161 prickly nopal Recipes

cooked beans, dried crunchy pork rind, broken up in small pieces (chicharron), canned corn niblet, canned or bottled chopped cactus leaves (nopales), diced onions, cooking oil, serrano chilies, finely diced, salt

water, ancho chiles, olive oil, divided, garlic cloves, sugar, dried oregano, ground cumin, freshly ground black pepper, lean ground sirloin, kosher salt, divided, nopales (cactus paddles), shredded peeled jicama, cilantro leaves, fresh lime juice, hamburger buns, toasted

bacon strips, bacon drippings, onion, finely chopped, cooked ham, diced, chorizo sausage, crumbled, pinto beans, rinsed and drained, whole chipotle pepper, garlic , pricked with a fork

whole sweet potatoes , pricked with a fork, salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste, buttermilk, whole milk, butter

freshly squeezed lemon juice, onions, thinly sliced, salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste, minced fresh habanero chile , or to taste, peanut oil, frying chicken (2 1/2 to 3 1/2 lb), cut into serving pieces, habanero chile , pricked with a fork, pimento-stuffed olives, carrots, scraped and thinly sliced, dijon-style mustard, water

sweet italian sausage links (about 10 oz total), skins pricked all over with a fork, olive oil, onions , halves and sliced thin lengthwise (about 1 1/2 cups), garlic cloves, chopped fine, mixed chopped fresh herbs such as rosemary , thyme, and/or sage or 3/4 tsp mixed dried herbs, crumbled, bay leaf, chopped scallion greens or fresh parsley (wash and dry before chopping), a 14 1/2-oz can diced tomatoes including juice, white beans such as cannellini , navy, or great northern, drained and rinsed, olive oil, firm white sandwich bread , crusts discarded, cut into 1/4-inch dice, garlic clove, chopped fine, chopped fresh parsley leaves (wash and dry before chopping)

oven ready chicken (about 1 - 1.5 kg), dried rosemary, salt, crushed black pepper (you may adjust the amounts to your taste, eg less salt.), lemon, washed and pricked all over with fork

butter, sweet onion, sliced, brown sugar, caraway seed, pepper, whole bratwursts (prick with a fork or slice in a couple spots to keep them from exploding), beer, sauerkraut, rinsed

sweet italian sausage links , pricked with fork, water, green bell peppers , cut into strips (or use red bell peppers or combination of both), onions, cut into slices (not rings), garlic clove, finely chopped, salt

white onions, fine diced, bell peppers, fine diced, roma tomatoes, chopped, poblano peppers, diced, jalapenos, diced, serrano chilies, fine diced, nopales, diced (nopalitos are tender cactus pieces), garlic cloves, smashed, huitlacoche, drained (corn mushrooms), cilantro, diced, limes, fresh, lemon, fresh, pinto beans

olive oil, plus extra to drizzle on steaks, two 16-oz new york strip steaks (1/2 a steak per serving), adobo , recipe follows, poblano chiles , roasted, peeled and seeded, thinly sliced, jalapeno chile, roasted, peeled and seeded, thinly sliced, white onion, thinly sliced, shallot, thinly sliced, nopales, grilled for 5 minutes on each side and sliced, epazote butter , recipe follows, salt and freshly ground black pepper, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, yellow mustard seeds, ancho chiles, stemmed, seeded, deveined and torn into small pieces, pasilla chiles, stemmed, seeded, deveined and torn into small pieces, dried whole oregano (preferably mexican ), spanish paprika (pimenton), preferably sweet or hot, garlic powder, onion powder, epazote leaves , picked (about 2 cups), fresh cilantro, roughly chopped (about 1 cup), garlic, juice of 1 lime, salt, freshly ground black pepper, butter, softened

juice of 6 limes, jalapeno chiles, seeded and minced, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, skirt steak , trimmed of excess fat and cut into 6 serving pieces, coarse salt, olive oil, fresh corn kernels (about 2 ears , or highquality canned or frozen), coarse salt, freshly ground black pepper, prepared cactus paddles or nopales, pricklypear cactus, rinsed and diced fine, tomatillos, husked, washed and finely diced, serrano chiles, stemmed, seeded and sliced, cilantro, leaves only, roughly chopped, red wine vinegar, scallions, thinly sliced

juice of 6 limes, jalapeno chiles, seeded and minced, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, skirt steak , trimmed of excess fat and cut into 6 serving pieces, coarse salt, olive oil, fresh corn kernels (about 2 ears , or highquality canned or frozen), coarse salt, freshly ground black pepper, prepared cactus paddles or nopales, pricklypear cactus, rinsed and diced fine, tomatillos, husked, washed and finely diced, serrano chiles, stemmed, seeded and sliced, cilantro, leaves only, roughly chopped, red wine vinegar, scallions, thinly sliced

vegetable oil, buffalo sirloin, sliced, essence , recipe follows, chopped yellow onions, minced garlic, ground cumin, chopped oregano, salt, peeled, seeded, and finely chopped tomatoes and their juice, chopped, roasted green new mexico chiles, or less to taste, lime, juiced, freshly ground black pepper, dozen corn tortillas, accompaniment, sour cream, accompaniment, grated monterey jack cheese, accompaniment, fresh cactus paddles ( nopales), about 6 medium, vegetable oil, essence, champagne or white wine vinegar, seedless arizona sweets oranges, peeled and segmented, juices reserved, chipotle chile in adobo, minced , plus 1/2 tsp adobo sauce, olive oil, chopped fresh cilantro leaves, salt and freshly ground black pepper, ripe peaches, seeded and diced, sweet onion, such as texas 1015, maui , or walla walla, thinly sliced, fresh baby lettuces, roughly chopped lightly toasted pecans, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried leaf oregano, dried thyme

cooked nopales (nopalitos), chopped white onion, chopped cilantro, dried mexican oregano, fresh lime juice or vinegar, o p p i n g, tomatoes, sliced, chopped cilantro, crumbled queso fresco or anejo or monterey jack cheese, purple onion rings, canned chilies jalapenos en escabeche , cut into quarters lengthwise, avocado, peeled and sliced (optional), romaine lettuce for the side of the serving platter

cooking oil spray, onion, diced, lg cloves garlic, minced, chili powder (to taste), cumin powder, kosher salt, lg cactus (nopale) pad, spines removed & julienned, chayote squash, pit removed and julienned, tomatillos, husks removed & chunked, handful of fresh cilantro, chopped, juice of 1/2 lime, sour cream , plain yogurt, or buttermilk if necessary to cut the heat if you added too much chili powder.

cactus pads, spines removed and trimmed, egg substitute, salt, vegetable oil, chopped onion, chopped, seeded serrano chile, corn tortillas, part-skim queso oaxaca, grated (or light monterey jack), chopped seeded plum tomato, salsa de tomatillo, chopped fresh cilantro

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