Nopales a la Mexicana
Usually, a recipe that says “a la Mexicana” refers to a dish that is cooked with the Mexican cooking trinity of tomato, onion, and pepper. In this case, Nopales are cooked with these 3 ingredients and a few more add-ons, for flavor and seasoning.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable or olive oil
- 2 cups Nopales (chopped and cooked)
- ¼ cup White onion (chopped)
- 1 Garlic clove (chopped)
- 2 serrano peppers (diced)
- 1 cup Tomato (chopped)
- 2 sprigs of cilantro
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat. Once hot, add the onion and cook for a couple of minutes or until it starts to look transparent.
- 2
Stir in the Serrano pepper and garlic clove, and cook for one minute.
- 3
Add chopped tomato and cook for about 5 minutes; by this time the tomatoes will start releasing their juices.
- 4
Finally, stir in nopales and the cilantro sprigs. Let it cook for another 5 minutes to allow the flavors to blend. In case your sauce is too dry, add some tablespoons of water. Season with salt and pepper.