Hard
New Year's Eve
Romeritos
Mexican New Year's greens with mole - romerito herbs in rich mole sauce with shrimp cakes. Traditional Christmas/New Year dish.
90
Total Minutes
8
Servings
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
30 min
Prep Time
60 min
Cook Time
90 min
Total Time
Ingredients (10 items)
2.00 lbs
Romeritos
or baby spinach
4.00 oz
Dried shrimp
4.00 medium
Potatoes
cubed
2.00 cups
Nopales
cooked, diced
8.00 oz
Mole paste
4.00 cups
Chicken broth
3.00
Eggs
0.50 cup
Flour
1.00 medium
Onion
1.00 cup
Vegetable oil
for frying
Instructions (8 steps)
1
Cook romeritos in boiling salted water until tender, drain.
10 minutes
2
Boil potatoes until tender, drain.
15 minutes
3
Grind dried shrimp, mix with 1 egg and flour to form patties.
4
Fry shrimp patties until golden, drain.
8 minutes
5
Dissolve mole paste in warm chicken broth.
10 minutes
6
Add romeritos, potatoes, nopales, and shrimp patties to mole.
7
Simmer 20 minutes to blend flavors.
20 minutes
8
Serve hot with rice and tortillas.