I always thought the epitome of "guy food" consisted of a variety of canned goods, dried goods, and frozen goods, but the creation of the deep fried nacho cheese balls certainly proves me wrong.
Neither pasta nor pizza nor preserved soup, this former beer-accompanying bar favorite has become deep fried deliciousness in the hands of Nick, who writes for a column called ‘Food I Made’ on Dude Foods.
After buying a six-pound can of nacho cheese, he decided to use some of the never-ending supply and venture into creating deep fried balls. After freezing them into cube-shaped pieces, he battered them in corn flour, which offered a strong nacho chip flavor, and tossed them into his beloved deep fryer.
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Trend Themes
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