Viva La Nachos

Prior to hearing the news of Allen Toussaint's sudden departure I had already planned to make nachos.  Here's the recipe named to honor "Viva La Money", one of Allen's many songs.

Serves: Many
Preparation time: About an hour

Ingredients
1 lb ground beef
chile powder
crushed garlic
one large onion
red ripe tomatoes
pickled jalapeños
bag of corn chips
shredded cheese

Method
brown meat mixed with chile powder on a medium-high flame
add crushed garlic, diced onion and chopped tomato
keep on mixing
add a handful of peppers and some of the juice

reduce flame and simmer about 30 minutes or until liquid reduces

spread chips on a cookie sheet
add a spoonful of meat on each chip
top with cheese
broil a minute or two

serve in a pile