Golden fries topped with saucy minced beef and melted cheese

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Cheesy Loaded Fries

A crowd-pleasing plate of fries with saucy minced beef and Perfect Italiano Perfect Melt for a café-style finish at home.

Cooking time
30 min
Servings
4 pax
Difficulty
Easy

What you’ll need

Ingredients

Serves 4

  • 500 g frozen fries
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 cloves garlic and 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 250 g minced beef
  • 1 teaspoon paprika and black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons tomato purée, 2 tablespoons chilli sauce and 60 ml beef stock
  • 150g Perfect Italiano Perfect Melt

Step by step

Method

  1. 1

    Bake or air fry the fries according to the packet directions until crisp.

  2. 2

    Meanwhile, sauté the garlic and onion in oil. Add the beef and cook until browned.

  3. 3

    Stir in the paprika, pepper, tomato purée, chilli sauce and stock. Simmer until thick and glossy.

  4. 4

    Spoon the beef over the fries, scatter with Perfect Italiano Perfect Melt and cover briefly until the cheese melts.