Let's Talk BBQ
Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Pellet Grills and Smokers => Topic started by: muebe on December 03, 2011, 11:56:28 AM
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I decided to make a fatty today. And when I was at the store I thought "this might be interesting" as I stared at the cactus pad. So I took 2lbs of sausage and flattened it out. It was then coated in Pinch of Sizzle Kansas City Rub. I placed the skinned cactus pad on the sausage. Seasoned with a little more rub and then I added diced sweet onion, green onion, orange bell pepper, and triple cheddar cheese. Then I rolled it up and seasoned with rub some more. Lastly a 2lb bacon weave :o
The traeger was loaded with Bear Mountain Maple Pellets and then I ran "smoke" on the thermostat for an hour then bumped up the temp to 250F until a IT of 170F ;D
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Never had cactus, but it does look good!
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Nopales!!!
Nice innovative use of nopale muebe! it is not easy for me to find them here - but I at nople and nopalitos as a kid, and will start looking for them now that we have an abundance of Latino markets in the area.
Greg - I can only describe theri taste as something like a green bean that has been blanched. I love them when they are sliced up thin(nopalitos) and pickled then used as a topping for fajitas with some cilantro
muebe - if my memory is wrong please correct me here. And - can you get tunas? The "pear" or fruit of the prickly pear cactus?
T
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Did I just see that somewhere else? Looks very tasty..wanna be my baby brother...I'll let you feed me, Pammie ★*˚°。°
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How did you claen the cactus please? Pammie ★*˚°。°
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How did you claen the cactus please? Pammie ★*˚°。°
Very carefully...... ;D
Actually - When I was a kid we would use heavy leather gloves and a long, thin very sharp knife and salad tongs to pick them - then use Brillo pads to scrape off the prickles running under water. Some detailing may be needed via knife.
So - if you can, just buy them pre-cleaned - do so - lots of work, and then treat them like any other vegatable, and wash them. I would still examine them thouroughly for any missed prickles tho ;)
I apologize for butting in, and again - muebe - please correct me on any errors I made here... after you have your coffee on the West Coast :)
T
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Tee...your good butter inner..I'm sure Muebe will chime in later..he's in a defferent time zone than us. Pammie ★*˚°。°
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Thanks Pammie!
Just don't want to make anyone think I am hi-jackin', stealin' thunder, or otherwise being intentionally boorish ( tho 'tis likely that happens all to often by accident with me ;D)
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In Southern California you can get cactus at most any store(Large Hispanic Population).
As Tee said Pammie you gotta clean the pad very carefully although the thorns are already removed I trimmed the skin off carefully with a filet knife.
They also can be stuffed with cheese and made just like a chile relleno :)
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I love chili rellenos too..have to try that. I have seen the pears here..but sure if they are cleaned or not..will check it out..Thanks guys Pammie ★*˚°。°
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Pam - I like the pears ( tunas) sliced thin, with a squirt of lime juice and a light dusting of chili powder..... just how I grew up eating them I suppose.
T
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Pam - I like the pears ( tunas) sliced thin, with a squirt of lime juice and a light dusting of chili powder..... just how I grew up eating them I suppose.
T
Sounds good to me...gonna try it when I go to the grocery next time. ★*˚°。°