9 chicken and cactus Recipes

water, garlic, cut into thirds, lentils , picked over and rinsed, chicken bouillon (such as knorr), extra-virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic, chopped, tomato, chopped, ground cumin , or to taste, chicken bouillon (such as knorr), or to taste, cooked nopales (cactus), drained, potatoes, peeled and chopped

skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, fresh tomatillos, husks removed, fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded, canned nopales (cactus), drained

sliced carne asada (beef steak), boneless chicken breast, shelled shrimp, chorizo (mexican sausage), nopales (cactus leaves) or zucchini and yellow squash, jalapeno peppers, cilantro, green onions, tomato, salt, pepper, lime, quartered, avocado, queso fresco (mexican cheese), herdez salsa verde, tortillas, stone molcajete (mortar and pestle)

steaks, cubed, eggs, water, unbleached flour, vegetable oil, for frying, milk, instant chicken bouillon or 1 tbsp chicken base, jalapeno seasoning salt

rattle snake , dead, buttermilk, cornmeal, flour, salt, chile powder, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, ground cumin, vegetable oil, cactus-corn succotash , recipe follows, olive oil, cactus pad, thorns scraped off, cut into small dice, ears corn, shucked, red onion, peeled, sliced in rings, grilled with olive oil and chopped in small dice, scallions, grilled and chopped, chayote squash, sliced 1/4-inch thick, grilled with olive oil and chopped in small dice, minced garlic, minced jalapeno, diced red bell pepper, butter, chicken stock, diced, peeled and seeded tomatoes, chopped cilantro, salt and pepper

corn tortillas, divided, tomatillos (about 16 medium), nopalitos (about 3 chopped nopales - cactus paddles), chopped vidalia or other sweet onion, garlic cloves, minced, honey, ground cumin, salt, fat-free , less-sodium chicken broth, fat-free sour cream, cilantro sprigs (optional)

unsalted butter, garlic, minced, salt and freshly ground black pepper, ground anise seed, prickly pears (cactus fruit), peeled and chopped, red or pink organic roses petals, chopped walnuts, chicken broth , or as needed, honey , or to taste