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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 25 minutes, Preparation Time - 15 minutes

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| 1. Soak ancho chilies in a bowl of warm water until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. | 2. Whisk eggs and shrimp powder together in a bowl. | 3. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; pour egg mixture into small 2-inch circles in the hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining egg mixture. | 4. Blend ancho chilies, onion, garlic, and water in a blender until smooth. Add more water if needed to make a soup consistency. Pour chile mixture into a pot over medium heat; add chicken bouillon and egg patties. Cook and stir until bouillon is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Add nopales, reduce heat to low, and cook until soup is heated through, about 5 minutes. Garnish with cilantro. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
ancho chilies	2		stemmed seeded	-	-	-	-
egg	6		beaten	429.0	2.16	37.68	28.53
shrimp powder	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
vegetable oil	1	cup		1879.16	0.0	0.0	218.0
white onion	1/2		chopped	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
garlic	2	cloves	minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
chicken bouillon cube	1	1/2		-	-	-	-
nopales	1	jar	drained rinsed	-	-	-	-
cilantro	1/2	cup	chopped	1.84	0.2936	0.1704	0.0416

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.