Super Bowl Nachos need Cheese
TORONTO – Food News – Heading into the Super Bowl, fans of nachos might be left with less cheese. Kraft Foods is announcing that some customers might not be able to find Velveeta
Kraft Foods says some customers may not be able to find Velveeta products over the next few weeks but are not providing reasons for the apparent shortage.
Jody Moore, from Kraft, states “Such shortages happen from time to time”. She adds “That the lack of availability is more noticeable because of the seasonal demand”.
Moore says Kraft Foods hasn’t heard from any customers that they’re having problem finding the products. She shares that Kraft Foods expects the shortage to be a short-term situation.
The shortage was reported widely in New York on PIX 11 News on Wednesday.
Super Nachos
Ingredients
- 2 bags corn tortilla chips in 2 colors or different flavors, such as blue corn, red corn, yellow corn, lime flavored, chili flavored or black bean chips — pick 2 favourites
Pico de Gallo Salsa:
- 4 vine ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped, for medium to hot heat level
- 1 small white onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup, 2 handfuls, cilantro leaves, finely chopped — substitute parsley if cilantro is not to your liking
- Salt
Beef and Beans Topping:
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pound ground sirloin
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dark chili powder
- 1 1/2 ground cumin, half a palmful
- 2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper sauce, giving you medium to hot heat level
- 1 can black beans, 15 ounces, drained
Cheese Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 3/4 pound pepper jack cheese, shredded, about 2 1/2 cups
Additional toppings to choose from, optional:
- Sour cream
- Chopped scallions
- Chopped black olives
- Diced pimento
- Sliced avocado, dressed with lemon juice
- Hot pepper sauces
- Directions
- Arrange a mixture of 2 varieties of corn chips on a very large platter or use your broiler pan as a platter.
Combine salsa ingredients in a bowl and set aside for flavors to blend together.
Heat a medium non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Add oil, garlic, onion and peppers to the pan and saute 2 minutes, then add meat and crumble with wooden spoon. Season meat with salt, chili powder, cumin and cayenne pepper sauce. Cook meat 5 minutes, then stir in beans and reduce heat to low.
In a medium sauce pot, melt butter and add flour to it. Cook flour and butter 1 to 2 minutes over moderate heat, then whisk in milk. When milk comes to a bubble, stir in cheese with a wooden spoon. Remove cheese sauce from the heat.
Pour cheese sauce evenly over the massive spread of chips and top evenly with beef and beans and the pico de gallo.
Serve immediately as is or, garnish with your choice of extra toppings from the toppings list.
