corn tortillas in the refrigerator; what if I fried those up and made nachos? I immediately got to work.
Sometimes it’s easy to forget how simple it is to fry up your own snack food. Like that time I made Pita Chips and took myself by surprise by how good they were. Here’s how easy it is to make your own tortilla chips. Cut corn tortillas into wedges.
In a large skillet, pour in about 1/2 inch of vegetable or Canola oil (enough to submerge each wedge, but just that…so not a lot of oil). Turn up the heat to high and wait a little bit, like 3 or 4 minutes. Then stick the back of a wooden spoon in the oil: if bubbles immediately form, you’re ready to fry. If not, wait another minute or two.
When it’s time, carefully add the tortilla wedges.
Fry for a minute and then carefully, with a spider tool, flip them over.
Look at that color! You know those are going to be good.
Remove to a paper-towel lined plate and sprinkle, immediately, with lots of salt. If you have more wedges to fry, do those next.
You can stop here and eat these amazing chips with salsa or guacamole and be very happy. I took it one step further by preheating the oven to 350, putting the chips on a foil-lined cookie sheet and grating some sharp Cheddar cheese on top. I didn’t go nuts with the Cheddar, but you can. Into the oven the tray went, and while the cheese was melting I made some quick guacamole.
I didn’t have most of the ingredients I needed, just a ripe avocado. So I mashed that up with some red onion, a dash of olive oil, salt and pepper, and for acid–and this was pretty brilliant, if I do say so myself–the liquid from a jar of pickled jalapeños. Here’s the nachos out of the oven:
I slid them onto a plate and topped with the guacamole and whole rings of pickled jalapeños. Let’s look again just because we can:
People of the world, this was the best snack I have ever made. I would gladly eat this again and again and gain 500 pounds because it’s so good. The ultimate hangover cure. And a good pairing for “It’s Complicated” which features Diane Keaton making really special turkey sandwiches. She can keep her turkey sandwiches, I’m eating nachos.
I usually bake the chips, but your shallow fry looks like it wouldn’t be too messy! Great idea!
Well that looks absolutely delicious!
Awesome snack, and great movie choice…but it is the wonderful Meryl Streep, not Diane K, right?
Oh, you’re right… I was watching “Something’s Got To Give”!!
Gotcha – both totally fun pics, both give me crazy home envy!!
Nothing is better than good nachos! Unfortunately most restaurants pile the chips into a huge mound and plop a whole lot of ingredients on top. I like your simple nachos because they have finesse. I also like how you used the pickled jalapeno juice for the acid. When I don’t have lime or lemon, I’ll often substitute with a little vinegar.
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I adore good homemade nachos. They’re a staple here!
I have addiction to using tostitos Lime flavored and after the Kraft cheese taco mix
I sprinkle on parmesan cheese over the hot sauce………
my father got me hooked on this combo. I miss him.
Next time try using flour tortillas. When hot, sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. They are fantastic that way and something different!
I have to admit I crave nachos more than any other “guilty pleasure,” but I rarely eat them because, as you referenced, there’s a chance I may gain a few hundred pounds. This is actually a great idea, because I’d know what went into my nachos, I could avoid the hundreds of extra calories that restaurant food has over homemade food (is there a calorie powder out there that all restaurants use?!) and I could make a decent portion but not go overboard. Guess I know what I’ll be doing this weekend. Thanks!
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Today is the day. I’ve been wanting to make these since they showed up in my Instagram feed. My husband who is currently an anti-carb crusader is on a business trip, so tonight it’s me, these nachos and my Netflix cue. Life is grand!