# Tacos Vampiro

Tacos Vampiro, crunchy cheesy carne asada vampiro style tacos are seriously the best!

- Total time: 240 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup orange juice
- 0.5 cup lime juice
- 0.5 bunch cilantro
- 0.5 white onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 jalapeño
- 0.5 cup olive oil
- 1 tbsp New Mexico chili powder
- 1.5 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 4 lbs skirt steak
- corn tortillas
- queso Oaxaca
- 1 serving guacamole
- 1 serving salsa roja
- 1 serving salsa de habanero

## Instructions

1. Add orange juice, lime juice, cilantro, onion, garlic cloves, and jalapeño to a blender.
2. Blend until you have a smooth sauce.
3. Pour the sauce into a large bowl.
4. Add olive oil and all the spices (New Mexico chili powder, salt, black pepper, cumin, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder) to the sauce.
5. Mix well with a whisk.
6. Add the chopped skirt steak to the marinade.
7. Mix the meat until it's nicely coated with the marinade.
8. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
9. Marinate the meat for at least 4 hours in the refrigerator.
10. After marinating, take the meat out of the refrigerator and let it sit for about an hour until it reaches room temperature.
11. Heat a skillet or pan on high heat.
12. Once the pan is hot, add the marinated meat.
13. Cook the meat for 5 minutes, allowing it to release its juices.
14. Wait for the juice to evaporate and the meat to brown.
15. Set the cooked meat aside on the lowest heat setting to keep it warm.
16. Heat a comal on medium heat.
17. Place corn tortillas on the comal and wait for them to blister.
18. Flip the tortillas over once they blister.
19. Cook for 1 minute, then flip them back.
20. Continue flipping every minute until the tortillas get nice and hard.
21. Add Oaxaca cheese to each tortilla and allow it to melt.
22. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting while the cheese melts.
23. Add the cooked meat on top of the melted cheese.
24. Top with guacamole, salsa roja, salsa de habanero, cilantro, and onion.
25. Serve and enjoy your delicious Vampiro tacos.

## Equipment

- blender
- large bowl
- whisk
- plastic wrap
- skillet
- comal
- tongs

## Tips

- The taco got its name, Vampiro, because the edges look like bat wings as the tortilla edges fold up while grilling.
- Once the tortillas get nice and hard, reduce the heat to the lowest setting.
- For the marinade, after mixing, try it for salt to adjust to your liking.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16d1K3UkeB/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/58c52cea-d99c-4051-939b-c37d61c33416
- Extracted: 2025-09-02

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