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Nopales con huevo
Cactus and scrambled eggs
Nopales con huevo: diced cactus sautéed with onion and chile, then scrambled with eggs, a central Mexican breakfast
Tender cactus paddles are sold cleaned and diced in bags at every market in Mexico City and Michoacán, and the quickest breakfast they make is this: nopales fried with onion, tomato and green chile until their sticky juice cooks off, then folded through softly scrambled eggs. It is light, green and tangy, and wrapped in a warm tortilla it becomes a taco to eat on the way out. Chef's tip: cook the nopales uncovered until the slime has gone completely before the eggs go in.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 2 nopal cactus paddlesspines removed, diced
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- ¼ white onionchopped
- 1 serrano chillifinely chopped
- 1 tomatodiced
- 4 eggsbeaten
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 corn tortillas (optional)warmed
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat the 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the 2 nopal cactus paddles and ¼ white onion and cook, uncovered, stirring now and then, for 6–7 minutes until the sticky juices have cooked off and the cactus looks dry and bright green.
7 minStep 2: Add the 1 serrano chilli and 1 tomato and cook 2 minutes until the tomato softens.
2 minStep 4: Serve at once with warm 4 corn tortillas.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 190 kcal
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 7 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does nopales con huevo take?
- About 20 minutes in total: 8 minutes to prepare and 12 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of white onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of tomato?
- Tinned chopped tomatoes: a 400g tin for about 6 tomatoes (in cooked dishes, not salads).
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