Ground Beef Nachos with Sweet Pickled Jalapeños | America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 4 jalapeño chiles , stemmed and sliced thin
• ¼ cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar , divided
• ¼ cup cider vinegar
• 1½ teaspoons table salt , divided
• ½ cup ice plus ¾ cup water
• 1 pound 85 percent lean ground beef
• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
• ¼ cup tomato paste
• 12 ounces American cheese , chopped coarse
• ¾ cup whole milk
• 1 tablespoon minced canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce
• 12 ounces tortilla chips