Nopal Breakfast Food

NOPAL BREAKFAST

Steps:

• In salted boiling water, cook nopals for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse in cool water.
• In a large saute pan, heat oil and cook onion until translucent. Add nopal and cook for 3 more minutes.
• Mix in tomatoes, 1/2 the cilantro and cook until tomatoes start to let off juices.
• Take off heat and drain excess liquid. Then put in large mixing bowl.
• Add the remaining cilantro, lime juice and salt.
• Serve with tortillas and cheese (whatever kind you like best).
• Optional: take 2 cups of the nopal mixture and mix with 2 beaten eggs. Serve in tortillas with cheese and hot sauce.

NOPALITOS CON HUEVOS BREAKFAST TACOS

Steps:

• Cook nopalitos in boiling water 10 minutes. Drain.
• Combine eggs and next 4 ingredients stir well with a whisk.
• Heat butter and oil in skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onion and garlic and sauté 2 minutes or until tender.
• Add the egg mixture, and cook until bottom begins to set, stirring gently to scramble.
• Stir in the tomato and nopalitos, and cook 1 minute.
• Wrap tortillas in foil and place in 325 degree oven for about 5 minutes.
• Spoon about 1/2 cup egg mixture onto each tortilla.
• Sprinkle evenly with minced cilantro, and fold in half.