Grilled Cactus

cowgirl · Nov 23, 2019

Hadn't grilled prickly pear cactus in awhile. I make the fruit into wine and jelly, and usually grill the pads. I have quite a few in the pastures, but picked these pads up at the store.

burned the thorns off, over the fire...

scraped the remaining thorns off with a knife...

washed and ready...

Made my stuffing... (shrimp and pepperjack cheese not in pic)

Fried the Conecuh, onions, scallions, garlic, pepper....

added cubed cactus, the charred corn, mexican oregano, salt, pepper...
cooked til cactus was tender, then set it aside to cool.

Prepared the pads for stuffing...

Used the corn husks to "stitch" closed...

Drizzled with olive oil, seasoned with cracked black pepper and coarse salt...
Onto the grill with indirect heat.

I let em go for about 10 minutes per side, then direct grilled to finish.

Ran my knife around the edge......

Lifted the "lid" and supper was ready.

Served with hot corn tortillas and a cold beer to wash it down.

I liked the addition of the smoked sausage. The cactus was nice and tender too. The pepperjack added just the right amount of heat for me. I'll be making these again. The fillings are endless. :grin:

Thanks for looking!

Hoss · Nov 23, 2019

One of the men that work for me brought some shrimp and cactus tacos to work one day and shared them with us.They were OUTSTANDING! Your dish looks even more delishious.:thumb:

Smoke on Badger Mountain · Nov 23, 2019

Holy smokes Jeanie! That looks amazing. I've never seen cactus done like that. I bet it is super tasty. I love the stitching as well, it really adds a great visual component. And I had no idea you could make cactus wine either. Thanks for the sharing with us.

cowgirl · Nov 23, 2019

Hoss said:
One of the men that work for me brought some shrimp and cactus tacos to work one day and shared them with us.They were OUTSTANDING! Your dish looks even more delishious.:thumb:

Hoss, I bet those tacos were amazing!! For some reason, shrimp and cactus seem to go together. lol Thanks so much for the kind comment! :-D

Smoke on Badger Mountain said:
Holy smokes Jeanie! That looks amazing. I've never seen cactus done like that. I bet it is super tasty. I love the stitching as well, it really adds a great visual component. And I had no idea you could make cactus wine either. Thanks for the sharing with us.

Thanks Josh! I thought about using twine, but the husks were right there handy.
My cactus fruit wine isn't fancy. I use a glass gallon jug, lots of yeast and sugar and a balloon on top. lol It's powerful stuff though! :grin:

Titch · Nov 23, 2019

Looks very interesting, almost looked like Ninja Turtles being cooked.
Local Italians carry Cacti ,never tasted it tho.

cowgirl · Nov 23, 2019

Titch said:
Looks very interesting, almost looked like Ninja Turtles being cooked.
Local Italians carry Cacti ,never tasted it tho.

Thanks Titch, they do! :grin: Hope you're keeping safe from the fires!

Titch · Nov 23, 2019

Thank You, miles from us , our turn will come in a few months

cowgirl · Nov 23, 2019

Titch said:
Thank You, miles from us , our turn will come in a few months

Glad to hear you're staying safe so far! Looks scary...

jermoQ · Nov 23, 2019

I have not only been stunned by another one of your works of art, but I have been enlightened by the process. Thank you for sharing that!! I have never seen this before and it is really interesting!

mytmouz · Nov 23, 2019

Excellent work! As usual...

Stingerhook · Nov 24, 2019

That really looks delish Jeanie.

Happy Hapgood · Nov 24, 2019

Just WOW! I have never heard of that!

You never cease to Amaze Jeanie! Thank You for being you and being here! :clap2::clap2::clap2:

guero_gordo · Nov 24, 2019

love me some nopales with cotija, but that's something I've never seen

InThePitBBQ · Nov 24, 2019

Those look amazing Jeanie!

JazzCat · Nov 24, 2019

well now, I've grilled nopales many many times but never ventured to stuffing them...

but holy smokes! ...Jeanie, your dinner is absolutely remarkable! W0W!

Inthewoods · Nov 24, 2019

Very creative!!
Nice job Miss Lady!

-D

Lighter-Fluid · Nov 24, 2019

Your cooks never cease t amaze me, I bey you could pick up tire treads from the highway and make them into a great meal!

SciAggie · Nov 24, 2019

That is a very nice presentation. I’ve never seen that before. Looks delicious.

cowgirl · Nov 24, 2019

jermoQ said:
I have not only been stunned by another one of your works of art, but I have been enlightened by the process. Thank you for sharing that!! I have never seen this before and it is really interesting!

Thanks Jeremy! Very kind of you! The smoked sausage and pepperjack cheese added a lot of flavor. Cactus tastes kind of like a lemony green bean. :grin:

mytmouz said:
Excellent work! As usual...

Thanks so much Mytmouz! :grin:

Stingerhook said:
That really looks delish Jeanie.

Thank you Marty! :grin:

Happy Hapgood said:
Just WOW! I have never heard of that!

You never cease to Amaze Jeanie! Thank You for being you and being here! :clap2::clap2::clap2:

Thanks Big Brother! :-D Very kind of you!

cowgirl · Nov 24, 2019

guero_gordo said:
love me some nopales with cotija, but that's something I've never seen

Thank you Gordo! Cheese definitely goes well with cactus. :grin:

InThePitBBQ said:
Those look amazing Jeanie!

Thank you Bob! They came out pretty tasty. I liked the smoked sausage and pepper jack cheese addition. Kind of kicked them up a notch. lol Hope you and family have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

JazzCat said:
well now, I've grilled nopales many many times but never ventured to stuffing them...

but holy smokes! ...Jeanie, your dinner is absolutely remarkable! W0W!

Those look delicious Jim!! :grin:
I like them grilled, cooled and sliced for salads too. They take on other flavors pretty well.
Thank you for the kind comment!

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