How to Batter Huauzontles?

Name: How to Batter Huauzontles?
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 500 grams huauzontle; water; salt; 2 cups double cream cheese, in strips; flour; 4 egg whites; 4 egg yolks; vegetable oil; pasilla chili sauce; Mexican red rice, for serving

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The huauzontles are a type of edible plant enjoyed in Mexico for hundreds of years. Although they were traditionally eaten boiled, nowadays they are usually battered and fried, then drizzled with pasilla or morita chili sauce. So if you don't know how to batter huauzontles, Kiwilimón gives you the recipe!

Did you know? Huauzontle is rich in nutrients such as calcium, iron, and phosphorus, and is also known as Aztec broccoli.

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Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 08-05-2024

Preparation

20 mins

25 mins

Low

Clean the huauzontles and remove the small stems from the large stem. Set aside. Heat salted water in a large pot and cook the huauzontles for 20 to 25 minutes or until cooked. Remove from the water, place in a bowl with ice, and drain.

Arrange the huauzontles in a taco shape, add a strip of cheese, and compact them, removing all the liquid.