Description
Have not tried it yet, but it sounds great!
Ingredients
- Nopalitos
- Chuck
- Vegetable Oil
- Onion
- Green Pepper
- Garlic Clove
- Chili Powder
- Tomato Puree
- Water
- Salt
- Oregano
- Kidney Beans
Instructions
- Wash nopalitos, watch for small thorns, use potato peeler to smooth over and remove sprouting thorns
- Cut nopalitos into small cubes, wash again, drain
- Set aside
- Brown steak in oil after you have cut it into 1 / 2 inch cubes
- Use large skillet
- Remove cubes with slotted spoon as they brown
- Add onions, green peppers and garlic
- Saute stirring often, until tender
- Add nopalitos to mixture, cook 3 minutes
- Sprinkle chili powder over mixture
- Cook and stir one minute
- Return meat to skillet
- Add tomatoes, water, salt and oregano
- Bring to boiling
- Lower heat
- Cover
- Simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally
- Drain beans, reserving about half the liquid
- Add beans and reserved liquid to skillet
- Simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes