In article >,
bigwheel > wrote:
> 'Billy[_8_ Wrote:
> > ;1848647']In article , Todd
> > lid
> > wrote:
> > -
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have been reading up on how to prepare Nopolas
> > (Prickly Pear). What I have come up with comes
> > out sour and slimy.
> >
> > I found this remark over on
> > 'How to Eat Prickly Pear Cactus: 9 Steps (with Pictures) -
> > wikiHow' (http://www.wikihow.com/Eat-Prickly-Pear-Cactus)
> >
> > Boiling them with a copper coin (an old Mexican
> > "veinte") is a common remedy to thin the sap and
> > make it more palatable to unaccustomed diners.
> >
> > A "veinte" in this context is a copper Mexican coin.
> >
> > Toss in a penny? Have you guys ever heard of such a
> > thing?
> >
> > Any counter indications for NIDDM's (non insulin
> > T2's)?
> >
> > Any opinions? Thinning the sap, or slimy stuff,
> > sounds like what I am after.
> >
> > From my research, what I am finding is that I should
> > boil my nopalitos (cut up Nopales) in heavily salted
> > water, drain and repeat. Then add them to what I want.
> >
> > Many thanks,
> > -T-
> >
> > I was advised to use nopales when cooking beans. They thicken the
> > beans.
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> >
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>
> I would advise forgetting that nonsense. Best way to thicken up thin
> juice is to remove a cup or two of cooked beans and mash em up and
> return to the pot. Canned beans work good for this too..and give a
> little layer of flavor which is hard to duplicate..but to be au naturale
> and not cheat..just mash up some beans and throw em back in there. Now
> real Mexicans will sometimes throw a hunk of light bread in there to
> thicken them up. Anybody caught putting snotty cactus in beans if liable
> to get lynched. Like the person say..they eat em for breakfast with
> scrambled eggs. Muy bien.
Thanks for the advice. Personally, I'm just trying to insert more
variety into my diet. I've read that hunter/gatherers eat upwards of 75
different plants. At present, I probably only eat about 25. I'm just
trying to feed the animal what it needs.
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