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Mexican food creates a festive atmosphere, but nothing does that quite like nachos. Made for sharing, they are the perfect way to start your meal when you visit your favorite Mexican restaurants in Manchester with a group of friends. At Vallarta restaurants, we have several nacho options on our menu, from simple chips and cheese to nachos loaded with ingredients. You can’t make a wrong choice, and that’s because we understand what makes nachos delicious and how to get the basics right.
Tortilla chips will make or break your nachos. Everything rests on them—literally. Before you can start loading up your nachos with salsa, cheese, and other toppings, you need a layer of tortilla chips to hold everything. But you can’t use just any tortilla chips, especially not at a Mexican restaurant. Those tortilla chips need to be fresh and crunchy, so the base of your nachos has the perfect texture. No one wants soggy nachos!
Once you have a layer of crunchy tortilla chips, you need a combination of flavorful toppings. If you like meat on your nachos, you want perfectly cooked beef, chicken, or chorizo cut small enough to stay on the chip. Eating nachos with a fork isn’t quite in the spirit of the thing, is it? If you prefer vegetarian nachos, beans or grilled vegetables are the toppings you’re after. No matter what you prefer, the toppings need to be spread evenly across the chips so every bite is packed with flavor.
At their core, nachos are tortilla chips covered in cheese. Toppings are a tasty addition but not strictly necessary. What you do need is a layer of perfectly melted cheese. If there’s too much, the chips will get soggy, but if there’s not enough, you don’t get the right combination of flavors and textures. You also can’t let the cheese sit for too long before serving. You want the cheese to melt and stretch, not hold the chips together so that you can’t pull them apart.