Loaded Beef Chilli Cheese Fries & Zesty Slaw

Smoky chilli cheese fries are a Tex-Mex classic. You'll smother chips with rich beef chilli and melty cheese, then add fresh zing with a zesty lime slaw. Tex-Mexcellent!

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Step 1

Oven to 220C, cut potatoes skin-on into chips, drazzle baking tray with vegetable oil, shake chips with salt & pepper. Cook for 20 minutes.

Step 2

Sliced shallot, cumin and beef mince, fry for 2 mins. Add beef stock, chipotle, tomato paste, pinch sugar & 150ml water. Cook for 8 mins. Add soy sauce.

Step 3

Grate carrot, shred lettuce, combine mayo, 15ml lime, salt & pepper, 1tbsp water.

Step 4

Grate cheese, split fries into two piles, top with chilli, cover in cheese and return to oven for 5 mins until cheese melts. Serve with slaw on the side.

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7 and boil half a kettle

Step 6

Cut the potatoes (skins on) into thin chips, then add them to a large baking tray (or two!) with a drizzle of vegetable oil and a generous pinch of salt and give everything a good mix up

Step 7

Put the tray[s] in the oven for 20-25 min or until the chips are golden and starting to crisp

Step 8

While the chips are cooking, peel, and slice the shallot[s]

Step 9

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a medium heat

Step 10

Once hot, add the sliced shallot and ground cumin and cook for 1-2 min

Step 11

Add the beef mince to the pan and cook for 3-4 min further, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as you go

Step 12

Meanwhile, dissolve the beef stock mix in 150ml [250ml] boiled water, then add the tomato paste, chipotle paste (can't handle the heat? Go easy!) and a pinch of sugar and mix to combine – this is your spicy stock

Step 13

Add the spicy stock to the beef mince

Step 14

Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 6-8 min or until the sauce has thickened and the beef is cooked through

Step 15

Once done, remove the pan from the heat and set aside for later – this is your beef chilli

Step 16

While the chilli is cooking, combine the mayo with the zest and juice of 1/2 [1] lime, 1 tbsp [2 tbsp] water and a generous pinch of salt and pepper in a small bowl – this is your zesty slaw dressing

Step 17

Grate the cheddar cheese

Step 18

Once the chips are done, push them into 2 [4] piles on the baking tray[s]

Step 19

Top each pile with the beef chilli and then the grated cheddar cheese and return the tray[s] to the oven for 5 min or until the cheese has melted

Step 20

Once done, set aside for a few minutes to cool slightly – these are your loaded beef chilli cheese fries

Step 21

Top, tail, peel and grate the carrot[s]

Step 22

Wash the gem lettuce, then pat it dry with kitchen paper and shred finely

Step 23

Combine the grated carrot, shredded lettuce and the zesty slaw dressing in a bowl then give everything a good mix up – this is your zesty slaw

Step 24

Cut the remaining lime into wedges

Step 25

Serve the loaded beef chilli cheese fries with the zesty slaw to the side

Step 26

Garnish with a lime wedge

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