Tag: Mexican
Tacos Vampiro
Tacos Vampiro
Tacos vampiro originates from the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The corn tortillas get a browned cheese crust on the top. The tacos are then served with a protein, usually carne asada, cilantro, onion, and a salsa. They can be eaten open-faced, like a tostada, or like a regular taco.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil or lard
- 1 cup shredded cheese mozzarella or Monterrey jack
- 4 corn tortillas
- 1 cup protein of your liking; cooked
- white onion finely chopped
- cilantro finely chopped
- hot sauce
- lime wedges
Instructions
- Heat up 2 tbsp of cooking oil or lard in a large nonstick sauté pan or griddle over medium low heat. Add in 4 mounds, a 1/4 cup of shredded cheese.
- Place a corn tortilla over each mound. Cook for 4-5 minutes until the cheese creates a crust.
- Flip the tortillas cheese side up.
- Add the protein and cook for a minute. Remove from the pan.
- Top the tacos with onion, cilantro, and hot sauce of your liking. Serve with lime wedges.
Mexican-Style Grilled Chicken Hearts
Mexican-Style Grilled Chicken Hearts
Chicken hearts are such an underrated organ. They’re quite tender and fairly inexpensive. They might be hard to find in regular grocery stores. The best place to find them is at Mexican or Arabic ethnic markets. These hearts are citrusy in flavor with a little heat from the ancho chili powder. They grill up in about 10 minutes and are great as the protein on tacos.
Equipment
- metal skewers
- chimney starter
- charcoal
- charcoal grill
Ingredients
- 1/2 orange juiced and zested
- 1/2 lemon juiced and zested
- 1 lime juiced and zested
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 tsp vinegar
- 1 tsp ancho chili powder
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 lb chicken hearts
Chicken Heart Tacos
- corn tortillas
- cilantro chopped
- white onion finely chopped
- you favorite hot sauce
Instructions
- Mix all of the marinade ingredients together.
- Marinate the chicken hearts for 4 hours.
- Place 10 chicken hearts on each skewer(you get about 40 hearts per lb).
- Start the charcoal in a chimney starter until they turn gray. Pour into the grill in a single layer and place on the grill grate. Place the skewers directly over the charcoal.
- Grill the hearts for 5-6 minutes a side.
Grilled Pork and Shrimp Fajitas
Grilled Pork and Shrimp Fajitas
When you get fajitas at a restaurant, they will typically be served to you on a sizzling cast iron skillet with all of the ingredients mixed together. While there is nothing wrong with this preparation, I prefer to grill all of the ingredients in my fajitas individually and sliced them after they’ve been cooked. It might take a little more time to prepare, but I like the flavor of the charcoal grilled fajitas more than a cast iron skillet; plus the presentation of having each of the ingredients sliced to build your own looks nicer in my opinion.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- metal skewers
- charcoal
- chimney starter
- charcoal grill
Ingredients
- 1 large red bell pepper
- 1 large green bell pepper
- 4 jalapeños
- 1 bunch green onions
- 1 medium white onion sliced 1/4” thick
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 12 flour tortillas
Pork Skewers
- 1 lb pork tenderloin cut into 2” pieces
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Shrimp Skewers
- 1 lb 16/20 ct. peeled and deveined shrimp
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lime juiced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Marinate the pork and shrimp in their marinades for 30 minutes. Place on metal skewers.
- Turn the charcoal gray in the chimney starter and pour in the grill. Place on the grate. Brush all of the vegetables with olive oil and place directly over the charcoal. Grill until all sides are slightly charred; about 10-12 minutes. Move off to the side and place the skewers over the charcoal. The pork will take about 5-6 minutes a side; the shrimp 2-3 minutes a side.
- Place the tortillas on the grate and cook 30 seconds-1 minute a side.
- Slice all the vegetables into strips. Take the pork off the skewers and slice into thin pieces.
