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Mags Roche's homemade taco fries: Today

Who needs takeaway when you can make this at home?
Who needs takeaway when you can make this at home?

Who needs takeaway when you can make this at home?

Ingredients

  • 500g steak mince
  • 1 onion fine dice
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 250 cherry tomatoes
  • 1 carton of passata
  • 2 chillies fine dice
  • 1 teaspoon tomato paste
  • 2 spoons fajita spice mix

Spicy mayo dressing

  • 200g mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp Tabasco
  • 2 teaspoon Franks hot sauce
  • 1 red chilli
  • 1 teaspoon ketchup
  • Squeeze of lemon juice
  • A little water to thin.
  • Taste season and taste again.

Topping

Red cheddar cheese, grated finely.

Method

  1. Place pan on to heat and brown the mince, until it's caramelised and sticky on the bottom. Add fajita spice mix and cook it out for about 3-4 mins. Set aside.
  2. In another pan heat olive oil, add dice onion and garlic. Cook without any colour, add a teaspoon of tomato paste, cook for 2-3 minutes. Add fresh tomato and passata. Cook out for 20-25 minutes.
  3. Add tomato sauce to spicy mince and simmer for 15-25 minutes, to allow flavours to combine.
  4. Cut potato into chips- I always leave a little skin on.
  5. Blanch chips at 140 degrees in fryer, for 12mins. Set aside.
  6. Blend mayonnaise in a blender, and blend until all combined. It should be a pinky colour and have a nice kick to it.
  7. Once the mince is ready and the flavour is good- start to assemble.
  8. Turn fryer at 200 and cook chips until crispy. Season with a little salt and put into serving bowl.
  9. Add a big spoon of spicy mince, followed by a spoon of taco sauce. To finish a good sprinkle of cheese. And enjoy!