Nopales con huevo (cactus and scrambled eggs). Popular Southern Texas breakfast tacos filled w/ sautéed cactus, scrambled eggs & spices. Another winner from Corpus Christi native Amanda Escamilla of Tex. Nopal means cactus in Spanish and Nopales is the term for "cactus stem." Nopalitos refers to the pads once they are cut up and prepared for eating.
This is one of the easiest ways to prepare Nopales (cactus paddles).
This is how much I love nopales: I just bought a nopal (plant?
Cactus?), simply to have nopales whenever I want them.
You can Cook Nopales con huevo (cactus and scrambled eggs) using 5 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Nopales con huevo (cactus and scrambled eggs)
- What You needis 12 of eggs.
- What You needis 3 of serano chiles sliced up.
- It's 2 of garlic cloves.
- It's 1 lb of cleaned diced nopales.
- Lets Go Prepare 1 of salt to taste.
Cactus leaves or cactus pads taste like a cross between a green bean and a green bell pepper. Sometimes you need a little something extra in your breakfast scramble — broccoli and cheddar just won't cut it. Pick up a few fresh, succulent cactus paddles, or nopales, at a Latin grocery and you might just discover your scrambled eggs' new favorite companion. Nopales con huevos is a classic Mexican dish made with prickly pear cactus and scrambled eggs.
Nopales con huevo (cactus and scrambled eggs) step by step
- In fry pan with small amount of oil sautee nopales chiles and garlic till they start to brown.
- In a bowl add salt, beat eggs till mixed well. Add to pan with rest of the ingredients and cook until eggs are done..
Notes: Nopales (cactus leaves) have been a staple of Mexican cooking since pre-Hispanic times. They taste a little like green beans, and they're a source of vitamins A and C. Fresh nopales with the thorns removed can be found in the produce section at many grocery stores. Nopales are most commonly used in Mexican cuisine in dishes such as huevos con nopales "eggs with nopal", carne con nopales "meat with nopal", tacos de The nopal cactus grows extensively throughout Mexico, being especially abundant in the central Mexican arid and semi arid regions. You can serve your Nopales con Huevo (Cactus with Eggs) with avocado and queso fresco as I did.