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“In northern Mexico, this taco is called a vampiro because the crunchy fried tortilla looks like a vampire bat wing,” says Rick Martinez. “Down south, it’s volcán—maybe since they see more volcanoes than bats! Either way, juicy pork al pastor and oozy quesillo are a brilliant combo.” Thinly slicing the pork and cooking it with plenty of marinade still clinging in a hot skillet yields the charred edges and deep flavor of traditional spit-roasted pastor.
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Ingredient Info
Achiote paste can be found at Latin markets and online.
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