Grilled Cactus....and some jelly

cowgirl · 10-11-2012, 03:45 PM

I don't think I've posted this here before.
Not sure if there are any Brethren who would be interested in salad and jelly. lol

Sorry for so many pics!!

in my pasture...

prickly pear cactus...

I hold them with pliers and scrape the thorns off with sharp knife...

remove thorns..

corn, cactus, black beans, shrimp, scallions, jalapenos..

brush with oil and onto the grill..

shrimp on grill too..

slice grilled cactus...

make dressing..
1/3 cup red wine vinegar, 2/3 cup oil, minced garlic, 1 TBs dijon mustard , onion powder, salt and pepper to taste

make salad, grilled cactus, corn, scallions, tomatoes, onion, black beans...

Grilled cactus, shrimp and corn salad...

make jelly with cactus fruit..

simmer fruit in small amount of water

strain...

sugar, pectin and lemon juice

cactus jelly..

Just something different...

Thank you for looking!

Teamfour · 10-11-2012, 03:57 PM

Yum!

I use Nopalitos (cactus leaves) in my chili. Love it!

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IamMadMan · 10-11-2012, 03:57 PM

Wow....

For those of us who have never tasted cacti, what does it taste similar to????

The jelly looks really good.

Divemaster · 10-11-2012, 04:01 PM

As I've said before, you suck.

cowgirl · 10-11-2012, 04:02 PM

Thanks Teamfour! They are pretty tasty.

Quote:

Originally Posted by IamMadMan

Wow....

For those of us who have never tasted cacti, what does it taste similar to????

The jelly looks really good.

Thank you! The fresh ones are similar to a green bean. You can get canned or pickled ones in the stores here. I rinse the pickled ones before using to get rid of the brine flavor.
Thanks about the jelly too. I like it on hot biscuits. :)

cowgirl · 10-11-2012, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Divemaster

As I've said before, you suck.

lol I would worry if you didn't tell me that.

gtr · 10-11-2012, 04:16 PM

Simply amazing Jeanie! You are most definitely living right - you'll probably be getting a few more proposals this week.

I see cactus in the stores around here sometimes - never thought of buying any till now!

Thanks for putting that up!

cowgirl · 10-11-2012, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtr

Simply amazing Jeanie! You are most definitely living right - you'll probably be getting a few more proposals this week.

I see cactus in the stores around here sometimes - never thought of buying any till now!

Thanks for putting that up!

lol Thanks Greg. I'm pretty sure all of the good ones are taken.

If you give the cactus a try, please take pics!

chicagokp · 10-11-2012, 04:57 PM

Dang....is there anything you don't do? Looks great!

fingerlickin' · 10-11-2012, 05:10 PM

Very cool Jeanie, I love the look of that pasture, it doesn't look like your animals are going hungry any time soon!

Grabnabber · 10-11-2012, 06:20 PM

Cool post, and salad/jelly looks awesome. Nopales (cacti) are in all the Mexi grocery stores here, I'm gonna try some. Never really knew what to do with those.....

How do you know when they are done? Do they get really soft or...???

Thanks for the idea!

bbqbull · 10-11-2012, 07:00 PM

Thanks for the taste report on those cactus. Saw some in our local farm market yesterday but had no clue how to prepare them. Nor did I know what they taste like.
Thank you Jeanie!!!

Ijustwantedtolookatpics · 10-11-2012, 07:36 PM

Now that is cool...Fascinating to a guy that's only seen cactus in a pot on someone's desk.
Thanks for sharing!

tdwester · 10-11-2012, 08:08 PM

Growing he in Phoenix we had prickly pear cacti everywhere. Never had a clue how to make the jelly. I have to give this a try next time i'm down there.

Big George's BBQ · 10-11-2012, 08:36 PM

Your pasture is out of sight. You are the bomb I have never had cactus and cactus jelly but hesard that it is excellent. You just confirmed with your Pics That salad looks wonderful

10-11-2012, 03:45 PM	#1
cowgirl somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-18-07 Location: Oklahoma Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Grilled Cactus....and some jelly I don't think I've posted this here before. Not sure if there are any Brethren who would be interested in salad and jelly. lol Sorry for so many pics!! in my pasture... prickly pear cactus... I hold them with pliers and scrape the thorns off with sharp knife... remove thorns.. corn, cactus, black beans, shrimp, scallions, jalapenos.. brush with oil and onto the grill.. shrimp on grill too.. slice grilled cactus... make dressing.. 1/3 cup red wine vinegar, 2/3 cup oil, minced garlic, 1 TBs dijon mustard , onion powder, salt and pepper to taste make salad, grilled cactus, corn, scallions, tomatoes, onion, black beans... Grilled cactus, shrimp and corn salad... make jelly with cactus fruit.. simmer fruit in small amount of water strain... sugar, pectin and lemon juice cactus jelly.. Just something different... Thank you for looking! __________________ jeanie sittin' by the campfire with my Brethren friends. Lifetime member of the Society for the Preservation of Authentic Royal Magical Rare Kaskaskian Peppers (Thanks Ash :)) http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/

10-11-2012, 03:57 PM	#2
Teamfour is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-13-12 Location: Sterling, VA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yum! I use Nopalitos (cactus leaves) in my chili. Love it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ BWS Party \|UDS\|Great Outdoors Propane Vertical\|Bar-B-Chef Offset \|Maverick ET-73 \|Maverick ET-732 \|Super Fast Orange Thermapen \| BBQ Guru DigiQ \|Two 100 QT crawfish boiling rigs \| LEM Meat Grinder \| Grizzly Sausage Stuffer KCBS CBJ MABA Member

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IamMadMan is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 07-30-11 Location: Southern New Jersey Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wow.... For those of us who have never tasted cacti, what does it taste similar to???? The jelly looks really good. __________________ Humphrey's DownEast Beast W/BBQ Guru

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Divemaster somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 09-23-07 Location: North Side of Chicago Illinois Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	As I've said before, you suck. __________________ Jeff CBJ# 23376 Stockcar BBQ Race Fast, Cook Slow, and Enjoy Life! If it don't come off a smoker, it's just a side dish! Lang 60 Patio (The Mistress), Black Stainless Lang 36 (Little Princess), Large BGE (Ramona), Big Green UDS (Cottage Cooker), Brinkman SnP Pro (Little Bubba-Retired), 8 Burner Gasser, 3 - 22.5" & 1 - 18" (circa 1975) Weber Grills, & a Weber Smoky Joe.

10-11-2012, 04:16 PM	#7
gtr Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Simply amazing Jeanie! You are most definitely living right - you'll probably be getting a few more proposals this week. I see cactus in the stores around here sometimes - never thought of buying any till now! Thanks for putting that up! __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Jumbo Old Smokey, Pig Hibachi, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. Golden Goose Egg - Got 2 in the nest baby! SPFP Mayzie's keeping an eye out for you! WTFWGALD?

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10-11-2012, 05:10 PM	#10
fingerlickin' Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-08-10 Location: Boyertown, PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very cool Jeanie, I love the look of that pasture, it doesn't look like your animals are going hungry any time soon! __________________ Jason "I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bull's a$$, but I'd rather take a butcher's word for it". - Tommy Callahan III XL Big Green Egg, 22.5 Weber OTS, WSJ Gold/Mini WSM, 18" & 22" WSM Flyers Orange Thermapen WAEFAY...WWGALD???

10-11-2012, 06:20 PM	#11
Grabnabber is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-25-10 Location: Chicago IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Cool post, and salad/jelly looks awesome. Nopales (cacti) are in all the Mexi grocery stores here, I'm gonna try some. Never really knew what to do with those..... How do you know when they are done? Do they get really soft or...??? Thanks for the idea! __________________ Tom Weber OTG Cast Iron Hibachi Large BGE

10-11-2012, 07:00 PM	#12
bbqbull Moderator Join Date: 12-27-05 Location: Mid Michigan Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the taste report on those cactus. Saw some in our local farm market yesterday but had no clue how to prepare them. Nor did I know what they taste like. Thank you Jeanie!!! __________________ You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. KC I miss your advice. Heavily medicated for your protection. Klose Mobile Pit Klose Owners Reccomended Pit Cookshack Smokette Gasser Little Chief Smoker Large BGE Gifted to me my Pit Barrel Smoker

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Ijustwantedtolookatpics On the road to being a farker Join Date: 07-26-11 Location: Lowell, MA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Now that is cool...Fascinating to a guy that's only seen cactus in a pot on someone's desk. Thanks for sharing! __________________ _____________________________________________ CG Akorn Weber 22.5 OTG Weber gasser Kinda-fast Grey Thermapen

10-11-2012, 08:08 PM	#14
tdwester Found some matches. Join Date: 01-04-12 Location: Boise Idaho Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Growing he in Phoenix we had prickly pear cacti everywhere. Never had a clue how to make the jelly. I have to give this a try next time i'm down there.

10-11-2012, 08:36 PM	#15
Big George's BBQ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-07-08 Location: Phoenixville, PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Your pasture is out of sight. You are the bomb I have never had cactus and cactus jelly but hesard that it is excellent. You just confirmed with your Pics That salad looks wonderful __________________ Large BIG Green EGG- Hatched 8/17/09 Backwoods Extented Party Weber Genesis Gasser Mid Atlantic BBQ Association KCBS Back Porch BBQ Competition BBQ Team When all else fails ask yourself WWGALD