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Best Bar snack EVER made easy at home! Irish Nachos with delicious Guinness Cheddar Cheese sauce to top it all! Make it next game day!

PUB STYLE IRISH NACHOS WITH GUINNESS CHEDDAR SAUCE

Patti Diamond
Best Bar snack EVER made easily at home! Irish Nachos with delicious Guinness Cheddar Cheese sauce to top it all! Make it next game day!
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Dinner, Holidays and Entertaining, Lunch, Snack, Very Diva
Cuisine Irish American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 20 to 30 ounce package frozen French fries or fresh equivalent
  • 1 ½ cups corned beef chopped
  • ½ cup sauerkraut well drained
  • 1 cup Swiss cheese shredded
  • ¼ cup Thousand island dressing Or more, for drizzling
  • Green onion for garnish

Guinness Cheddar Sauce

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • ¾ cup Guinness or other stout beer
  • ½ to 1 cup milk
  • ½ teaspoon dry mustard
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • Hot sauce to taste - optional
  • 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese shredded
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Bake your potatoes per package directions, leaving the oven on afterward to bake the finished nachos.
    Best Bar snack EVER made easy at home! Irish Nachos with delicious Guinness Cheddar Cheese sauce to top it all! Make it next game day!

Meanwhile, make the cheese sauce.

  • In a sauce pan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the flour and whisk together for 2 minutes to make a roux.
    Best Bar snack EVER made easy at home! Irish Nachos with delicious Guinness Cheddar Cheese sauce to top it all! Make it next game day!
  • Add the beer and ½ cup milk and bring the mixture to a simmer stirring constantly.
    Best Bar snack EVER made easy at home! Irish Nachos with delicious Guinness Cheddar Cheese sauce to top it all! Make it next game day!
  • Add the mustard, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce. Continue stirring until mixture thickens.
  • Add the cheese by small handfuls waiting until each addition melts completely before adding the next. Continue to stir until the mixture is smooth. If the sauce is too thick add more milk and stir. Season with salt and pepper.
    Best Bar snack EVER made easy at home! Irish Nachos with delicious Guinness Cheddar Cheese sauce to top it all! Make it next game day!

To Assemble the Irish Nachos

  • When the potatoes are done baking in the oven, assemble the nachos.
  • Choose your vessel. Either a baking sheet or a cast iron skillet. A skillet makes such a beautiful presentation, but it's heavy. You decide!
  • On a baking sheet or cast iron skillet; spread half the potatoes. Evenly sprinkle with half the corned beef, half the sauerkraut and half the swiss and about one third of the cheese sauce.
    Irish Nachos Layer 1 - Fries and corned beef
  • Repeat to make a second layer on top.
    Irish Nachos Layer 4 - Thousand Island Dressing
  • Place back in the oven to melt the shredded cheese. About 5 minutes.
  • Serve with more Guinness cheddar sauce.
    Best Bar snack EVER made easy at home! Irish Nachos with delicious Guinness Cheddar Cheese sauce to top it all! Make it next game day!

Notes

Use any cut of potato that appeals to you, I used steak cut fries but waffle cut would be even better.
Keyword Beef, Cheese, Game Day, St. Patrick's Day
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