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Nopal and Ground Beef Stew with Chile Árbol Salsa

Name: Nopal and Ground Beef Stew with Chile Árbol Salsa
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 kg fresh nopales (cactus leaves); 1 kg ground beef; 9 tomatoes; 2 serrano chiles; 1 onion; 1 handful dried chile árbol; ~2-3 cups water; ~3 tbsp oil; ~1 tsp salt

A rustic Mexican ranch stew featuring fresh-cut nopales (cactus leaves) cooked with ground beef, accompanied by a spicy chile árbol salsa. A simple yet flavorful homemade dish made with humble ingredients.

Adapted from a video by De mi Rancho a Tu Cocina

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Ingredients

fresh nopales (cactus leaves)1 kg
ground beef1 kg
tomatoes9
serrano chiles2
onion1
dried chile árbol1 handful
water~2-3 cupsest.
oil~3 tbspest.
salt~1 tspest.

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1
Clean and rinse the fresh nopales, then slice them into thin strips.
2
Heat oil in a cazuela (cooking pot), add the nopal strips and a pinch of salt, letting them cook in their own natural juices until tender.
3
Chop the tomatoes, serrano chiles, and onion into small pieces.
4
In a separate pot, cook the tomatoes, chiles, and onion in water to prepare the salsa.
5
Once the nopales are tender, remove them from the pot. Add more oil to the same pot and brown the ground beef, seasoning with salt.
6
Add the chopped tomatoes and chiles, allowing the tomato to cook down completely and release its juices into the meat.
7
Return the cooked nopales to the pot and mix with the meat and tomato mixture.
8
Blend or mash the cooked tomato, chile, and onion mixture to create a smooth salsa.
9
Taste the stew and adjust seasoning with salt as needed. Serve the nopal and beef stew topped with the chile salsa.

Nopal and Ground Beef Stew with Chile Árbol Salsa

Ingredients

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