Taco Cheese Fries is a Mexican Poutine or Taco Poutine made with Taco Meat over top Golden Crispy Fries with Nacho Cheese Sauce. Topped off with Red Taco Sauce with Sour Cream & Green Onions. Add in some shredded cheese. Which will really boost the Cheese Flavors.
Servings: 4 portions
Equipment
- 1 Sauce Pot for the Nacho Cheese
- 1 Skillet for the Taco Meat
- 1 Air Fryer
- 1 Stainless Steel Bowl to toss the fries and hot fat
- 1 Digital Scale
- 1 Squeeze Bottle for the Sour Cream
Ingredients
- 1 lb Frozen Fries
- 1/4 C Fat
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1 portion Taco Meat
- A handful Shredded Cheese - per plate - optional
- 1 portion Nacho Cheese Sauce
- As Desired Red Taco Sauce - optional
- As Desired Sour Cream
- 1-2 Stalks Green Onions
Instructions
- Weigh out 1 lb (ca. 454 g) of Fries and place into the Steel Bowl along with 1/2 tsp Sea Salt & 1/4 C of Fat, toss well.
- Place the Fries into the Air Fryer Basket and cook at 400 F for 30 minutes. After 15 minutes, empty the Fries and Hot Fat back into the Steel Bowl and toss the Fries. Then empty back into the Air Fryer Basket and continue to cook. Repeat this when 10 minutes & 5 minutes of cook time remain. The last 5 minutes might not be needed. If they are needed, then repeat the steps every 1–2 minutes until crisp to your liking. It's the frequent tossing and recoating in fat that creates crispy fries, almost the same as deep-frying.
- While the Air Fryer is going, prepare the Taco Meat.
- Combine all the ingredients together for the Nacho Cheese Sauce and bring to a boil while constantly mixing until thickened. Once thickened, set it on the back burner to reheat later. Do the same for the Red Taco Sauce.
- Just as the Fries are almost done, reheat the Cheese Sauce if needed and assemble. Plate the Fries with about 1/3 C of the Taco Meat on top and evenly spread out. Optionally, top off with additional shredded Cheese. Drizzle Red Taco Sauce & Hot Nacho Cheese Sauce on top. Garnish with Sour Cream & Green Onions. Serve right away.
Notes
Place the Red Taco Sauce & Sour Cream into a squeeze bottle to drizzle over the entire top.