Cactus
Scramble
This hearty and tasty Dutch Oven recipe is from Ed Keenan,
author & cowboy poet
Ingredients:
Cooking oil or bacon drippins’
½ c chopped onions
¼ c sun-dried tomatoes
6 eggs
¼ t oregano
¼ t ground pepper
¾ c diced nopales (nopalitos)
Salt to taste
Cheddar cheese or chile salsa for garnish
(Try adding diced ham, wieners or Polish
sausage)
Preparation:
In a large skillet heat 3 T oil or bacon
drippins’.
Sauté onions & sun-dried tomatoes.
Beat eggs thoroughly & cook with onions
and tomatoes.
Stir in diced nopales & cook only until
heated.
Season with oregano flakes, salt &
pepper.
Garnish with shredded longhorn cheese or
salsa.
(Goes good with a side of refried pinto
beans &
flour tortillas.)
Serves 5.
Ed
Keenan, cowboy poet and author of Cow Chip
Poetry--Lies, Lingo & Lore, writes nature and
birding articles, historic vignettes, Dutch Oven
Cooking recipes and poetry. For more about Ed,
