Name: Bacon nachos with cheese sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 100g mature cheddar grated; 50g red leicester grated; 1 tbsp cornflour; 300ml whipping cream; 1-2 tbsp maple syrup; a few drops hot sauce; 6 rashers smoked streaky bacon; 200g plain tortilla chips; 3 spring onions finely sliced; 1 jalapeno chilli sliced (optional); handful coriander leaves; soured cream to serve

A serving dish with bacon nachos with cheese sauce

For the cheese sauce:

100g mature cheddar
grated
50g red leicester
grated
1 tbsp cornflour
300ml whipping cream
1-2 tbsp maple syrup
a few drops hot sauce

For the nachos:

6 rashers smoked streaky bacon
200g plain tortilla chips
3 spring onions
finely sliced
1 jalapeno chilli
sliced (optional)
handful coriander leaves
soured cream
to serve

Method

step 1
Stir the cheeses, cornflour, cream and 1 tbsp maple syrup in a saucepan over a low heat. Continue stirring – it may split or look lumpy but will eventually come together. Season with the hot sauce and a little more maple syrup to taste. Keep warm to prevent it setting quickly.
step 2
Grill the bacon until very crisp, and warm the tortilla chips on the shelf below in the oven. Heap the chips onto a platter and pour over the cheese sauce. Break the bacon into small pieces and sprinkle over, followed by the spring onions, jalapeño (if using) and coriander.