Place tequila, orange liqueuer, Cactus Pear syrup, lime juice, and ice in a cocktail shaker and shake for 10 seconds.
Place a few tablespoons of the cactus Pear syrup on a small plate. Dip the rim of the glass in the syrup, and let the excess run off, then dip in salt.
Strain the mixture into the glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
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Parboil cactus for 3 minutes in enough
To make Prickley Pear Margarita Mix:
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Select prickly pear cactus. Remove spines and outside layer(
Place the whole cactus paddles, onion and garlic in
brown ground beef with diced onion in pan. drain fat and place meat into large pot. if using jarred cactus drain/dice into bite-sized pieces and add to cooked meat. add diced fresh tomatoes (or can of diced tomatoes). add all other ingredients. stir well. simmer on stovetop or oven set at 325 degrees for a couple of hours stirring frequently. can also be placed in crockpot set at low and cooked until ready. if using fresh vegetables allow for additional cooking time.
Pluck the fruit from the cactus with a long handled fork
lice ends off each prickly pear. Make 1 long vertical slit
Pour salt into a small plate. Wet the rim of a margarita glass and dip rim into salt.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice; pour tequila, sweet and sour mix, triple sec, lime juice, and pear syrup over ice. Cover shaker and shake drink; strain into prepared margarita glass.
Remove skins from prickly pears.
Slice and remove skins.
Cover orange with water and soak overnight.
Add orange juice, prickly pear, and sugar to orange which has soaked overnight.
Heat slowly and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
Continue stirring frequently and boil about 30 minutes or until the mixture is thick and the fruit is clear.
Pour into hot, dry, sterilized jars to within 1/4 inch of the top if paraffin is used; otherwise fill to the top.
Seal.
Pulse tunas (cactus fruit) briefly in a food
Peel thorns from cactus pads with a vegetable peeler, leaving the green skin; cut cactus pads into thin strips.
Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add the cactus and garlic, saute 7-8 minutes or until cactus is tender. Combine the cactus mixture, beans and the next 7 ingredients(beans through tomatoes).
Arrange 1 1/2 cups lettuce on each of 4 plates, top each with 1/2 cup cactus mixture, 1 1/2 tbls. cheese, and about 2 teaspoons sour cream. Enjoy!
Yield: 4 servings.
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For the nopales cactus:
Prepare a grill for
ver high heat. Add the cactus and boil for 7 minutes
horns, carefully trim them from cactus paddles with scissors, then rub
Remove thorns and \"eyes\" from cactus, and trim off the edges
its, clean and wash the cactus.
Cut each paddle into
Steam the cactus until softened.
Drain the cactus.
Fry all the ingredients except for the Monterrey Cheese.
Combine fried ingredients with the cactus and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.
Top with cheese before serving.
Rinse cactus well under cold water. Cut the already sliced cactus into small pieces. The cactus also has a serrano in the jar, mince that also.
Dice tomatoes, onion, jalapenos (I leave the seeds in, but you can take seeds out) and cilantro. In a large bowl mix all ingredients together, add minced garlic and salt to taste. Crumble Queso Fresco into the mix and add lemon juice. You may want to add a little lemon juice at a time and mix and taste until it is to your liking.
he outer skin of the cactus figs to expose the light