Nopal Tinga Tostadas

Name: Nopal Tinga Tostadas
Prep time: 80 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 3 cups nopal, cut into strips; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; water; 6 tomatoes; 2 cloves garlic; 1/4 cups vegetable broth; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1/2 onions, sliced; 1 tablespoon oregano; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoons pepper; 1 cup carrot, shredded; 8 tostadas; 1 cup beans; avocado, sliced for garnish

Yamilette González

This dish is perfect for keeping your figure and for a meatless Monday as it contains no animal products; it is a delicious and original nopal tinga made with tomato sauce, onion, and carrot, served on tostadas with beans.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 23-07-2018

Preparation

45 mins

35 mins

Low

In a pot of boiling water, cook the nopales with salt and baking soda until tender. Drain and set aside. For the sauce, blend the tomatoes with garlic, chipotle pepper, and vegetable broth. In a deep skillet, sauté the onion in oil, add the sauce, oregano, salt, pepper, and cook for 15 minutes. Incorporate the nopales, carrot, and cook for 5 more minutes. Adjust seasoning. Serve the tinga on corn tostadas with beans and garnish with avocado.