SALTY RECIPE
By: María Luisa López Rojas
Viejitas
Corralejo, Pénjamo
6 Portions
Ingredients:
- 1 kg of viejitas
- ¼ of tomatoes
- 4 serrano peppers
- 1 medium onion
- 1 sprig of coriander
- 1 pinch of oregano
- 1 medium garlic
- Salt
Directions:
Peel the viejitas (old, dried prickly pears) and cut into circles; cook with salt, garlic and half an onion. Drain and chop the rest of the onion, green chile and tomato. Fry the serrano chile first, add the onion until it is tender, add the tomato and halfway through cooking add the drained viejitas. Season with salt, a pinch of oregano and add cilantro to taste.