4 grilled cactus Recipes

rattle snake , dead, buttermilk, cornmeal, flour, salt, chile powder, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, ground cumin, vegetable oil, cactus-corn succotash , recipe follows, olive oil, cactus pad, thorns scraped off, cut into small dice, ears corn, shucked, red onion, peeled, sliced in rings, grilled with olive oil and chopped in small dice, scallions, grilled and chopped, chayote squash, sliced 1/4-inch thick, grilled with olive oil and chopped in small dice, minced garlic, minced jalapeno, diced red bell pepper, butter, chicken stock, diced, peeled and seeded tomatoes, chopped cilantro, salt and pepper

red onion, ripe avocados, tender cactus, diced (see note ), chopped cilantro leaves, ground cumin, chipotle pepper sauce (recommended : tabasco), garlic, minced, fresh roma tomato, seeded and diced, lime, juiced, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, percent fresh ground chuck, ground fresh mexican chorizo, crushed tortilla chips, salt, freshly ground black pepper, oil , for grill rack, aged monterey jack cheese, sliced, fresh bakery yeast rolls , about 2 1/2-inches square, cut in 1/2 horizontally, crema mexicana, for garnish, chipotle pepper sauce, ripe prickly pears , hollowed, for garnish, fried tortilla strips, for garnish

juice of 6 limes, jalapeno chiles, seeded and minced, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, skirt steak , trimmed of excess fat and cut into 6 serving pieces, coarse salt, olive oil, fresh corn kernels (about 2 ears , or highquality canned or frozen), coarse salt, freshly ground black pepper, prepared cactus paddles or nopales, pricklypear cactus, rinsed and diced fine, tomatillos, husked, washed and finely diced, serrano chiles, stemmed, seeded and sliced, cilantro, leaves only, roughly chopped, red wine vinegar, scallions, thinly sliced