Mexican recipe you may know it can you help?

Question

a real long time ago i had a soup like dish, they called it cactus soup. they wouldn't tell me how to make it younger days people were mean. i really liked it. ( another recipe)2nd you make it with Orange peals. they said it was to lose weight. i over heard people talking about it. anyone know a recipe to lose weight with orange peals. i know this is a long shot but, thought i would l try . thanks ...

Answer 1

I grew up in Latino homes, learned how to make tortillas, tamales and never heard of your soup, sorry.

Answer 2

This is what I found searching cactus soup;

http://www.tasteoftx.com/recipes/soups/c...

And this one;

http://www.kissrecipes.com/soups_recipes...

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Answer 3

What kind of cactus soup? was it red/clear? thick? It could be one of many different recipes depending on where in mexico  its from (i'm assuming its a mexican recipe because so is the orange peel diet, if it isn't- my mistake) Try searching for caldo de nopal or sopa de nopal. and about the orange peel diet, this lady once told my mom about this diet. you are supposed to boil the orange peels and drink the water. To be honest I can't say that it worked. we only tried it for about 2 days because it didn't taste so good. but here is the recipe.

12 oranges, halved and juice removed (you can save the oj for later)

4 liters water

boil the orange peels until water is reduced to half.

Strain juice to get rid of solids. place in a pitcher and refrigerate.

you're supposed to drink one glass of the "tea" everyday before 2pm.

don't drink more than one glass per day and avoid coffee and dairy products 2hrs before and after you drink it.  Hope this helps.