# Nopales Breakfast

A recipe for preparing nopales (cactus) for breakfast.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 nopales
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 cilantro stems
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 piece raw onion
- 1 cup diced onion
- 2 chile poblano
- 1 can green chilies
- 1 touch crema
- 1 tortilla
- 1 slice avocado

## Instructions

1. Remove the thorns from the nopales using a knife and tongs.
2. Cut the bottom part of the cactus.
3. Cut around the edges of the nopales.
4. Place the nopales in a bowl of water to clean them.
5. Cut the nopales into smaller pieces.
6. Boil water in a pot and add salt, cilantro stems, garlic clove, and pieces of raw onion.
7. Add the chopped nopales to the boiling water and cook for 15 minutes (20 minutes if cut into bigger pieces).
8. Strain the nopales and remove the onion, stems, and garlic.
9. Give the cactus a final wash in some fresh water.
10. In a frying pan, sauté diced onions and chile poblano.
11. Add the cooked cactus, seasoning of your choice, and canned green chilies.
12. Place the mixture on a tortilla, add a slice of avocado and a touch of crema.
13. Fold the tortilla and serve.

## Equipment

- knife
- tongs
- bowl
- water
- pot
- stove
- mesh strainer
- frying pan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WDoSg7GbMFc
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a7ca70c7-9481-49d2-9ead-87ab3bcec891
- Extracted: 2025-02-20

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