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Pouring salsa into a pan with the chorizo and nopales

Nopales with soy chorizo recipe

Vegan recipe for nopales con chorizo. To keep the dish gout friendly we use soy chorizo.
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Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 1 hour
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: chorizo, nopales
Servings: 4
Calories: 101kcal
Author: James Strange

Ingredients

  • 1 pound nopales Cactus paddles
  • 2 Tablespoons Oil
  • 2 cloves garlic finely diced

Salsa

  • 3 Roma tomatoes
  • 3 Arbol chilies dried
  • 2 serrano peppers fresh
  • 1 guajillo chili dried
  • 1/2 onion medium
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon bouillon Vegan chicken flavor
  • 1/4 Cup water

Instructions

Prepare the Nopales

  • If needed remove the spines (thorns) and cut up.
    Nopales in bags, one bad is cut up and one one bag only has the thorns removed.
  • Add the nopales to a pot of water and cook until almost tender. (mine took 15 minutes)
    Nopales in bags, one bad is cut up and one one bag only has the thorns removed.
  • Drain into a colander and rinse with cold water.
    Nopales in bags, one bad is cut up and one one bag only has the thorns removed.
  • Set aside
    Dish ingredients on a table

Make the Salsa

  • Use scissors to cut off the stems of the Arbol and guajillo chilies, remove the seeds
    Dish ingredients on a table
  • To a pot of water add the tomatoes, onion, arbol, serrano and guajillo chilies.
    Pot with water covering salsa ingredients
  • Bring the pot of water almost to a boil. Remove from the heat, cover and let sit for five minutes
    Pot with water covering salsa ingredients
  • To a blender add the tomatoes, salt, bouillon, 1/4 cup water, onion, arbol, serrano and guajillo chilies.
    Salsa in a container after blending
  • Blend until smooth. Set aside
    Salsa in a container after blending

Cooking

  • To a pan on medium heat add two tablespoons of oil.
    Browned soy chorizo and garlic after in a pan
  • Add the soy chorizo.
    Browned soy chorizo and garlic after in a pan
  • As the chorizo cooks use a spoon to break it up.
    Browned soy chorizo and garlic after in a pan
  • After two minutes add the diced garlic.
    Browned soy chorizo and garlic after in a pan
  • After the chorizo starts to get some color (around five minutes) add the nopales and the salsa.
    Pouring salsa into a pan with the chorizo and nopales
  • Turn the heat down to low, cover and simmer for fifteen to twenty minutes. Every five minutes remove the lid and stir.
    Pouring salsa into a pan with the chorizo and nopales
  • After fifteen minutes remove the lid and cook until the sauce is as thick as you like.
    Cooked dish in a pan
  • The dish is now ready to serve.
    Cooked dish in a bowl

Nutrition

Calories: 101kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 615mg | Potassium: 447mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1265IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 197mg | Iron: 1mg
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