CHILE COLORADO CON NOPALES a very Mexican Traditional Recipe on a budget and under 30 minutes!

dried chiles

🥗Healthier: fresh chiles

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Fresh chiles can provide a milder flavor, while cayenne is more accessible.

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: beef

Chicken is leaner and can be less expensive than pork.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier but can be pricier.

Boil 2 New Mexico chiles, 1 Chile ancho, and 1 roma tomato in water on high heat.

Transfer boiled ingredients to a blender, adding 2 garlic cloves, 1.5 teaspoons oregano, 0.5 teaspoons ground cumin, salt, and 2 cups of water, then blend until smooth.

In a skillet, heat oil over high heat and sauté half an onion for 2 minutes.

Add 1.5 cups of cleaned and cut nopales to the skillet, mix, and cook for 3 minutes.

Remove nopales and onion from heat, then add 2 lbs of beef steak seasoned with salt and black pepper, browning for 5 minutes.

Return nopales and onion to the skillet, mixing without adding water from the nopales.

Cook together for 2 minutes before adding the blended Chile Colorado sauce, straining if necessary, and adding more water from the blender if needed.

Bring to a simmer, taste for salt, and adjust if necessary.

Cover and reduce heat to medium-low, cooking for 15 minutes before serving.

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