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Scallion Pancake Nachos
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Scallion Pancake Nachos

Nachos with scallion pancakes instead of tortilla chips. Topped with lots of cheese, spicy pork belly, and cucumber salsa
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American, Chinese, Tex-Mex
Keyword: fried, Mash-Up, Nachos, Spicy
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 820kcal

Ingredients

Pork

  • 1 pound pork belly diced
  • 1 tablespoon grated ginger
  • 1 tablespoon grated garlic
  • 1 teaspoon 5 spice powder
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons sambal chili paste
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey plus more

Pancakes

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 1 bunch scallions
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil or so

Toppings

  • 2 cups jack cheese
  • 2 jalapenos thinly sliced
  • hoisin

Salsa

  • 1 english cucumber diced
  • 6 thai chilis sliced thin
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
  • 2 scallions sliced thin
  • 1 lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil

Instructions

Pork

  • Preheat oven to 300
  • Mix the pork with all the sauce ingredients and stir to combine.
  • Spread on a baking sheet and cook about 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until slightly browning around the edges and tender on the inside.

Pancakes - Homemade

  • If using store bought scallion pancakes, skip the next 2 steps
  • Add the hot water to the flour in a bowl and stir well. Season with salt. When the dough starts to come together, move it to the counter. Knead once its cool enough to handle. Continue kneading until the dough is soft and well formed, about 15 minutes. Cover and set in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  • Split the dough into 3 pieces and roll each out into a thin pancake. Paint on some sesame oil with a brush and top with scallions. Roll up the dough in a tight spiral, and then roll the log into another spiral. Press down on the dough to flatten it. Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough. Roll the dough out into thin rounds. If you are unfamiliar with this process, there is a link above that will help you!

Pancakes - cook/store-bought

  • Heat a thin layer of oil in a frying pan. Add one or two of the scallion pancakes, as many easily fit in the pan. Cook and flip to brown on both sides. Set aside on a rack until you do all of them. Cut into 6 "chips"

Salsa

  • Make the salsa by mixing all the salsa ingredients. Add some salt to taste.

Build and cook the nachos

  • Preheat oven to 450. If the "chips" seem soft or not crispy enough, add them to a pan and cook about 10 minutes in the oven.
  • Build your nachos starting with the chips, then adding cheese, pork, and then more cheese.
  • Bake at 450 for about 10 minutes until the cheese is melty and delicious.
  • Top with the salsa and serve

Nutrition

Calories: 820kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 59g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 25g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 759mg | Potassium: 408mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 876IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 319mg | Iron: 4mg