Aguachile

Aguachile

Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb rib-eye steak
  • ½ ea red onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • ½ cup lime juice
  • 3 tbsp orange juice
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 ea serrano chili, seeded and ribbed, sliced thin
  • 1 tsp garlic
  • 1 ea avocado or prepared guacamole
  • 1 lb shrimp, 26-30 peeled, deveined, tails removed
  • 2 ea limes, sliced
  • 1 pinch kosher salt generous
  • 1 tbd pickled red onions
  • ½ cup lime juice
  • 1 tsp garlic
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 2 ea jalapeno peppers
  • 1 ea serrano pepper
  • sliced cucumbers, avocado slices, radishes, olive oil, lime wedges, tostadas optional garnishes

Instructions
 

  • Pickle red onions, cover, and reserve until needed.
  • Season the steak, grill or char, and let rest.
  • Stir lime juice, orange juice, soy sauce, serrano, garlic, salt, pepper, and olive oil.
  • Reserve ¼ cup of marinade.
  • Slice the steak and place it on a baking dish. Pour ¼ cup of the marinade over the steak. Cover and chill 1 hr.
  • Remove onions from pickling liquid.
  • Place the marinated steak on a platter. Drizzle with ¼ cup of the marinade. Garnish with pickled onions, avocado, and sliced serrano. Sprinkle with salt, and serve with tostadas.
Keyword Mexican, Tex-Mex

Al Pastor

 

Al Pastor

Classic Mexican pork for tacos, burritos, etc.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican

Equipment

  • 1 Sauce pan
  • 1 Smoker

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp butter unsalted
  • ½ cup onions, chopped
  • 1 tbsp garlic, minced
  • ½ cup chicken stock
  • 2 ea chipotle peppers, chopped
  • 2 ea dried ancho chilies
  • 1 taste kosher salt
  • 1 tbd sugar
  • 1 tbd oregano
  • 1 tbd cumin
  • 1 tbd white vinegar
  • 1 tbd achiote paste
  • 1 ea pork shoulder, sliced

Instructions
 

  • Simmer all but pork shoulder in sauce pan, allow to cool.
  • Pour cooled marinade over sliced pork, then marinate overnight in cooler.
  • Stack marinated meat on a rotisserie plate in an aluminum pan and place on smoker.
  • Smoke at 275 for 4-5 hours until 145°f internal temp.
  • Baste meat during smoking.
  • Grill pineapple reserve, serve with tortillas, raw onion, chopped cilantro, and lime wedges.
Keyword Mexican, Tex-Mex