Loaded Totchos (hash brown bites)

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 34.

	this recipe	typical
dairy	3%	0%
liquid	3%	0%
salt	0%	1%
aromatics	31%	0%
sweetener	0%	0%
fat	1%	7%

Where it stands out

• #5 of 34 for saltiness
• #32 of 34 for crust crunch

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

14 g	1 tbsp oil
500 g	500 g (1.1 lb) minced beef (10-15% fat)
2 g	1/4 tsp salt
1 g	1/2 tsp black pepper
150 g	1 onion peeled and finely diced
120 g	1 red bell pepper deseeded and finely diced
120 g	1 yellow bell pepper deseeded and finely diced
9 g	3 cloves minced garlic peeled and minced
	3 tbsp Fajita seasoning mix
2 g	1 tsp smoked paprika
	1 beef stock cube crumbled
30 g	2 tbsp hot pepper sauce I use Franks hot sauce
31 g	2 tbsp tomato puree ((paste in USA))
400 g	400 g (14 oz) jar passata
400 g	400 g (14 oz) tin black beans drained
4 g	1 tsp light brown sugar
	120 ml (1/2 cup) water
700 g	700 g (1.5lb) hash brown bites (or potato barrels/tater tots in USA) (- see notes)
100 g	100 g (1 packed cup) grated mixed cheese (I use a mixture of cheddar and red Leicester)
58 g	4 tbsp sour cream
30 g	30 g (1 oz) plain tortilla chips, lightly crushed
450 g	3 spring onions (scallions, roughly sliced)

Method: 9 steps, published by www.kitchensanctuary.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Whole family loved this,spiced it up a little with some ground chipotle and cayenne and being Mexican added diced avocado after the nachos sprinkled with lime juice then the sour cream plus a sprinkle of chopped pickled jalapeno to top it off. Had some pitta” — a cook, 5.0★