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Local Delicacies/staples

Nopales al Chipotle (Cactus with Chipotle Peppers)
This has become a regular dish at my house. I never dreamed it, no, not in my wildest!
 


Anyone care for the microwave recipe?
4 c. cactus strips cooked in 1 c. water for 12 mins. tightly covered with plastic wrap in microwave. (Stirring half-way through cooking time produces more uniform cooking.)
Strain the cooked cactus. Heat 2 tbsp. oil for 1 min. Add 1 c. tomato puree, 2 chopped chipotle peppers (canned) in adobe sauce, 1 cube of bullion and cactus. Cook for 3 mins. Sprinkle freshly chopped cilantro on finished product. Great with fresh corn tortillas!

posted on May 3, 2008 1:25 PM ()

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I'm not a "mexican food eater"....or at least I wasn't....until recently. I do have to be careful, as spicy food and I don't always get along very well. And I am an admitted "wimp" when it comes to scalding my tastebuds.....but I can handle chicken fajitas and even chicken quesadillas.....just leave the spicy stuff off. And forget the refried beans (I won't even tell you what we used to call them in school!) and the guacamole and the hot peppers and the "cheese sauce" that has spice in it.
Gotta keep it pretty mild for me. So, I think I shall pass on this...but will pass on the info to my sweetie and my son-in-law.....both love mouth-blistering spicy food. (Okay - well it's mouth blistering in my mind anyway!!)
comment by dakmom on May 5, 2008 2:30 PM ()
Eating cactus is for real? It's not a joke? How interesting. I never would have even thought that a cactus was edible.
comment by hopefields on May 5, 2008 1:30 AM ()
I was so looking forward to cooking up some of that but gosh, darn it all.......Safeway is fresh out of cactus.
comment by nittineedles on May 3, 2008 10:29 PM ()
Oh boy; you must have a fire proof mouth--those chipotle peppers
will scorch your brains! Never cared for nopalitos myself-but then
I like okra and some folks don't.
comment by susil on May 3, 2008 8:25 PM ()
Does cactus taste like chicken?
comment by elfie33 on May 3, 2008 3:56 PM ()
R. I. mentioned Ted's which is the most wonderful restaurant in the world.
There Mexican food has no equal. The downside is that you have to stand in line forever!!
comment by elderjane on May 3, 2008 3:48 PM ()
I love Mexican food at Ted's! I don't think this is on their menu though. We don't have any cacti in this part of the woods.
comment by redimpala on May 3, 2008 2:46 PM ()
I enjoy Mexican food but, if I saw this on the menu, I suspect I'd pick something else...
comment by looserobes on May 3, 2008 2:18 PM ()
I dont' think they sell cactus around here. what time should I stop by for dinner?
comment by elkhound on May 3, 2008 1:49 PM ()

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