Ingredients
1/4 cup white onion, sliced in large pieces
1 cup cactus, chopped
6 cilantro sprigs
1 teaspoon salt
2 (12 ounce) packages of Oaxaca cheese (about 3 cups)
10 ounces soy (or pork) chorizo
Instructions
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add onion, cactus, cilantro sprigs and salt and boil over medium-low heat for 15 minutes or until cactus pieces are tender. Rinse and drain. Discard onion and cilantro. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 400° F.
Cook soy (or pork) chorizo in a medium frying pan over medium heat. Break up with large spoon into small crumbles. Stir in cactus pieces Set aside.
Unravel Oaxaca cheeses and place in a medium cast iron skillet (or two small cast iron skillets). Place in oven and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, top with chorizo/cactus pieces and return to oven. Bake for 5 minutes more. Remove from heat.
Enjoy with warm corn tortillas or Tortilla chips.