Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Nopalitos Tacos

A very easy recipe named Nopalitos Tacos is right in front of you to give you real delight, it is basically made with refried beans, nopalitos (cactus) strips and potatoes, very simple and fast to cook good to eat recipe, so just try it and make your day very refreshing.

Nopalitos Tacos
All you need:

* 1 medium onion, chopped

* 1 large cooked potato (firm) cubed

* 2 fresh, prepared nopales (Cactus) spines removed or 1 jar nopales, drained

* 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

* 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped

* 1 bell pepper (red or orange), seeded and chopped

* sliced, pickled jalapenos\

* 1 teaspoon cumin

* salt and pepper to taste

* 1 teaspoon garlic powder

* 1 cup refried beans, homemade or canned

* 1 teaspoon ancho chili powder

* 8 corn tortillas

* 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese


Nopalitos Tacos
How to make:

* Start with preparing fresh nopales , and if you are using fresh cactus cut the leaves into strips (nopalitos) .

* Just boil it for ten minutes.

* Heat the vegetable oil add nopalitos, potato,onion along with bell paper cook it for about 5-10 min.

* Then put spices like salt, pepper, jalapenos let the mixture warm.

* In the meantime heat refried beans , then heat tortillas over open flame and wrap it in the Kitchen towel.

* Better use bamboo steamer .

* Then assemble tacos, start with placing about 2 tablespoons of refried beans on tortilla.

* Then top it up with another vegetable mixture.

* Top it up with shredded cheese.

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