Nopal

Potato Patties: • large potatoes, cooked and mashed • peeled, chopped onion • breadcrumbs • ricotta cheese • egg • salt • As needed, oil for frying • Lenten Nopales: • cooked nopales (cactus paddles), diced • onion, peeled and diced • chopped tomato •

chicken drumsticks, 6 chicken gizzards, and 2 chicken wings • medium nopales (cactus paddles) • dried morita chiles • onion, sliced into half-moons • garlic, finely chopped • epazote to taste • salt to taste • chicken bouillon cube • maguey mixiote leaf • water (2 liters)

chopped nopales (about 300 grams) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Vegetable seasoning, to taste • tomato • garlic or garlic powder • onion • bacon • little cilantro • Mozzarella cheese, to taste

onion • garlic • tomato • guajillo chiles • ground beef and pork (about 450 grams) • cleaned nopales (cactus paddles, thorns removed) • serrano chiles (green)

pork spare ribs (about 400 grams) • dried red chiles (such as guajillo) • garlic • onion • Maseca corn flour (or corn masa flour) • cumin • oregano • black pepper • Salt, to taste • chicken bouillon cube (optional) • cooked nopales (about 400 grams) • Water,

green tomato salsa (see recipe) • cooked nopales (about 4 large nopales; see recipe) • –5.3 oz pork chicharrón (the kind that comes in curled pieces) (about 120–150 grams) • Salt, to taste

As many baked corn tostadas as you like • cooked nopal (cactus paddles) • turkey chorizo (or your preferred kind) • olive oil • onion • Salt, to taste • For serving: • Green onions • Cucumbers • Pico de gallo (chopped chile, tomato 🍅, onion, and cilantro) • Lime

(cut into 2-inch pieces) pork ribs (500 g) • Hatch chiles • nopales (cactus paddles) (200 g) • Salt, to taste • ground black pepper • ground cumin • bay leaf • water (800 ml) • oil or pork lard • cooked beans, for serving (200 g) • cooked rice, for serving (200 g) • corn tortillas

ground meat (beef or chicken) • rice (about 50 grams) • tomatillos (about 750 grams) • dried árbol chiles • onion and garlic, to taste • medium zucchini • medium potatoes • nopales (cactus paddles), cleaned, disinfected, and diced • hard-boiled eggs • salt, to taste • soy sauce • oil (about 15 ml)

As needed, diced nopales (cactus paddles) • jalapeño pepper • onion • tomato • tomato puree • eggs • corn tortillas • Shredded cheese, to taste

pork ribs (1 kg) • potatoes • Nopales (cactus paddles), to taste • Salt, to taste • garlic clove • chicken bouillon cube • large garlic cloves • pasilla chiles • arbol chiles • onion • large red tomatoes • bay leaves

nopales (about 500 grams) • eggs • tomatoes • onion • garlic • guajillo chiles • Salt, to taste • Chicken bouillon powder, to taste • Marjoram, to taste

corn tortillas • avocado • olive oil • eggs • chopped nopal cactus (about 45 grams) • tomato • chopped onion (about 35 grams) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • lime juice

diced papaya (about 140 grams) • chia seeds (about 20 grams) • chopped raw spinach (about 20 grams) • cooked, chopped nopal cactus (about 40 grams) • celery (about 50 grams) • water (240 ml)

nopales (about 500 grams) • chicken drumsticks (about 1.5 kilograms) • guajillo chiles • pasilla chile • ancho chile • garlic / 1 red tomato • small pieces onion • Salt and pepper / oil

masa harina (about 240 grams) • water (about 300 ml) • salt and pepper • Fillings of your choice, to taste • cactus paddles (nopales) • tomatoes • onion • Cilantro sprigs, to taste

mixed dried beans, cleaned (about 800 grams) • wheat berries, cleaned (about 200 grams) • water (4 liters) • Salt, to taste • large tomatoes, diced • medium onion, peeled and diced • colored chilaca peppers, stemmed and seeded • xoconostles, roasted, peeled, seeded, and chopped • green apple, cored and chopped • fresh mint, chopped • Juice of 1 bitter orange • anise liqueur •

nopales (about 4 cups) fresh, cleaned and diced • Oaxaca cheese (2 kg) • medium onion, chopped • garlic, minced • salt • large flour tortillas (about 6 inches in diameter) • medium-ripe guajillo chiles • dried chile de árbol peppers • milpero tomatillos • water (240 ml) • salt

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • baking powder • salt • spinach leaves • small nopal cactus pad • warm water • oil

medium nopal cactus paddles • soy chorizo • garlic clove, finely chopped • onion, chopped • cilantro • avocados, sliced into 1/4-inch pieces • Roma tomatoes, chopped • Crumbled queso fresco, to taste • Taquera salsa, to taste • Salt, to taste • Cooking oil of your choice,

Shrimp meat • eggs • Nopales (cactus paddles), to taste • For the sauce: • guajillo chiles, seeded (150 grams) • garlic cloves • onion

chicken leg and thigh pieces • dried ancho chiles • dried guajillo chiles • onion • garlic cloves • whole cloves • chicken bouillon (such as Knorr) • black pepper • oregano • nopales (cactus paddles) • salt to taste • bay leaf •

pork shoulder (about 2 kg) • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles • medium red tomatoes • cumin • black pepper • nopales (cactus paddles), diced • Salt, to taste • Aluminum foil,

fresh corn kernels (about 600 grams) • tomatoes, chopped • small nopales (cactus paddles), diced • large onion, peeled and diced • cilantro, chopped • poblano peppers, stemmed, seeded, and chopped • lard • small light beer • Salt, to taste

boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs (about 600 grams) • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chile • dried morita chile • Roma tomatoes • garlic • onion • dried oregano • dried thyme • whole cumin seeds • whole black peppercorns • Salt, to taste •

roasted and peeled poblano pepper • roasted and seeded jalapeño pepper • corn, grilled and kernels removed • diced tomatoes • cooked nopal cactus (about 75 grams) • red onion • Juice of 1-2 limes • chopped cilantro • Salt and pepper • Olive oil

chicken leg quarters, • guajillo chiles, • ancho chiles, • morita chiles, seeded • cumin • black peppercorns, • whole cloves, • bay leaves, • garlic cloves, • onion, salt, • avocado • nopales (cactus paddles), •

nopal cactus pads • Salt, to taste • baking soda • dried shrimp • flour (about 8 grams) • eggs • tomatillos (the kind with husks) • garlic • small piece onion • green chili pepper • Cilantro, to taste • As needed, oil

cooked chicken breast (about 225 grams) • nopal tortillas • green salsa (such as Herdez, or your favorite brand) • crema (Mexican-style sour cream), to taste • Parmesan cheese, to taste • salt, to taste • oil,

shredded flank steak (500 grams) • cooked nopales (cactus paddles), diced • potatoes, cut into pieces • roasted tomatoes • roasted garlic cloves • roasted onion • cooking broth (from the meat) • cooked guajillo chiles • Salt, to taste