
Fully-Loaded Pulled Pork Nachos
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp salted butter
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 12oz American cheese
- Kosher salt & freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 bag of your favorite tortilla chips
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup Roma tomatoes, medium dice
- ½ red onion, medium dice
- 2 fresh jalapeno peppers, finely sliced
- ¼ cup pickled sliced jalapenos peppers
- Zest of ½ lime
- Juice of ¼ lime
- 24oz cooked pulled pork, warmed up
- ¼ cup BBQ sauce of your choice, NC-style of nice here
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup hot chunky salsa
- 2 cups guacamole
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
Instructions
- In a medium sauce pot on the stove, add the 3 Tbsp salted butter and the 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour.
- Cook on medium heat for 6-8 minutes, stirring often and scraping the bottom and sides with a rubber spatula so the flour doesn’t burn.
- Add the cayenne pepper and slowly whisk in the whole milk in stages.
- Whisk until the whole milk is fully incorporated into the butter and flour mixture.
- Add in the American cheese, and continue to stir gently until the cheese is melted and combined with the bechamel.
- Taste the mixture, and season with kosher salt & freshly-ground black pepper.
- If the mixture is too thick for your liking, add a bit more milk.
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Loosely stack the tortilla chips with bits and layers of shredded cheddar cheese, black beans, tomatoes, onions, and fresh & pickled jalapeno peppers.
- Bake in the oven for 4 minutes, or until the cheese is somewhat soft but not completely melted.
- Add the warm pulled pork, lime zest, lime juice, BBQ sauce, sour cream, salsa, and guacamole on top of the chips and beans and vegetables and pulled pork.
- Top with the hot nacho cheese sauce that you made earlier.
- Garnish with the chopped cilantro and serve warm.
Notes
You can serve some extra nacho cheese sauce on the side, to top-off the nachos with more sauce once the initial layer of cheese sauce gets consumed with the top layer of chips.