# Tequila Lime Marinade for Fajitas & Carne Asada

A marinade for fajitas and carne asada that uses tequila, lime, and other ingredients to tenderize and flavor the meat.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 oz tequila
- 2 whole limes
- orange
- fresh pineapple
- 1 onion
- garlic
- cilantro
- Arnie text (for heat)
- 2 tbsp oil
- 0.5 tsp blue agave
- Wooster sauce
- margarita salt
- butter

## Instructions

1. Prepare the marinade by combining tequila, limes, orange, fresh pineapple, onion, garlic, cilantro, Arnie text (for heat), oil, blue agave, Wooster sauce, and margarita salt.
2. Place the meat into the marinade and refrigerate for 24 hours.
3. Shake off some of the marinade from the meat.
4. Add a little butter to the remaining marinade.
5. Get the meat onto the hot grill.
6. Simmer the remaining marinade and butter mixture for about 10 minutes to create a basting sauce.
7. Put the lid on the grill for a minute to create heat.
8. Season the meat on the grill.
9. Flip the meat on the grill.
10. Baste the meat with the simmering sauce to add extra flavor.

## Equipment

- grill
- lid

## Tips

- Don't rub your eyes after handling the heat ingredient.
- Marinate for 24 hours.
- Season the meat while grilling.
- Baste the meat during grilling for extra flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1D44PBzJt5/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c3700199-9c76-434f-b2ae-c4b4173ec70c
- Extracted: 2026-02-19

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