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Technique of Preparing Nopales

By Susan Curtis and Nicole Curtis Ammerman

Ingredients

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Lay the nopal paddle on a flat surface. With a sharp knife, trim the base of the paddle.

    Step 2

    Trim around the outside edge of the paddle with the tip of the knife.

    Step 3

    Carefully slice the thorny nods from the trimmed nopal paddle.

    Step 4

    Clean nopal cactus paddle in water.

    Step 5

    Cut the cleaned cactus paddle into 1/2-inch slices, widthwise, or diagonally across the paddle.

Santa Fe School of Cooking: Flavors of the Southwest © 2006 Susan Curtis and Nicole Curtis Ammerman. Reprinted with permission by Gibbs Smith, Publisher. All rights reserved.
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