Name: Nopales Soup with Pasta
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 1 kilo nopal, chopped into small cubes; 1 onion, medium chopped; 2 carrots, chopped; 150 grams short pasta, noodle or elbow macaroni; 1 zucchini, green chopped; 1 cascabel chile; 1 can tomato purée; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons vegetable consommé, or 1 cube; 1/2 cups fresh cilantro, chopped

Preparation

15 mins

20 mins

Low

Cook the nopales in boiling water with a pinch of baking soda to cut the slime for 5 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 of chopped onion. In a deep pot, heat the olive oil and cook the carrots, onions, and garlic for 5 minutes. Add the cascabel chili until it pops if you like it very spicy; if not, remove it before it boils.