Prickly Pear Eggs

• 2 each nopales fresh
• 1/2 cup onions finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons butter or vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup sauce chile sauce
• 8 large eggs
• 1 x salt and black pepper to taste

1. Trim and clean the cactus pads.
2. Dice each pad, then cover with salted water in a saucepan, and simmer gently until tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
3. Drain in a sieve and rinse under cold water to rid pads of their sticky, okra-like juice.
4. In a large skillet, saute the onion in butter or vegetable oil until soft.
5. Variation
6. Scramble the eggs, stirring them into the mixture in the skillet; continue to stir until the eggs are cooked but still moist.
7. You may also add some chopped cooked bacon, if desired.

nopales fresh, onions, butter, chile sauce, eggs, salt

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/prickly-pear-eggs-48613 (may not work)