Vegan Fully Loaded Nacho Fries

These Vegan Fully Loaded Nacho Fries take all of the toppings of nachos and pile them high on a plate of French fries. Get the recipe below.

Not your normal nachos

According to Wikipedia, nachos originated in North Mexico, more specifically in the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, in 1943. So the tale goes, the wives of US soldiers stationed at Fort Duncan in nearby Eagle Pass were in Piedras Negras on a shopping trip, and arrived at a restaurant in search of some food but it had already closed. What happened next is the stuff of history.

The maître d’, Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya, invented a new snack for them with what little he had left in the kitchen, including tortillas and cheese. He cut the tortillas into triangles, fried them, and then covered them with cheese before heating them and topping with sliced pickled jalapeños.

Unsurprisingly the popularity of the dish soon sky rocketed and they could be found across Northern Mexico, Texas and the Southwest. I am a huge fan of Tex-Mex food and nachos are no exception. I’d love to meet Ignacio Anaya and shake his hand! Nachos are pure genius.

The recipe I’m sharing with you today is most definitely inspired by this original nacho recipe but there is one big difference – instead of fried tortillas, the base of this dish are fries! These vegan fully loaded nachos came about in much the same way as the original recipe.

Late one Saturday evening Jon and I found ourselves raiding  the fridge. We had a couple of potatoes, cheese and salsa. It seemed obvious that we should fry up some chips, top them with cheese, salsa, avocado and sour cream which we had lurking in the back of the fridge. What started as a quick and easy late night meal has now become an epic feast!

Nacho toppings

Now don’t get me wrong, it’s important to have really good French fries forming the base of this dish. You want something crisp and firm enough to be able to be picked up with a big scoop of salsa, avocado and sour cream, but it also needs to be soft and fluffy inside. That’s why this recipe starts with tripple cooked fries.

After the fries comes the vegan cheese. I like to put the cheese straight on to the fries so that it forms an ooey-gooey, stretchy glue to hold the fries together. That way when you pull out a couple of fries you’re guaranteed that the salsa and avocado on top have a solid foundation to sit upon.

The salsa is a fantastic mix of tomato, peppers, chilli, spring onion, lots and lots of lime, a splash of tequilla and plenty of salt.

Last but not least, I spoon on fresh avocado, sour cream and if I’m feeling fancy some pickled jalapeños just like the original nachos back in 1943.

The recipe

Every mouthful is full of sweet, sour, savoury and salty flavour.  The textures range from crisp and crunchy to soft and creamy.

Vegan Fully Loaded Nacho Fries

What could possible make nachos better? How about swapping the tortilla chips with freshly made fries for these Vegan Fully Loaded Nacho Fries

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Mexican

Servings 4 people

Calories 594.86 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 2 potatoes
• Vegetable oil for frying, see your deep fat fryer's instructions for volume
• 200 g vegan cheese grated
• 2 cups salsa
• 1 avocado
• 4 tbsp sour cream
• Jalapeños to serve optional

Instructions

 

• Fill your fryer with vegetable oil (follow your make and models instructions) and heat to 175C.
• Plunge the chips into the fryer and cook for 5 minutes remove from the fryer and allow to rest on a piece of kitchen towel for 5 minutes.
• Plunge the chips back into the fryer and cook for a further 5 minutes before removing and allowing to rest.
• Repeat for a third time before turning out on to your plate and immediately top with the vegan cheese so that it begins to melt.
• Top with salsa, spoonfuls of avocado, sour cream and jalapenos as desired!

Nutrition

Calories: 594.86kcalCarbohydrates: 60.03gProtein: 8.1gFat: 37.48gSaturated Fat: 10.97gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2.32gMonounsaturated Fat: 15.24gCholesterol: 7.08mgSodium: 1911.29mgPotassium: 1077.86mgFiber: 12.52gSugar: 5.7gVitamin A: 772.13IUVitamin C: 14.69mgCalcium: 100.38mgIron: 2.96mg

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Variations

You can also top these nacho fries with:

• Slow cooked black beans
• Shredded seitan “chicken”

Why not also try one of these salsa recipes

• Tequila salsa
• Radish and lime salsa
• Roasted sweetcorn Salsa
• Cool mango salsa

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If you love Tex-Mex food as much as I do, why not try some of these authentic and not-so authentic Mexican recipes.

Radish and Lime Salsa

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Slow Cooked Black Bean Tacos

Vegan Cheese and Sweetcorn Quesadillas

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