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Huevo con Nopales en Chile Colorado
Forget the classic breakfast! Prepare this easy recipe of scrambled eggs with nopalitos, bathed in red chile, served with corn tortillas.
- Prep time
- 2 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped nopales
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- ½ cup Red Chile Sauce
- 2 eggs
- Corn tortillas
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in a large skillet, add onions and cook, stirring, until translucent, about 2 minutes.
- 2
Add the nopales and let them sweat and darken for about 5 minutes, stirring once or twice. They may exude a gelatinous liquid that will begin to dry out.
- 3
Add red chile sauce and stir for another 2 minutes.
- 4
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl whisk eggs and then add them to skillet and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until eggs are cooked thoroughly.