Nachos

I fixed up this Nachos the day after Cinco de Mayo. Hubby likes it a lot. It is not only tasty but very good looking dish as well. It's pack full of protein and fiber and an absolute fun finger food. I have always enjoyed eating Nacho from a bar during Happy Hours but never ever thought of fixing one at home. Recently I had a girls' night for a movie and drinks after, we dropped by a local billiard and bar for some drinks. This dish is inspired by what we ordered. Another incentive of fixing one at home, it's economical and you can use the best ingredients you can get from the market. Use organic herbs if you can.

What You need:

• A heat proof large plate
• Fresh Avocados, about 1 mashed with some chunks
  
• Fresh chopped tomatoes, about 1/4 - 1/2 cup diced or chopped
  
• Red onion, about 1/4 cup diced
  
• Thinly sliced scallions
• Chopped Cilantro
• Canned Refried Beans, I like to thin it down with a TBSP or 2 or water
  
• Canned Black Beans
• Salted Tortilla Corn Chips
• 6 oz of Steak, Ribeye, Top Sirloin or Tenderloin, thinly sliced
  
• A packet of Taco seasonings
• A few dashes of Cumin
• Mexican style sour cream
• Grated Chedder cheese
  
• Lime or lemon juice
• Dashes of hot sauce or pickled jalapeno (optional)
  

Let's Get Fixing:

Pre-heat Oven to 375 degrees.

Marinade beef with Taco Seasonings and a dashes of cumin for flavor. Lightly brown in the pan, set aside to cool. Scatter the chips into plate, depending on the size, just barely reaching the top of plate. Drop a TBSP or 2 of whole black beans and beef in between chip layer.

Dressing it:
Alternating refried and black beans, drop spoonful of beans all over chips, beef, grated cheese, cover with more chips, add more beef, cheese and beans. Add more cheese on top.

At this point, you will figure out how much or lil' you'd like your nachos. Play with it.

Prop the nachos into the over until cheese slightly melted, about 5-10 minutes. Stick around and check the oven to prevent over heating. It should melt the cheese nicely to a gooey texture and chips become crispier. Remove from over and have ready these items to finalize dressing: chopped tomatoes, then a dollop or two of sour cream and guacamole, then green onions and cilantro. A quirt of lemon or lime juice, hot sauce or pickled jalapeno should make the nachos heavenly.