8 fried cactus Recipes

fresh cactus pieces, paddles (nopalitos), cornstarch, achiote paste (look for it in the mexican specialty-foods section or ), all-purpose flour, baking powder, egg white, ice water (approximately ), peanut oil (for frying )

dried ancho chilies, stemmed and seeded, eggs, beaten, shrimp powder, vegetable oil for frying, white onion, coarsely chopped, garlic, minced, water , or more as needed, chicken bouillon cubes, nopales (cactus), drained and rinsed, chopped fresh cilantro , or to taste (optional)

onion- diced, tomato- diced, garlic-diced, salt, cumin, oregano, cactus, oil- enough to cover bottom of skillet well

steaks, cubed, eggs, water, unbleached flour, vegetable oil, for frying, milk, instant chicken bouillon or 1 tbsp chicken base, jalapeno seasoning salt

cooking oil spray, onion, diced, lg cloves garlic, minced, chili powder (to taste), cumin powder, kosher salt, lg cactus (nopale) pad, spines removed & julienned, chayote squash, pit removed and julienned, tomatillos, husks removed & chunked, handful of fresh cilantro, chopped, juice of 1/2 lime, sour cream , plain yogurt, or buttermilk if necessary to cut the heat if you added too much chili powder.

red onion, ripe avocados, tender cactus, diced (see note ), chopped cilantro leaves, ground cumin, chipotle pepper sauce (recommended : tabasco), garlic, minced, fresh roma tomato, seeded and diced, lime, juiced, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, percent fresh ground chuck, ground fresh mexican chorizo, crushed tortilla chips, salt, freshly ground black pepper, oil , for grill rack, aged monterey jack cheese, sliced, fresh bakery yeast rolls , about 2 1/2-inches square, cut in 1/2 horizontally, crema mexicana, for garnish, chipotle pepper sauce, ripe prickly pears , hollowed, for garnish, fried tortilla strips, for garnish