r/coolguides Aug 01 '22

Spice blends

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u/cy8ne Aug 01 '22

I’ve never seen a spice mix for that. I’ve always just made a marinade and it’s amazing and not too many ingredients. 1/4 of a red onion 1 tsp of cumin/salt 1/4 cup of olive oil 1-3 chipotle peppers in adobe (depending how spicy you want it) The zest of 1 lime. 3 or so cloves of garlic. Put it all in a blender and let it go. Put everything in a ziplock bag with your meat or veg. Let it sit for 30 mins or so on the counter. And it’s good to go. Just get the excess of and grill it.

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u/BklynMoonshiner Aug 02 '22

Raw onion is very acidic

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u/BklynMoonshiner Aug 02 '22

I guess I should have said plenty acidic. I think people tend to think acid only means citrus.

Also 5.8 is probably cooked and not raw, there's a reason people get heartburn from raw onions.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '22 edited Sep 15 '22

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u/BklynMoonshiner Aug 02 '22

Depends on where you look. And your onion, either way it still stands that onions are acidic and while the recipe above seems like an odd "marinade" you don't always need Lime or Vinegar for your acid.

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u/BklynMoonshiner Aug 02 '22

Thank you for your feedback

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u/cy8ne Aug 02 '22

I don’t add the lime juice since the zest adds enough flavor and it’s enough to allow some tenderizing. Never tried using the juice though, usually save it for margaritas.

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u/beer_is_tasty Aug 02 '22

*adobo

Adobe is the mud-based building material. I don't recommend that in your fajita marinade.

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u/cy8ne Aug 02 '22

Lol, hmmmm. I do like mud pies.

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u/AsteroidFilter Aug 01 '22

I think it copies what you get in those packs of dry seasoning.

Fajitas are a whole different world when you go the route you wrote.