🇲🇽 Mexican Vegetarian

Nopales Fajitas

Name: Nopales Fajitas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1, sliced Bell Pepper; 2 tbsp Tomato Sauce; 3, cut into batons Spring Onions; 6 Flour Tortillas; 1 tsp Ground Cumin; 400 g, diced Nopales

🇲🇽 Mexican

Charred first, then simmered: blistered vegetables and garlic are fried into a rustic salsa base, Nopales joins the pan, and everything cooks down into a smoky, lime-bright finish. Warm tortillas on the side.

Prep 10 min Cook 7 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
Bell Pepper1, sliced
Tomato Sauce2 tbsp
Spring Onions3, cut into batons
Flour Tortillas6
Ground Cumin1 tsp
Nopales400 g, diced

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Set a heavy cazuela or skillet over medium heat and dry-toast the Garlic until blistered and fragrant, then set aside.
2
Add the oil and sear the Nopales until browned on all sides.
3
Blend or pound the toasted Garlic with garlic, then fry the paste in the pan oil for two minutes until it darkens and thickens.
4
Return the Nopales, add Ground Cumin, season with salt and cumin, and stir to coat.
5
Add water or stock to come halfway, and simmer covered until the Nopales is tender and the salsa has deepened to a rich rust.
6
Finish with a squeeze of lime and fresh coriander, and serve with warm tortillas.

Chef's tip

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Nopales Fajitas with Chimichurri | Summer Fajita Perfection · on YouTube