I'm eager to hear how you like the one that you end up making.

^^^ Good or bad, I'll be honest with the results.

Took about 15 minutes to put this all together this morning before snow-blowing the driveway.

I tasted the nopales first, and yes, they taste like green beans. So I rinsed them, dried them and cut them in half and used the amount the recipe called for. Same for all the other ingredients...per the recipe. I'm glad I made a half recipe..the crockpot was was almost full.

Crock pot for 4 hrs and then I had a bowl.

The texture was good, except for the chopped poblano which never softened up. Next time, I would add them to the frying pan with the ground beef and onions, or leave the poblano out entirely.

Over all, it was very close to the same taste as the bowl at the bar and grille. The heat was less than moderate...just the way I wanted it.



I would make it again...it's super easy to make.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1734024159.jpg

Nice! Glad to hear that it turned out to be tasty.

Next time you make it try roasting the poblanos first...It will add a smokey component that's missing since you're not using chipotles, and will soften the peppers..

Do you mean doing something other than what I mentioned in the post above?

It would be easy to include it in the fry pan with the beef and onions...but the recipe didn't say to do it.


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Peppers are traditionally roasted over an open flame until charred, then peeled and cut up. You can also roast them in a pan, in the oven, on a grill... with varying degrees of success.

Good call. If he's got a gas cooktop, most folks use the flames and just hold the pepper over the flames while rotating.

Yep, exactly. We had a girl from Mexico make some dish for us that was roasted poblanos, sauteed onions, and melted cheese. And that's exactly how she roasted the peppers.

I do have a gas cooktop, but it's out on my deck with a foot of snow on top. :)

I would have to do it in the oven in a pan...which I've never tried.

A foot of snow is nothing. Fetch a broom.

Or, light the grill and watch it self-defrost.

Yeah, but when it takes me 5 minutes to get extra clothes, gloves, boots on, just to roast a single pepper.....I lose interest.:D

That's what she said...

^^^:D


I would think 'under the broiler' in the oven could achieve the same results.


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Nopales is best used when freshly sliced. The Cactus ears with the Cactus Apples growing from them are the best ones to use. Cactus Apple Jelly is good stuff too.

I believe you...but finding them here fresh is not very likely.
But we do have fresh snow for snow-cones....if you need any.:)

It can be done.....

https://www.amazon.com/Edible-Cactus-Paddles-Nopales-Spineless/dp/B07XSL4KWG/ref=asc_df_B07XSL4KWG?mcid=3c4b7b62be333c3c9724973 152a92b3b&hvocijid=1185355501369360322-B07XSL4KWG-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw= g&hvrand=1185355501369360322&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt =&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9015531&hvt argid=pla-2281435178298&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Tortoise-Spineless-thornless-Nopales-Prickly/dp/B07B54BPCV/ref=pd_bxgy_thbs_d_sccl_2/130-5702309-8334251?pd_rd_w=UD9R5&content-id=amzn1.sym.53b72ea0-a439-4b9d-9319-7c2ee5c88973&pf_rd_p=53b72ea0-a439-4b9d-9319-7c2ee5c88973&pf_rd_r=1RK4273X9E94SNBFDC1E&pd_rd_wg =VKEKm&pd_rd_r=b102db59-7317-4dde-b9ea-5f3af241e7f4&pd_rd_i=B07B54BPCV&psc=1

^^^ Never thought of looking on Amazon.
I'd go for the first ones. Don't think I could eat Tortoise Cactus. :)

Not quite.