Rick Bayless Nopales Cactus Salad
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2022
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First, if you haven’t tasted nopal cactus, it’s pretty easy going as far as exotic ingredients are concerned-a little crunchy like an al dente green bean but decidedly tangier. It’s the texture that has to be wrestled with. Cacti are succulents, which means they store moisture in a way that won’t easily evaporate. Specifically, nopal cactus (aka prickly pear cactus) stores it in a mucilaginous substance that begins to leak out as soon as the cactus paddles are cut, accelerating as they are exposed to heat. If you’ve ever cooked okra any way but deep-frying, you’ve experienced this sticky (dare I say slimy) stuff.
But you can eliminate it in several ways. The most common approach in Mexico is to boil the cut up cactus in lots of water, usually with a piece of onion and a couple cloves of garlic, leaching out all that stickiness into the water. (There are quite a few cooks who advocate adding a handful of tomatillo husks to the water to help cut the mucilage, but I haven’t found it to be too effective. I’ve also heard people advocate that a little oil in the water will do the same thing.) Once tender, the nopales are rinsed until all the gunkiness is gone.
I rarely cook nopales that way because I find boiled nopales bland and, besides, they usually continue leaching baba (as the sticky stuff is called in Spanish) as they sit.
Instead, I either put them in a pan without water and cook them until all the leached out baba evaporates, or I grill the paddles whole, then cool them and cut them. With both these approaches, the sticky stuff is virtually nonexistent.
Now, about calling this a cactus salad: I doubt most of you would recognize its saladness. It’s more like pico de gallo salsa with cactus added. But then, in Mexico, any vegetable-y something on the side of a plate is considered an ensaladita.
One final comment: I’ve watched skillful cooks in Mexico boil nopales in unlined copper pots (like the ones used for cooking carnitas) or with copper coins in the water to preserve their bright green color. (Nopales, like tomatillos, customarily fade from limey-colored to olive as they cook.) As much as I’ve tried to replicate what I’ve watched them do, I haven’t been successful.
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I love nopales!
I love nopalitos !
I have always grilled my nopalitos as you mentioned. I tried your recipe this morning. It came out beautifully!
I love that you are teaching us how to select products. 👍
If you cook the nopales with a tomatillo husk, it really helps to cut the slime staff!
I love cactus, I’ll eat that nopales salad by itself! mmm good. 👍
Nopales is my favorite dish , I see a man cleaning them on 26 th & kostner in lil village , my mom makes nopales con carne (diced pork meat ) en Chile rojo . 😋 🤤, to die for lol 😝
Ohhh Yes! My mom prepares that delicious dish specially for me.
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🤍⛅️💖🌠🌌💙💗🙏💛🩵😊🩷⬜️⚪️🤍 Hi Rick Bayless 👋 I knew a Chef who had a Los Angeles restaurant on Laurel Canyon , Caoiti. He was famous for His Nopales Salad and the dressing that went with It too. I just remembered trying the Nopales mostly because I really had been curious about them prior ... recalling the Salad Dressing was
a Herby Vinegrette. Really delicious!
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Loveee nopales. Can’t wait to try this!!
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Takes me back to Brookline [ Boston ] ,Mass. in the 80s . Sol Azteca restaurant had a marinated cactus that was delicious .
Dang Rick your so great. Kudos. And i miss seeing you and the family on tv.
Definitely have to try this one recipes.. gracias Rick
Damn chef, looks great! Just in time for summer!
Another good thing about Mexican groceries is maybe there's a guapita that will go with you and cook it ;-)
Thanks Rick I have a huge cactus out front and look forward to trying
They remind me of green beans in flavor. So good!
I love cactus. I have my own recipe for a turkey and cactus curry stew. I don't have a written recipe, I have it in my head.
My mouth was literally 🤤🤤🤤 this is my most favorite salad it's truly a treat when my mom makes it she puts 🥑 and queso fresco and sometimes broken up chicharrones/ pork rinds 🤤🤤🤤
🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️Can your mom adopt me,please? That sounds delicious!! I loooooove nopales!!
@@ixchelskyfeather2513 they're amazing
Love it! Will try! Now when my IG friends post catcus on the grill i can understand! Now for those small round cactus, Hmmmmm.
Ooooh My favorite Chef Rick!! No hay como unos nopales acompañando la comida!! and they are considered very healthy to add to a dietary culinary routine.
PS.
con unos tacos de chapulines oaxaqueño sarandeados con nopales!! I'd mention this in english but some people may not understand this unique delicias!
Thanks Chef!
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Where did you find the plant .. we live in central Illinois I would love to get one
While living in Los Angeles I was treated to a salad of nopales and thinly sliced radish. It was dressed with a cumin and lime vinegrette. It was exceptional.
They are so underrated. My favorite taco place also pickles them and has them as a condiment which goes so well on el pastor tacos.
I happen to be in Tucson, for my dad’s bday. I am going to kick some nopales and give this a shot for his birthday dinner. Thanks for the recipe and tips.
In Tucson you don't even need to go to a Mexican grocery store to find nopales. Just take a walk across your nearest vacant lot and you'll trip over a prickly pear cactus or twelve. Or cholla...
You and your bro are polar opposites lol
Did the cactus in beginning of video have yellow flowers? Or was it planted next to yellow flowers?
That variety of nopales has yellow flowers.
Just gotta convince my old lady to go for this 😅
My abuelita had some growing in her backyard in Cali. I remember cleaning some once before she moved. Love fresh nopales. I live in Oregon now and must know what type you have please.
a Man and his muse!
Lovely, where can I find the plants to grow here ,please?
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Can you make this with the nopales in the jar?
Yes, you just have to drain them. If you go to any Mexican store you can find the nopales already cleaned and cut.
That’s a darn nice (and old!) cactus, Rick…but your LAVENDER!!!😲 You going into the essential oil business? Looks like the fields in France! Wow!👍👍👍
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Limón?
I wonder, could they be cooked via instant pot?
It really doesn't take much times, plus the idea is that you have to evaporate the liquid that the nopales release, which you can't do with a covered instapot
Does prickly pear or any cactus work?
He used prickly pear. That's the one you use. Just pick the young tender leaves. Don't use other cactuses because they might be poisonous.
Get on ESPN with your brother Skip
Chef, I know it's a different subject, but I've had trouble with mango margaritas in past. The mango puree would be so thick ita has trouble pouring out of shaker. I'm assuming you add water to puree in blender, but not sure. Advice?
You could always try adding some mango juice or some other juice you like to thin it out.
What's the breed of cactus you use? I'm considering growing some at home but we get frost every winter.
They are eastern prickly pear
@@Blackw0lff thanks
I’m fortunate and live in the Houston area, frequently dine at taquerias. The staff is sometimes taken aback when I order nopales.
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Nutrition?
Ohh, nopales are an excellent choice. Here in México they are well known to help control cholesterol levels as well as blood sugar, they have around 3 gr of fiber per piece/cup.
The darn things are a weed where I live.
Cactus salad??!!
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Sometimes I wish I did not live in Europe. I have to buy a nopal cactus and cultivate it for 2 years in order to make something like this 😑
you can look to see if you can find them online jarred. I have not tried them, but I hear they aren't bad. If you grow them yourself, they are the best!
I had a bad experience with the nopales, first, they were very mushy and were more the consistency of avocados, second, there were still a lot of spikes attached.
Eat it raw. It’s not slimy and has a great crunch. Tastes vaguely like cucumber
I'm not a huge cactus fan, I've tried it a few times and the taste/texture don't do much for me. That being said, I put some in a white chicken/bean chili and won 1st place 🤷♂️
Rick, you forgot the oregano!
You can also get rid of the gooey stuff by cooking them with water and a good pinch of baking soda. After they are cooked you just drain them and then fix the salad
I use a double boiler pot with a shorty pot on top add water so they stem cook
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