def min_cats(sorted_counts, N=1):
    """Given list of tuples of cats, return a list of cats that appear more
       frequently than N times (1 by default). Also return a list of tuples"""
    out_list = []
    out_tup_list = []
    for i in sorted_counts:
        if i[1] > N:
            out_list.append(i[0])
            out_tup_list.append((i[0], i[1]))
    return out_list, out_tup_list