I agree a breakdown of the shopping list would be a cool addition, but I can see why pouring over the receipt might be difficult to integrate with the format. Maybe if they were to film the shopping too it might be more engaging, but it might be more of a pain to produce.
I always love these videos because you're able to show us a cheaper (per serving) and delicious alternative to popular foods, but I always find it difficult to actually go out and buy the ingredients for these since I'll have so much leftover ingredients. And eating nachos everyday doesn't sound too fun. Do you think you could maybe do a series where you buy a set of ingredients for one week and show different recipes that use it all? Love your videos btw! Just throwing some ideas that could help entice people to really get out there and try these recipes for themselves.
My fridge doesn't keep stuff good for one week but I noticed if I buy corn edamem sweet pea carrot stirfry veggi on frozen packs that saves more and reduces waste. Ideally you need to buy some ingredients to make food last for two days and buying more without plan makes unfortunate amount of left overs often end up in trash. For me I don't compromise healthy food because it may end up few bucks more expensive. Fun fact organic rows are more potent to get discounts. You can make a soup for Monday Tuesdays a salad with remainings of soup for another two dinners a vegetable grill ( take vegetables same day from discounted shelves and use same day) use remaining of veggies for a fish recepie. Adding rich salads not only reduces hunger for snacks but also manageable. You still have to spend some time preparing ingredients and maybe buy toppings in sales or bulk such as walnut cranberry chia seed cheese and bread crumbs. Nuts and dried fruit doesn't go bad quickly and gives much flexibility to prepare stuff. A bulk dried peach cost less than 10$ can be made into nice dessert. Avoid buying coke icecream and any already prepared desser. A bread maker also saves money not to buy expensive breads.
Well for this you can have nachos, chips and dip, tacos, you could get some bigger tortillas and make burritos and chimichangas, hell, you could make a Crunch wrap. Add some variety to all of your dishes by making different sauces. A lime Crema, a Chipotle sour cream, maybe you some Taco Bell sauce or just some of your favorite hot sauce. Basically just make Mexican food. You've got all the ingredients
As a side note for the cheese sauce, y'all gonna wanna fold in and melt the cheese OFF the direct heat of the stove, because if the cheese cooks you end up with a really grainy textured sauce.
Another great cheese sauce recipe we use at the Mexican fusion place I work at: 1 can of evaporated milk 1 tbsp of corn flour (add when cold) 220g of grated cheese Smoked paprika to taste Salt to taste 2 tbsp of siracha 1 tbsp of Dijon mustard Diced Pickled jalapeños if desired Add all to a pan and whisk and heat until thickened :)
Next Joshua needs to make “but easier” where he makes high quality food as tasty as possible whilst using minimum work and effort. Now *that* I would actually be able to follow Edit: Thanks for all the likes! But lots of people are missing the point. I should’ve known the Internet always needs you to elaborate. It’s more so that Joshua always uses tools that lots of people don’t have and can’t afford. Or, even fit in their kitchen. That’s the other thing; Lots of people don’t have space to make much advanced foods cause their kitchen easily fills up with stuff. Also not everyone has an oven. I know Joshua’s whole point is that it’s worth it putting more effort into food to make it good. What I’m referring to is perhaps a series where he takes many of his popular more complicated recipes and figure out how to do them with less space and less advanced/specific cookware. Maybe “but smaller” is a better title. Recipes for way more basic kitchens with no special tools.
Do you know Sortedfood? They are a TH-cam channel and they made a few cookbooks, including Can’t be arsed to cook. Exactly the concept you’re describing!
Well if it’s easy his whole thing is that technique makes it taste better so it wouldn’t taste that good and there not even that hard in the first place
@@husenboriwala5110 good point. I forgot most people do it mb. Btw, a quick health tip is to try to minimise the times you reuse it. Oil fats become trans fats under heat
I make my nachos like a lasagna too. I just made homemade nachos a couple of weeks ago except the chips on top of the fresh shredded cheese I also used a Street corn queso dip from Costco
I cooked this tonight! This makes enough for about four adults. Unfortunately beef and cheese (even though we produce tonnes of it) are expensive in New Zealand right now! So definitely not super budget depending on where you live. Definitely delicious though 😋🥰 papa delivers on flavour!
C'mon now, this isn't a bad recipe by any means, but the the toppings aren't even scoopable. There's a reason why the tomatoes and onions are usually small diced and put inside the sauce, so you can actually scoop them with a chip. It's probably still delicious, buy if you were to serve this at a party, the onions and tomatoes would stay on the plate.
Just a reminder that canned/frozen is acceptable y'all! If you're struggling for cash, it's better to actually use your fruit/veggies then having them go bad in the fridge. Also time is money, you don't have to make everything from scratch, especially if you're working 40+ hours a week. Everybody's "free time" is going to look different.
additionally, frozen vegetables keep more vitamins and good shit than "fresh" stuff that lies around in stores and shit not that anyone planning to follow this recipe gives a shit about eating healthy IM JUST SAYING EAT FROZEN VEGGIES IS GOOD
I cook the meat with onions, add 1/2 pack taco seasonings, top nachos with meat, shredded cheese, tomato 🍅, a little sauce, lettuce, sour cream and green onions, I grow them and tomatoes The Easy way for me
Next Joshua needs to make “but easier” where he makes high quality food as tasty as possible whilst using minimum work and effort. Now that I would actually be able to follow
I deep fried my own tortilla chips for the first time a couple months ago. I don't think I can ever go back to store bought. It took me an hour to make a bag's worth, but I was eating like a king for the rest of that week.
I make them quicker by baking them, brush some oil on both side of the triangle tortillas and bake at 410°F for like 10 minutes, you can make 2 trays. They're so crunchy and perfect with like a 10th of the oil you would usually use.
My husband and I have been absolutely binging your videos, I looked up your story and read about your rough history in school. That breaks my heart because I know we would have gotten along if you had gone to my school!!! But, those hardships clearly had a key roll in making you into the man you are today. Either way, I had to buy your book!! We’ve been making your pretzels, cookies, chicken, rolls, gnocchi, sauces - it has been an absolute blast!!!! I also absolutely commend you on shamelessly pre-commenting on the stupid comments people will want to post on your videos. It drives me crazy when people say something like “or you could just buy nachos lol” dude. Are you lost? You’re on a TH-cam cooking channel… we’re not here to cut corners. In summary, you’re great. I hope you never stop making videos (as long as it makes you happy). Thank you for rising above your trials and bringing so many people happiness with your amazing skills and humor.
When doing a recipe of this size, you need to include the amount of servings it has so people like (myself) who live alone don't have a ton of leftovers that go bad. At least with the number of servings we can figure out how to cut the recipe down to a smaller size.
I’d be interested in seeing some videos in a “But Faster” series. Show us how to make quick meals at home faster than you could by driving out to a restaurant, ordering, and returning.
It can also be an option to just keep the nacho's separate while scooping toppings and sauce. (assuming they're not very dry toppings anyway) Cheese that isn't liquified might have to go onto the nacho's, though, which is also a bit impractical if they stick together and steal each other's cheese when separating. My favorite super quick and simple way is probably to just put grated cheese and thin jalapeno slices on individual nacho's that are spread out across a flat surface, then dip in whatever dip you want. No meat but that's a lot more hassle when you're super lazy making the nacho's, can just finely chop some onions and whatever to put into the dip too.
A restaurant I like puts a thin layer of chips on the tray, then mounds the layers of dip in the center, then makes a ring of more chips around the mound. It’s pretty awesome. Choose your own adventure for sure
@@megatronusorionpax4900 Take a big serving plate and place the chips in a single layer. Then put the toppings on this single layer. All the chips will get toppings and it is easier to grab the topping laden chips.
Ok, I haven't seen the video yet... just the thumbnail was enough for me to like the video. Thank you Josh and the team. Recipes and editing are awesome!!! Haha, had to get that of my chest. Have a great day
If you don't want to use flour, use two teaspoons of sodium citrate. This will emulsify the cheese sauce and keep the fats and proteins from separating. Just don't add extra salt.
Sodium citrate is great stuff. A sauce just made of cheese and water, without any flour, milk, butter or anything else. Grate the amount of cheese you want, use 93% of that weight in water and 4% in sodium citrate. Dissolve the citrate in the water, bring it to a simmer and then slowly stir in the cheese (Use a immersion blender if you're making a bigger batch). A great combination is aged cheddar, aged gouda and pepper jack in whatever ratio you like.
Good tip. The reason he's using the American is also to add emulsifiers. Technically, you can also skip the American cheese and add a mild cheddar if you are adding sodium citrate. I do find it adds a detectable little sour note, so I'll sometimes do the flour mornay method he used. Plus, this was a "but cheaper" episode, and most people don't have enough uses for it to keep it around. That said, I also keep the stuff around for cheese sauce, so I totally get where you are coming from.
Love these recipes because I can always take something away like mixing mushrooms with the beef, because I don't eat enough mushrooms(any). That beef alone is an easy thing to mix with some rice and be good to go
I'd like to see a special series called "single meals" almost every recipe is made for 2-4 people. How about serving size for just 1 person? Take out all the guess work on measuring ingredients that are meant for 2+ people, and just make it for 1.
that kinda doesn't make any sense though, even for one person, why would you spend 30+ minutes for just ONE SERVING of a dish when you can make 4+ servings in the same amount of time?
It is simply not economical. Dunno where you live, but buying stuff for one person is 1st expensive, 2nd impossible unless its like one steak and bag of veggies. Me and my roommates back in uni learned very quickly that it is way better to cook for the others. Little waste, diverse food, cheap as fuck that way.
Halfing a recipe sometimes works, but I’ve found freezing certain prep items helps split servings into smaller portions. For instance, I’ll make a pound or so of taco meat, then portion and freeze any leftovers. If it turns out particularly good, I’ll note that on the container. It’s way better than store bought frozen foods.
Love your videos! My hubby is crazy about nachos, so I would like to try your recipe. Can I substitute American cheese with some other cheese ? Thank you
What I like to do is, before you put on your guacamole and crema, sprinkle some shredded cheese over top and stick it under the broiler for a few seconds. Also, in my opinion, the tomatoes and onions should be mixed into the guacamole.
I use that mushroom trick to extend my ground beef a lot and my kids don't even realize they're eating mushrooms. Stroganoff, stir fry, tomato meat sauce, you name it.
Thanks for this recipe. I just made a vegan version for dinner tonight. I've been struggling to get nachos right (not the eating part, the layering and all) and after messing up with 2 written recipes I decided to find a video version and this was just simplicity itself.
Have to say, tried my first one EVER today, it was good but again, just as you said , mostly on the bottom was basically chips and not much of anything else. Now I gotta try your recipe. Thank you,
made a giant taco bar for my family at my sister's graduation party just over a week ago and i was eating nachos for 3 days afterward. it made me realize how easy pico de gallo is to make and how much better it makes everything (we put it on burgers and with conecuh sausage sandwiches over the next few days as well) DONT SKIMP ON YOUR PICO PEOPLE
I wish it was really that cheap But here in Quebec, just the avocado cost more than the whole portion And i dont talk about the cherry tomatoes that cost 5x what he says for the same portion Just to make the receipe here, You have for about 35$ to 38$ worth of ingredients to buy (depend on the ground beef price) Yes, you can make more nachos for that price, but at the end of the day, you dont need to make more than 2 or 3 portions and it will still cost you a lot of money
@@steampunkmagpie777 not only its expensive in canada, but in Québec its worst than the rest of canada because our taxes on products are crazy high (even on local products) We talk about 15% taxes Im pretty sure people in the US pay their canadian product less than we do
Man i love food and i love cooking food but i started a weight loss journey so every new video you are going to upload I’m gonna comment “Make but healthier” . Have a nice day
"Throwing pre shredded cheese on a bunch of old chips and slamming that into the oven is not ok." Then you'll be pleased to know that I use the microwave.
@@Sil3ntKn1ght yeah like I don't care about the price either but the content is extremely misleading lol. Like if i were to make this specific recipe now i would have to buy the 80/20 ground beef, corn tortillas, american cheese, american cheddar cheese, a can of chipotle adobo, the avocado etc. That is easily gonna cost me way more. Like i said don't really care about the price but the content is very misleading
a different option for the cheese sauce instead of the morney thing would be to use beer, cheese and sodium citrate. per 100g of cheese, use 50g of beer and about 1/2 tbs of sodium citrate. warm the liquid up and then add the cheese and sodium citrate continue to stir while keeping the heat low. the cheese will melt and emulsify into the beer you could also just use water instead of beer, either way the sodium citrate will allow the cheese to emulsify in the liquid. also with this as a basse you can add whatever you want to season it, or peppersa or something.
@@robertfolsom1 It's probably because they figure the oil is reusable. The same oil could be used for many meals. They should probably prorate that though. Canola oil is $8/gal at the store here. I would figure on gallon would be good for 4 meals conservatively (filtering the oil between each use). So that should add $2 to the cost, by my estimate. Just went back to check. The oil probably should count even cheaper. He ends up using 1.5 liters, which is the small container here, and it probably is reusable a few times. At $3.5, if we say it can only be used twice, that's $1.75, thought it's probably more like $1.
Dude Joshua you should do cooking ASMR videos with silent humor to match the vibe! your team can make that type of cooking vids look so good, they're so talented with the editing and timing and funny bits sprinkled in perfect. Freaking hilarious, genuine art. I appreciate great editing skills, it's a lot of work in the background, major kudos to you and the production team!! 😍 Now do funny ASMR. THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN!
It will in the US too, everything went up and gas too. You can barely buy food with a 20 dollar bill. The avocados already cost 2 bucks themselves without anything else. The oil to fry the chips cost 7-8 bucks if you get the off brand.
Combine: 4 oz fresh grated cheddar 4 oz fresh grated pepperjack 1tbsp cornstarch Add to a saucepan with a 12 oz Can of evaporated milk and a couple teaspoons of franks red hot (I throw in some diced jalapeños too) Cook on low heat for 5 minutes or so until it thickens. I prefer this way so much over using a bechamel sauce.
no possible way to make tortillas cheaper than they cost in texas lol... don't forget to value your time... you can get a pack of 300 tortillas for like $2.... maybeeeeee you'd break even on ingredients..... only logical reason is if you have allergies... but corn is usually pretty safe and its even gluten free + vegan...
It’s high near me too in Virginia and not the fancy part either the basic part, 3 pounds of ground beef cost 11$. I had to stop buying it because it was costing so much.
Kinda miss Josh’s og videos where it’s just him cooking because all of the antics have kinda gotten to be too much and it makes the videos visually and audibly harder to watch (for me)
Wow I'm not the only one! If Josh wasn't an actual cook himself I'd be tempted to say he's just reading from the teleprompter and following the recipe from the food team- and that he's just there to be excessive and loud. The problem is I can't throw shade at his cooking ability, but I can at his ability to stay humble which is less than 0. Homeboy would be like Kanye at the disabled people basketball game dunkin' 108-0. He's only editing the way he is so the 13 year old zoomerz can pay attention for more than 15 seconds- I lived in a house of them when I lived with my best friend in SC for like 6 months and 99% of Josh's videos and humor are zoomer humor just based off how they talked and acted.
I want josh to show us his grocery shopping for one of these meals. Because that looks like 40-50 dollars worth of food.
Seattle would b $80
At this point, y'all gotta be trolling...
Its a fudged number because its like "20 servings". I just ignore the price aspect and just take it as a recipe video.
I agree a breakdown of the shopping list would be a cool addition, but I can see why pouring over the receipt might be difficult to integrate with the format. Maybe if they were to film the shopping too it might be more engaging, but it might be more of a pain to produce.
he lives in texas
I always love these videos because you're able to show us a cheaper (per serving) and delicious alternative to popular foods, but I always find it difficult to actually go out and buy the ingredients for these since I'll have so much leftover ingredients. And eating nachos everyday doesn't sound too fun. Do you think you could maybe do a series where you buy a set of ingredients for one week and show different recipes that use it all? Love your videos btw! Just throwing some ideas that could help entice people to really get out there and try these recipes for themselves.
Sorted Food does a series called the grocery shop challenge that does that
@@JaneAustenLover1 also their meal packs app^^
Sorted Foods meal pack app is exactly what youre looking for
My fridge doesn't keep stuff good for one week but I noticed if I buy corn edamem sweet pea carrot stirfry veggi on frozen packs that saves more and reduces waste. Ideally you need to buy some ingredients to make food last for two days and buying more without plan makes unfortunate amount of left overs often end up in trash. For me I don't compromise healthy food because it may end up few bucks more expensive. Fun fact organic rows are more potent to get discounts. You can make a soup for Monday Tuesdays a salad with remainings of soup for another two dinners a vegetable grill ( take vegetables same day from discounted shelves and use same day) use remaining of veggies for a fish recepie. Adding rich salads not only reduces hunger for snacks but also manageable. You still have to spend some time preparing ingredients and maybe buy toppings in sales or bulk such as walnut cranberry chia seed cheese and bread crumbs. Nuts and dried fruit doesn't go bad quickly and gives much flexibility to prepare stuff. A bulk dried peach cost less than 10$ can be made into nice dessert. Avoid buying coke icecream and any already prepared desser. A bread maker also saves money not to buy expensive breads.
Well for this you can have nachos, chips and dip, tacos, you could get some bigger tortillas and make burritos and chimichangas, hell, you could make a Crunch wrap. Add some variety to all of your dishes by making different sauces. A lime Crema, a Chipotle sour cream, maybe you some Taco Bell sauce or just some of your favorite hot sauce. Basically just make Mexican food. You've got all the ingredients
As a side note for the cheese sauce, y'all gonna wanna fold in and melt the cheese OFF the direct heat of the stove, because if the cheese cooks you end up with a really grainy textured sauce.
This is how I ruined my queso, a learning moment for sure
omg i never realized this is always what happens to me!!!
I’ve always wondered why tf it always taste like crap!! Thank you!!
This isn't nachos it's salad chips.
But do you fold the cheese?
Another great cheese sauce recipe we use at the Mexican fusion place I work at:
1 can of evaporated milk
1 tbsp of corn flour (add when cold)
220g of grated cheese
Smoked paprika to taste
Salt to taste
2 tbsp of siracha
1
tbsp of Dijon mustard
Diced Pickled jalapeños if desired
Add all to a pan and whisk and heat until thickened :)
What cheese (:
What cheese
@@juli-de8nu cheddar obvi
wouldnt evaporated milk dilute the dairy flavor of the cheese?
Interesting I’m gonna have to try this
Next Joshua needs to make “but easier” where he makes high quality food as tasty as possible whilst using minimum work and effort. Now *that* I would actually be able to follow
Edit: Thanks for all the likes! But lots of people are missing the point. I should’ve known the Internet always needs you to elaborate. It’s more so that Joshua always uses tools that lots of people don’t have and can’t afford. Or, even fit in their kitchen. That’s the other thing; Lots of people don’t have space to make much advanced foods cause their kitchen easily fills up with stuff. Also not everyone has an oven.
I know Joshua’s whole point is that it’s worth it putting more effort into food to make it good. What I’m referring to is perhaps a series where he takes many of his popular more complicated recipes and figure out how to do them with less space and less advanced/specific cookware. Maybe “but smaller” is a better title. Recipes for way more basic kitchens with no special tools.
this would be great
Do you know Sortedfood? They are a TH-cam channel and they made a few cookbooks, including Can’t be arsed to cook. Exactly the concept you’re describing!
takeout at that point
I really like this idea!!
Well if it’s easy his whole thing is that technique makes it taste better so it wouldn’t taste that good and there not even that hard in the first place
He counted the 0.04 dollar salt but not the half a litter oil lol
Oil is reusable
@@husenboriwala5110 good point. I forgot most people do it mb. Btw, a quick health tip is to try to minimise the times you reuse it. Oil fats become trans fats under heat
@@husenboriwala5110 you have to go purchase oil to have it in the first place lol
@@stamatisvragas7720 WHAT ARE YOU, TRANSPHOBIC?!?!?!?! lmao
@@mattstanislen3165haha so funny 😐
I make my nachos like a lasagna too. I just made homemade nachos a couple of weeks ago except the chips on top of the fresh shredded cheese I also used a Street corn queso dip from Costco
Was it the queso in the white/clear plastic with the green lid?! If so, that stuff is SOOOOO good omg
wow that sure tasted good
I cooked this tonight! This makes enough for about four adults. Unfortunately beef and cheese (even though we produce tonnes of it) are expensive in New Zealand right now! So definitely not super budget depending on where you live. Definitely delicious though 😋🥰 papa delivers on flavour!
This dudes creativity is off the chart
It’s nachos?
Man, that's why he has over 6! MIL! Subscribers!
You should see his other nacho video
C'mon now, this isn't a bad recipe by any means, but the the toppings aren't even scoopable. There's a reason why the tomatoes and onions are usually small diced and put inside the sauce, so you can actually scoop them with a chip. It's probably still delicious, buy if you were to serve this at a party, the onions and tomatoes would stay on the plate.
@@uwirl4338 he can fix that by adding some beans, like a cement that will fix everything to the chips, and still butcheaper
Just a reminder that canned/frozen is acceptable y'all! If you're struggling for cash, it's better to actually use your fruit/veggies then having them go bad in the fridge.
Also time is money, you don't have to make everything from scratch, especially if you're working 40+ hours a week. Everybody's "free time" is going to look different.
Not to mention that a bag of tortilla chips is 3-4 bucks vs the 2 dollar thing of tortillas, but he uses 4 dollars of oil to cook the homemade chips.
additionally, frozen vegetables keep more vitamins and good shit than "fresh" stuff that lies around in stores and shit
not that anyone planning to follow this recipe gives a shit about eating healthy IM JUST SAYING EAT FROZEN VEGGIES IS GOOD
I cook the meat with onions, add 1/2 pack taco seasonings, top nachos with meat, shredded cheese, tomato 🍅, a little sauce, lettuce, sour cream and green onions, I grow them and tomatoes
The Easy way for me
Ive never drooled quite like this before. The mornay sauce, roasted tomatoes and the beef, duxelle mixture. Fantastico.
love your editing, so fun! Also so much effort in all of that. Kudos to you, man
Next Joshua needs to make “but easier” where he makes high quality food as tasty as possible whilst using minimum work and effort. Now that I would actually be able to follow
it would probably be a bit cheaper too since it has to be more accessible
I agree but I think he's too much of a perfectionist to make more basic versions lol
Literally love this channel
These prices never make sense. Where are you getting your ingredients?
Cutting up torn tortillas to make dank tortilla chips is low-key the most valuable piece of knowledge this channel ever delivered to me.
I deep fried my own tortilla chips for the first time a couple months ago.
I don't think I can ever go back to store bought. It took me an hour to make a bag's worth, but I was eating like a king for the rest of that week.
Is the taste really that different?
I make them quicker by baking them, brush some oil on both side of the triangle tortillas and bake at 410°F for like 10 minutes, you can make 2 trays. They're so crunchy and perfect with like a 10th of the oil you would usually use.
My husband and I have been absolutely binging your videos, I looked up your story and read about your rough history in school. That breaks my heart because I know we would have gotten along if you had gone to my school!!! But, those hardships clearly had a key roll in making you into the man you are today.
Either way, I had to buy your book!! We’ve been making your pretzels, cookies, chicken, rolls, gnocchi, sauces - it has been an absolute blast!!!!
I also absolutely commend you on shamelessly pre-commenting on the stupid comments people will want to post on your videos.
It drives me crazy when people say something like “or you could just buy nachos lol” dude. Are you lost? You’re on a TH-cam cooking channel… we’re not here to cut corners.
In summary, you’re great. I hope you never stop making videos (as long as it makes you happy). Thank you for rising above your trials and bringing so many people happiness with your amazing skills and humor.
I’ll eat this whole thing josh. Wow
and it's only 2 bucks more than the lil nacho bell grande from taco bell!
Wow !! The best cooking video I’ve ever watched in my life.
When doing a recipe of this size, you need to include the amount of servings it has so people like (myself) who live alone don't have a ton of leftovers that go bad. At least with the number of servings we can figure out how to cut the recipe down to a smaller size.
just make it smaller yourself
This is obviously a serving
It's nachos, you eat them all then regret everything.
I’d be interested in seeing some videos in a “But Faster” series. Show us how to make quick meals at home faster than you could by driving out to a restaurant, ordering, and returning.
your wish has already been granted
@Meghan Yes
@@r0e404 I know, I was joking
these nachos are MAJOR!!! 🔥
Joshua’s vocals are everything 🥹🥹✨✨
“Bald ass chips” perfect explanation
Dude I swear this is the best editing on any TH-cam cooking channel anywhere
Josh we miss talking to you in the cabinet after cooking, come back please!
Thank you! I can’t stand top layered nachos. Rather have just a pizza pan so you have it on everything without bottom getting mush
The little pizza style nachos are tedious to make but far more desired.
what's the difference I'm confused
It can also be an option to just keep the nacho's separate while scooping toppings and sauce. (assuming they're not very dry toppings anyway) Cheese that isn't liquified might have to go onto the nacho's, though, which is also a bit impractical if they stick together and steal each other's cheese when separating.
My favorite super quick and simple way is probably to just put grated cheese and thin jalapeno slices on individual nacho's that are spread out across a flat surface, then dip in whatever dip you want. No meat but that's a lot more hassle when you're super lazy making the nacho's, can just finely chop some onions and whatever to put into the dip too.
A restaurant I like puts a thin layer of chips on the tray, then mounds the layers of dip in the center, then makes a ring of more chips around the mound. It’s pretty awesome. Choose your own adventure for sure
@@megatronusorionpax4900 Take a big serving plate and place the chips in a single layer. Then put the toppings on this single layer. All the chips will get toppings and it is easier to grab the topping laden chips.
Ok, I haven't seen the video yet... just the thumbnail was enough for me to like the video. Thank you Josh and the team. Recipes and editing are awesome!!! Haha, had to get that of my chest. Have a great day
Josh for president 2024! BEEEE ROLL!!!!
Joshua, Thank you for all your amazing videos. I'm completely enjoying all of them. Outstanding content!
Seriously tho. This man has a voice of an angel when he sings.
Looks yummy! Although I prefer melted cheese over cheese sauce and fajita steak to ground beef, Texas style.
Yeah, shredded cheddar is all I need. Hate the saucy stuff.
This is the best series on this channel
Never have I thought about layering like lasagna been eating nachos wrong my whole life thank you so much 😊 🙏🏾
If you don't want to use flour, use two teaspoons of sodium citrate. This will emulsify the cheese sauce and keep the fats and proteins from separating. Just don't add extra salt.
Sodium citrate is great stuff. A sauce just made of cheese and water, without any flour, milk, butter or anything else. Grate the amount of cheese you want, use 93% of that weight in water and 4% in sodium citrate. Dissolve the citrate in the water, bring it to a simmer and then slowly stir in the cheese (Use a immersion blender if you're making a bigger batch). A great combination is aged cheddar, aged gouda and pepper jack in whatever ratio you like.
Good tip. The reason he's using the American is also to add emulsifiers. Technically, you can also skip the American cheese and add a mild cheddar if you are adding sodium citrate.
I do find it adds a detectable little sour note, so I'll sometimes do the flour mornay method he used. Plus, this was a "but cheaper" episode, and most people don't have enough uses for it to keep it around.
That said, I also keep the stuff around for cheese sauce, so I totally get where you are coming from.
And as an added bonus, the chemical formula for sodium citrate is Na C H O
Love these recipes because I can always take something away like mixing mushrooms with the beef, because I don't eat enough mushrooms(any). That beef alone is an easy thing to mix with some rice and be good to go
Your videos are always so enjoyable
I'd like to see a special series called "single meals" almost every recipe is made for 2-4 people. How about serving size for just 1 person? Take out all the guess work on measuring ingredients that are meant for 2+ people, and just make it for 1.
that kinda doesn't make any sense though, even for one person, why would you spend 30+ minutes for just ONE SERVING of a dish when you can make 4+ servings in the same amount of time?
@@oulafursson some don't like eating the same thing twice.
It is simply not economical. Dunno where you live, but buying stuff for one person is 1st expensive, 2nd impossible unless its like one steak and bag of veggies. Me and my roommates back in uni learned very quickly that it is way better to cook for the others. Little waste, diverse food, cheap as fuck that way.
Halfing a recipe sometimes works, but I’ve found freezing certain prep items helps split servings into smaller portions. For instance, I’ll make a pound or so of taco meat, then portion and freeze any leftovers. If it turns out particularly good, I’ll note that on the container. It’s way better than store bought frozen foods.
You could just divide by two.....
Love your videos!
My hubby is crazy about nachos, so I would like to try your recipe. Can I substitute American cheese with some other cheese ?
Thank you
I like the idea of cutting the meat with mushrooms! Sneaks in more health lol.
The “drizzle, drizzle, drizzle” whispering echo was incredible!!
These easy recipes are the shit Josh. I will be making this very soon! As opposed to the beef Wellington
JOSH UPLOADED MY DAY IS AMAZONG NOW
Would cost me $50 in gas to go to the store 😂
$50!! Wtf where do you live bruh that insane
@@Ghost-hs6qq Germany lol
@@Ghost-hs6qq some states in america are hitting 6+$ for 87 and some have hit over 10 for 91+
😂
my favorite day of the week is whenever josh uploads
What I like to do is, before you put on your guacamole and crema, sprinkle some shredded cheese over top and stick it under the broiler for a few seconds. Also, in my opinion, the tomatoes and onions should be mixed into the guacamole.
I use that mushroom trick to extend my ground beef a lot and my kids don't even realize they're eating mushrooms. Stroganoff, stir fry, tomato meat sauce, you name it.
I will be making this for dinner. Thank you very much.
Sheeeeesh!
Nacho recipe and an Asmr video! Daaamn! ❤
love how this man keeps it interesting like he isn’t just showing us how to cook it
I love your yt videos and binging with babish's videos
Yo Josh. Don't suppose you would be up for making chorizo sometime? I can't stand store bought and would love to be able to make it myself.
It's easy if you have a food processor or even a cleaver
The B-Role was super smooth and unexpected!
Thanks for this recipe. I just made a vegan version for dinner tonight. I've been struggling to get nachos right (not the eating part, the layering and all) and after messing up with 2 written recipes I decided to find a video version and this was just simplicity itself.
Have to say, tried my first one EVER today, it was good but again, just as you said , mostly on the bottom was basically chips and not much of anything else. Now I gotta try your recipe. Thank you,
Y’all need a one pot “but lazier” series on the channel 😬
HELL Yeah Josh. This one was Gold.
Now I'm thinking I'd do your hommade Dorito's seasoning and hit those chips with it for extra FLAVA! 😋
This was incredible.
SO glad I found this!
Great content, my man!
"Not many of you will eat this whole tray"
You underestimate me Joshua!
made a giant taco bar for my family at my sister's graduation party just over a week ago and i was eating nachos for 3 days afterward. it made me realize how easy pico de gallo is to make and how much better it makes everything (we put it on burgers and with conecuh sausage sandwiches over the next few days as well) DONT SKIMP ON YOUR PICO PEOPLE
I wish it was really that cheap
But here in Quebec, just the avocado cost more than the whole portion
And i dont talk about the cherry tomatoes that cost 5x what he says for the same portion
Just to make the receipe here,
You have for about 35$ to 38$ worth of ingredients to buy (depend on the ground beef price)
Yes, you can make more nachos for that price, but at the end of the day, you dont need to make more than 2 or 3 portions and it will still cost you a lot of money
I keep seeing comments about how expensive Canadian produce is
@@steampunkmagpie777 it's crazy expensive
@@cib7930 I didn't know that I'm so sorry
@@steampunkmagpie777 not only its expensive in canada, but in Québec its worst than the rest of canada because our taxes on products are crazy high (even on local products)
We talk about 15% taxes
Im pretty sure people in the US pay their canadian product less than we do
@@kartonlaboite6843 I'm so sorry to hear that
He is getting more agressive and straightforward with transitions to b-roll. And me like.
Has Josh done hamburger helper yet? I would like to see him make hamburger helper from scratch!
You are my lifesaver I was looking for a recipe and I was about do just throw it all into the oven
you know damn well imma eat this whole tray
Man i love food and i love cooking food but i started a weight loss journey so every new video you are going to upload I’m gonna comment “Make but healthier” . Have a nice day
Why don't you include the vegetable oil cost?
This is what’s important
0.00003 cents
@@Blood_Splat 8 $
To DIE for! With an ice cold beer. 👑
"Throwing pre shredded cheese on a bunch of old chips and slamming that into the oven is not ok."
Then you'll be pleased to know that I use the microwave.
made these for my gf tonight...she's totally impressed....who needs wine or chocolate? great recipe
I don't care if this recipe really costs $2. Even if it costs $10, I would pay to enjoy this delicious crunchy beauty!
what if it cost $15
The content is misleading as fuck.
@@thomasdeignan1914 what if it cost $50
@@Sil3ntKn1ght yeah like I don't care about the price either but the content is extremely misleading lol. Like if i were to make this specific recipe now i would have to buy the 80/20 ground beef, corn tortillas, american cheese, american cheddar cheese, a can of chipotle adobo, the avocado etc. That is easily gonna cost me way more. Like i said don't really care about the price but the content is very misleading
I'm annoyed at his price points because they are very unrealistic
The mario influence is strong with this juan. I love it
a different option for the cheese sauce instead of the morney thing would be to use beer, cheese and sodium citrate.
per 100g of cheese, use 50g of beer and about 1/2 tbs of sodium citrate.
warm the liquid up and then add the cheese and sodium citrate continue to stir while keeping the heat low. the cheese will melt and emulsify into the beer
you could also just use water instead of beer, either way the sodium citrate will allow the cheese to emulsify in the liquid.
also with this as a basse you can add whatever you want to season it, or peppersa or something.
I need to bring this nacho platter to my next cinema 🎥 experience
I think considering the time to make and cost of oil, the shop-bought nachos are perfectly acceptable
But the FRESH nachos aren’t to be beat.
Agreed. How does he not figure in the cost of 1.5 quarts of oil????
@@robertfolsom1 It's probably because they figure the oil is reusable. The same oil could be used for many meals. They should probably prorate that though. Canola oil is $8/gal at the store here. I would figure on gallon would be good for 4 meals conservatively (filtering the oil between each use). So that should add $2 to the cost, by my estimate.
Just went back to check. The oil probably should count even cheaper. He ends up using 1.5 liters, which is the small container here, and it probably is reusable a few times. At $3.5, if we say it can only be used twice, that's $1.75, thought it's probably more like $1.
@@lrom5445 whoa whoa whoa there buddy, you are supposed to shit on the concept of but cheaper not make sense of it.
you have to dedicate time to go to the store as well..
A series called ‘But quicker’ would be epic
Day 1 of asking for a “but healthier” series
I just wanna see more healthy food episodes 😊
Dude Joshua you should do cooking ASMR videos with silent humor to match the vibe! your team can make that type of cooking vids look so good, they're so talented with the editing and timing and funny bits sprinkled in perfect. Freaking hilarious, genuine art. I appreciate great editing skills, it's a lot of work in the background, major kudos to you and the production team!! 😍 Now do funny ASMR. THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN!
I would BINGE WATCH THEM
This actually costs 60 dollars to make
greatest of all time
The chips it’s self is 2$
Way more then that in my statw
Per serving🤦🏼♂️
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If your nacho cheese is too thick, thin it out with some juice from a jar of pickled jalapenos (or other pickled items you have handy that work).
That would cost at least $20-30 to make in Australia right now.
It will in the US too, everything went up and gas too. You can barely buy food with a 20 dollar bill. The avocados already cost 2 bucks themselves without anything else. The oil to fry the chips cost 7-8 bucks if you get the off brand.
Welcome to price gouging capitalism
@@bethanywashington1243 not everywhere. Avocados still .79 here.
@@bethanywashington1243 What's wrong with buying store brand? Vegetable oil is vegetable oil.
@@bethanywashington1243 A bag full of basics costs $40 here now. Petrol (gas) is $2.20/L. No-one can afford to be alive right now.
Combine:
4 oz fresh grated cheddar
4 oz fresh grated pepperjack
1tbsp cornstarch
Add to a saucepan with a 12 oz Can of evaporated milk and a couple teaspoons of franks red hot (I throw in some diced jalapeños too)
Cook on low heat for 5 minutes or so until it thickens.
I prefer this way so much over using a bechamel sauce.
I make my own corn tortillas and my own chips because it’s easy and cheaper…and AMAZING. Also, I live in Texas and this is the way.
no possible way to make tortillas cheaper than they cost in texas lol... don't forget to value your time... you can get a pack of 300 tortillas for like $2.... maybeeeeee you'd break even on ingredients..... only logical reason is if you have allergies... but corn is usually pretty safe and its even gluten free + vegan...
@@Tyler-mp7kh what store is selling 300 for $2??? I see 30 packs for $4 here
I just made the chipotle recipes last night! I’m never going back again 😂🤝 thanks again, lol you’ve taught me how to cook so many things
I've always done the layers with nachos, never liked the restaurants just piling it on top.
Aye mane, more of yer crew eatin the foood pls, thamks.
the cooking oil alone was 10$
I love neon cheese, bad chili and jalapenos. That was a treat as a kid at the movies or k-mart.
Meanwhile, we got goofies trying to justify $22 for nachos.
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For me, it needs refried beans, proper chilli and salsa.
Curious to know where you're finding beef for $3.30/pound. I don't get how this is a but cheaper.
He's in Texas. Prices are similar near me.
It’s high near me too in Virginia and not the fancy part either the basic part, 3 pounds of ground beef cost 11$. I had to stop buying it because it was costing so much.
@@bethanywashington1243 $11 for 3 pounds works out to $3.66/lb which isn't that far off.
$3.37/pound for me.
I love your B-Rolls ❤️
Kinda miss Josh’s og videos where it’s just him cooking because all of the antics have kinda gotten to be too much and it makes the videos visually and audibly harder to watch (for me)
Wow I'm not the only one! If Josh wasn't an actual cook himself I'd be tempted to say he's just reading from the teleprompter and following the recipe from the food team- and that he's just there to be excessive and loud. The problem is I can't throw shade at his cooking ability, but I can at his ability to stay humble which is less than 0. Homeboy would be like Kanye at the disabled people basketball game dunkin' 108-0. He's only editing the way he is so the 13 year old zoomerz can pay attention for more than 15 seconds- I lived in a house of them when I lived with my best friend in SC for like 6 months and 99% of Josh's videos and humor are zoomer humor just based off how they talked and acted.
Supplementing the beef with mushrooms is a pretty clever choice.
Ground beef by itself is $7 here in LA 🤔
love the james franco za voice