Sauted nopales

Name: How to cook Sauted nopales - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Jack Fermon

Sauted nopales

I hated nopales when I was young because they can be slobbery. But when I grew, I learned how to cook them properly (tips below)

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

40 mins

1/2 kg

Nopales

1/2

onion, chopped

green chili pepper (optional, if you like spicy)

4 tbsp

vegetable oil

chicken stock cube (Knorr)

1 tbsp

salt

1/2 tbsp

black pepper

lemon

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Wash and chop the nopales in 1x1 cm squares.

* Step 2

Put the chopped nopales in a strainer and rinse them with cold water for 40 seconds to drain the slobber. Then keep them in the sink draining for 10 minutes without water. This step is key.

* Step 3

Boil the nopales until cooked (they become soft.) It normally takes about 10 minutes. Beware of the foam spilling out of the pot while boiling.

* Step 4

Put the nopales back in the strainer and repeat step 2, for 10 more minutes. (The boiling process takes more slobber out...)

* Step 5

Heat (medium) a pan with oil. Chop the onion and the chili pepper and put them in the hot pan. Cook them until the onion is golden.

* Step 6

Add the cooked nopales to the pan. Increase the heat to high. Add the salt and pepper. You might need to add more oil. Saute them for 5 minutes while stirring.

* Step 7

Chop the stock cube with a knife so you make it powder, and add it to the pan. Stir and keep cooking until the powder dissolves (about 3 more minutes.)