What do you do with tuna/prickly pear?

SarahB · 10-28-2006

I have looked for recipes online, but haven't found much. At least nothing that sounds worth making. Any ideas? Even my Mexican friend that was in my house last night asked what to do with it!

TnJ · 10-28-2006

yer talkin about our state plant! check here

Jacko · 10-28-2006

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Originally Posted by SarahB

I have looked for recipes online, but haven't found much. At least nothing that sounds worth making. Any ideas? Even my Mexican friend that was in my house last night asked what to do with it!

click here?

SarahB · 10-28-2006

Yeah, that's where I pulled the picture from. I don't have any interest in making drinks or jelly though. Isn't there anything else?! Thanks!

kirbyfan · 10-28-2006

Cut it into thin slices, drop it in the deep fryer and then sprinkle it with cinnimon/sugar.....seems to work for everything else.

SarahB · 10-28-2006

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Originally Posted by kirbyfan

Cut it into thin slices, drop it in the deep fryer and then sprinkle it with cinnimon/sugar.....seems to work for everything else.

Haha! True! I guess I could throw it in a tortilla too...everything is good in a tortilla!

Nerak936 · 10-28-2006

Smash it with a shovel!!

Well, that's what I think Tappy would say.

**Jesus** · 10-29-2006

Sorry, no ideas in this corner neither.
Agua de tuna, helado de tuna, etc. all fresh ideas, but nothing very fancy.

Did you got a bunch of them?

MikeW · 10-29-2006

Eat it, beware of the prickly parts.

Beachnutt719 · 10-29-2006

At GPR they served it for breakfast, just cut in half and you scooped out meaty stuff inside. Very tasty. Check link below.

http://www.desertusa.com/magoct97/oct_pear.html

playamama · 11-03-2006

Just did a quick check, apparently Amazon.com sells a whole cookbook dedicated to prickly pears. Weird.

Sol · 11-03-2006

I haven't had a prickly pear in quite awhile. I just cut them in half and eat the stuff inside. It contains a lot of seeds but is very sweet. Margaritas made from tunas are delicious.

Opatije · 11-03-2006

Some recipe examples I found on the foodtv.com thing...

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci...ml?rsrc=search
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci...ml?rsrc=search
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci...ml?rsrc=search

and my favourite...

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci...ml?rsrc=search

Opatije

SarahB · 11-06-2006

Thanks! I just got one and I cut it open. I wasn't crazy about the inside, although I know that's how many people eat it. I ended up tossing it. Maybe I'll try another time.

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SarahB añejo Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Playa...now Iowa Posts: 2,897	What do you do with tuna/prickly pear? I have looked for recipes online, but haven't found much. At least nothing that sounds worth making. Any ideas? Even my Mexican friend that was in my house last night asked what to do with it!

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Beachnutt719 añejo Join Date: May 2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,971	At GPR they served it for breakfast, just cut in half and you scooped out meaty stuff inside. Very tasty. Check link below. http://www.desertusa.com/magoct97/oct_pear.html Last edited by Beachnutt719 : 10-29-2006 at 10:01 AM.

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10-28-2006	#2 (permalink)
TnJ añejo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: vuelo corto al PDC Posts: 2,026	yer talkin about our state plant! check here

10-28-2006	#4 (permalink)
SarahB añejo Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Playa...now Iowa Posts: 2,897	Yeah, that's where I pulled the picture from. I don't have any interest in making drinks or jelly though. Isn't there anything else?! Thanks!

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kirbyfan añejo Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Park Rapids Minnesota Posts: 3,232	Cut it into thin slices, drop it in the deep fryer and then sprinkle it with cinnimon/sugar.....seems to work for everything else.

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Nerak936 Crazy Cat Lady =^.''.^= Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Southeastern Massachusetts Posts: 18,340	Smash it with a shovel!! Well, that's what I think Tappy would say.

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Jesus Nutty Peep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Posts: 4,400	Sorry, no ideas in this corner neither. Agua de tuna, helado de tuna, etc. all fresh ideas, but nothing very fancy. Did you got a bunch of them?

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MikeW Sir Dick Mike, Damnit Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 8,875	Eat it, beware of the prickly parts.

11-03-2006	#11 (permalink)
playamama very sparkly Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Snowbound in Alberta Posts: 35	Just did a quick check, apparently Amazon.com sells a whole cookbook dedicated to prickly pears. Weird.

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Sol Chupacabras Whisperer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Gem State Posts: 9,280	I haven't had a prickly pear in quite awhile. I just cut them in half and eat the stuff inside. It contains a lot of seeds but is very sweet. Margaritas made from tunas are delicious.

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Opatije life=playa Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: baño perfumado... Posts: 608	Some recipe examples I found on the foodtv.com thing... http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci...ml?rsrc=search http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci...ml?rsrc=search http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci...ml?rsrc=search and my favourite... http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci...ml?rsrc=search Opatije

11-06-2006	#14 (permalink)
SarahB añejo Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Playa...now Iowa Posts: 2,897	Thanks! I just got one and I cut it open. I wasn't crazy about the inside, although I know that's how many people eat it. I ended up tossing it. Maybe I'll try another time.

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