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!
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!