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.
Place prickly pear in a fine-mesh strainer
Harvest tunas (prickly pear fruits) wearing thick gloves. A
1. Mix sugar and hot water until sugar dissolves. Add lemon and lime juice, then stir.
2. Add tequila, triple sec, and prickly pear syrup. Mix thoroughly and chill for one hour.
3. Blend w/ice until frothy. Garnish w/wedges.
Blend the prickly pear to a puree.
Put 1 teaspoon of the puree in a cocktail shaker with the tequila & lemon juice, then add plenty of ice & shake thoroughly.
Strain into a glass to serve.
Mix water, prickly pear juice, diet tonic water, and lime juice together in a glass.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Strain prickly pear juice into a bowl through 2 layers of cheesecloth.
Combine the juice and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat; pour candy mixture onto the prepared baking sheet.
Bake until firm, about 5 minutes. Remove and let candy cool in the pan until set, at least 30 minutes.
Cut candy into bite-size pieces and wrap in plastic wrap.
br>Slice ends off each prickly pear. Make 1 long vertical slit
br>Slice ends off each prickly pear. Make 1 long vertical slit
o rub and rinse the prickly pears under running water to
Juice prickly pears with a juicer. Discard pulp, use for compost or feed to some animals.
Don't have a juicer? Cut prickly pear in half and scoop insides into a blender or food processor and puree. You can add a little water if you need to in order to get it moving.
Pour juice into an ice cube tray and freeze.
Pour 8 ounces of cold water into a glass and add ice cubes. Add 1 or 2 of these pretty ice cubes to the glass and drink to your good health!
Cut prickly pears in half lengthwise and scoop out flesh with a spoon. Process in a blender until smooth. Push pulp through a fine mesh strainer to extract about 1 1/2 cups juice. Discard pulp.
Place prickly pear juice, water, lime juice, stevia, and mint in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into two 16-ounce glasses filled with ice.
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You peel a prickly pear fruit by very carefully slicing
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.
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.
Combine BBQ sauce ingredients; simmer for one hour. Cover and place in refrigerator until cold, about 2 hours. Reserve 1 cup of BBQ sauce for basting.
Pour remaining BBQ sauce over duck breasts. Marinate covered in the refrigerator for 1/2 hour. Turn breasts over; marinate for 1/2 hour more. Remove breasts; discard marinade.
Preheat grill. On a well oiled grill, cook duck, skin side down, 7 minutes. Flip breast over, cook 3 minutes. While grilling, baste with reserved sauce. If needed, finish cooking in a 350\u00b0F oven to bring ...
br>Garnish with slice of prickly pear fruit, if desired.
In a blender, blend the cantaloupe, watermelon, papaya, carrot juice, orange juice, beet juice, apples and prickly pears if using with ice. Serve icy cold.
Cook's Note:
You could substitute kiwi or any of your favorite fruits for the prickly pear (or any of the other fruits) to create your own version of tutti-frutti.
Place the whole cactus paddles, onion and garlic in a large pot with water to cover and salt to taste.
Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes, or until the nopales are tender but still firm.
Drain and rinse.
Starting at the wide, curved end, carefully slice each paddle horizontally, as if butterflying a chop for stuffing.
Do not cut all the way through to the narrow end (the thicker part where the pad is attached to the main plant) but leave approximately 1 1/2\" uncut.
Place a slice of cheese between the two sections and ...
You will need a large pot, sieve, large bowl, potato masher, old toothbrush, 2 feet square of clean cloth and rubber gloves.