Braised Pork Chops with Nopales
Yamilette González
Quick and easy, these braised pork chops with nopales are the perfect weeknight meal. Cooked with nopales, serrano chile, onion, and tomato and topped with a molcajete salsa made from scratch, this budget-friendly recipe will become a family favorite in no time.
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Ingredients
4
Portions
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 4 smoked pork chops, cut into thin strips
  • 1/2 onions, thinly sliced
  • 3 tomatoes, cut into cubes
  • 2 serrano chiles, sliced
  • 3 nopales, thinly sliced
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1/4 onions
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 tomatillos
  • 2 tomatoes
  • salt
Preparation
30 mins
20 mins
Easy
  • In a skillet, heat oil and fry pork chops for 5 minutes or until brown.
  • In the same skillet, fry onion and tomato for 3 minutes. Add nopales and cook for 5 minutes until cooked through.
  • Add serrano chile and remove from heat.
  • For the molcajete salsa: On a griddle, roast onion, garlic, tomatillo, and tomato for 10 minutes.
  • Transfer roasted vegetables to a molcajete or a blender. Season with salt. Crush vegetables one by one adding salt at the beginning to crush it more easily.
  • Serve braised pork chops with nopales on a plate with molcajete salsa, tortillas, and beans on the side.

Nutritional information

* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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