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Nepalitos?Cactus?What went wrong or did it?
I tried for the first time tonight to cook the fruit of my prickly pear cactus. They were red when I collected them and I used my blowtorch to burn off the spines. I checked q and a and boiled them for 30 minutes in really salty water and then rinsed. They were full of seeds and REALLY slimy. I added some cilantro to them, seeded them, rinsed them and boiled a little while longer. Still slimy. I added a little vinegar and soaked them an hour. Then rinsed.
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- sllyjoLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
The Edible Prickly Pear Cactus: The pads or Nopales (Spanish term for the Prickly Pear pads) are often used in salads, soups, or cooked on the grill. They have an Okra-like 'slime' after cooking that some people find unpleasant and should be rinsed off before serving.
- kakoLv 61 decade ago
There's a reason why you don't eat cactus unless you really have to... any type of food that needs a blowtorch isn't really meant for human consumption.
Good luck.
