John's Cactus Stew

Ingredients:
Stew meat... beef or pork or local favorite
1/2 to one pound of cactus prepared and diced
sliced carrots
a can of sweet corn (or fresh if available)
two, three or four pickled or fresh jalapeno peppers (or to taste)
three cloves or more (to taste) of garlic
one medium onion
one half bunch of cilantro
squash
quarter cup of olive oil
couple dashes of salt and some ground black pepper will add flavor

Rice to serve it over

Serves four

Brown the meat in olive or vegetable oil, you can add bacon strips if you like more fat...
Add some water and let the meat simmer covered for an hour,
then add one diced onion, and the sliced carrots and let simmer for another hour
Add in the corn, peppers, cilantro and other spices.... and simmer for half an hour....
add in the cactus and squash and let it simmer for thirty minutes,
then remove from the heat and serve hot over hot rice.

This is such a good meal for the family on a budget...
many of these ingredients you can easily raise in your own garden for a very low price.

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