cactus in red chile sauce with shrimp patties
Cactus in Red Chile Sauce with Shrimp Patties This is a very old recipe which still uses dried shrimp even though fresh shrimp are in great supply. Red Chile Sauce 1/4 cup olive oi...
Ingredients
- 1/4cupolive oil
- 1large yellow or white onion,
- 5clovegarlic, peeled and finely minced
- 1/2cupground dried red chile*
- 1cupcold water
- 3/4cupfresh nopalitos, cut into 1/4-inch
- 4large eggs
- 1/2cupground dried shrimp
Directions
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Cactus in Red Chile Sauce with Shrimp Patties This is a very old recipe which still uses dried shrimp even though fresh shrimp are in great
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Red Chile Sauce 1/4 cup olive oil 1 large yellow or white onion, peeled and finely minced 5 cloves garlic, peeled and finely minced 1/2 cup
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Sauté onions and garlic in oil until golden, about 8 to 10 minutes
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Add ground red chile, stirring constantly, for about 1 minute
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Take care not to inhale the vapors from the chile
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Stir in the water to make a sauce, then reduce the heat to medium-low
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Fold in nopalitos and cook the sauce, stirring once or twice, for 5 minutes
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Do not add salt to the sauce, since the shrimp patties are somewhat salty