Cactus splinters & onion tears!
This afternoon I was browsing through Chelsea market and spied some cacti in a produce bin. I hadn't ever cooked with cactus before but I felt up for the challenge so I went ahead and bought some. Not really knowing what I was going to create with it, I picked out other ingredients that sounded like they'd mesh well with it. Limes, potatoes, tomatillo, eggs, peppers and onions. While filling my basket with treasures I decided that I'd make tacos. I bought corn tortillas and black beans and there were all the ingredients for a magical kitchen creation!
I figured that prepping cacti might be a struggle but boy, oh boy did I underestimate that! It was a pain in the ass. After half an hour of sticking my fingers and cutting through rough eyes I put my butchered, slimy meatfruit into the oven. As it was cooking I boiled potatoes and sauteed the peppers, onions & eggs. Finally it was done. I was panicked that the cactus was going to be terrible but was pleasantly surprised by the end result. It was flavorful, well textured and damn good looking. My most successful kitchen endeavor in quite a while. It was a struggle but well worth it.
I figured that prepping cacti might be a struggle but boy, oh boy did I underestimate that! It was a pain in the ass. After half an hour of sticking my fingers and cutting through rough eyes I put my butchered, slimy meatfruit into the oven. As it was cooking I boiled potatoes and sauteed the peppers, onions & eggs. Finally it was done. I was panicked that the cactus was going to be terrible but was pleasantly surprised by the end result. It was flavorful, well textured and damn good looking. My most successful kitchen endeavor in quite a while. It was a struggle but well worth it.