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- Hey everybody, this is Vic.
And today we're gonna be testing out four different
celebrity taco recipes to find out
which one is actually the best.
On today's line-up, we have recipes
from Danny Trejo, (air whoosh)
Aaron Sanchez, (air whoosh)
Eva Longoria, (air whoosh)
and the legendary Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo.
I measured out all the ingredients
exactly as each recipe stated
and I got three taco lovers
to choose their favorite taco in a blind taste test.
So, which celebrity has the best taco recipe?
Let's find out.
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First up is Danny Trejo's carnitas tacos.
Danny starts out by oven roasting a pork shoulder
for approximately three hours
then roughly chopping it into little bits.
Then he puts it in a nonstick pan,
patting down with a spatula
until we achieve a beautiful golden brown.
Now, it's time to build.
First, we throw down our tortilla, a layer of carnitas,
some raw onions, some pickled onion,
then we garnish with a little bit of cilantro
and there you have it, Danny Trejo's carnita tacos.
- Okay this my tortilla, this is something
that we definitely use at my household.
I'm excited.
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- The red onions are a nice touch.
- Yeah, this (bleep) is fire.
- I love the onion, it definitely gives it a nice kick
to it.
- This is what I'm talking about.
This is like the tacos you got on the street
after you've been like drinking a few beers or something.
- This is definitely more like taco truck taco
you get the full tortilla.
- I see my family cook these so this is really good.
- It's like home basically.
- I give it a thumbs up, this is really good.
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- Next up is Aaron Sanchez,
he starts off by marinating skirt steak overnight
then generously seasoning with salt and pepper.
Then, he grills the skirt steak for approximately
five to six minutes on each side
until he achieves a beautiful medium rare.
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Then, he takes his skirt steak out
and lets rest for approximately 10 minutes.
Now, it's sauce time.
Aaron starts by baking his tomatillo sauce ingredients
and he throws it in a blender to combine all the ingredients
into a beautiful tomatillo sauce.
Once his steak has rested, now it's time to chop it up
and start building our taco.
He starts off with two warm tortillas
then he puts two to three slices of the skirt steak
topped with a teaspoon of the tomatillo sauce,
some raw onions, then garnish with some cilantro
and some limes.
And there you have it, Aaron Sanchez's carne asada tacos.
- So, this one looks like it's presented nicely.
I can definitely see the tomatillo sauce on it.
- And salsa verde this looks like my taco for sure.
- Check this one out.
- I like the salsa, I'd love it if it were a little spicier.
- The steak is really good, sauce is really good,
it's like coming apart a lot.
- The meat is nice, the steak is really good,
and I'd just like more cilantro and onion for sure
to make it a taco taco.
- If it was on a scale of 1 to 10,
I'd go with like a 5 1/2.
- It was a decent taco, it's not the best,
but it's decent.
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Next up is Eva Longoria's taco recipe.
She starts by putting together a guacamole
by dicing tomatoes and avocados.
Then, she finely chops white onion and fresh cilantro.
Then, Eva grabs her guac, adds salt and lemon juice
and stirs gently until combined.
Next, she takes her steak and seasons generously
with chili powder and salt.
Then, she oils her pan and cooks the steak
for five to six minutes per side
until she gets a nice medium rare.
Then, she thinly cuts her steak and sets it aside.
Ooh that juice, though.
Then, interestingly, she cuts her tortillas into squares.
Then, she throws them on a pan and warms them up
until we get a nice color.
And now it's time to build.
She adds a couple of pieces of steak,
chunky guac, and holds it all together with a toothpick.
And there you have it, Eva Longoria's tacos.
- Okay, this is such a cute little taco.
- Looks like something that probably
get like in a nice restaurant
and probably charge like 20 dollars for like a little
piece of taco. (cash register chime)
- Let's give it a try,
but let's take this off because I'm too clumsy.
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- Simple ingredients but put together it's like really good.
- It's a great two biter taco, for sure.
I'd definitely ask for more.
- It's like a nice appetizer, toothpick through it,
that way everybody picks up individual taco portions,
it's good.
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- And now the recipe you've all been waiting for,
Frida Kahlo's tacos.
She starts off by finely chopping serrano peppers
keeping the seeds in to make sure to bring the heat.
And then, Frida peels and seeds tomatoes and dices them.
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Then, in a nonstick pan, Frida combines butter,
onions, and the serrano chilies and our tomato mix.
Then, she lets the mixture cook for 10 minutes
until the tomatoes are thoroughly cooked.
Then, Frida adds shrimp and cooks until just heated through.
Frida starts your taco with a corn tortilla
adding the shrimp tomato chili mix on the top
garnish with cilantro and lime and it's ready to go.
- Damn, son.
This one looks good.
- It has some chili peppers in there.
I'm expecting a little bit of heat.
- I would like it if it had two tortillas for sure
because it's hard to pick up, but...
- Got a little bit of sweetness to it.
- I love that it's spicy.
It definitely has jalapenos, I can feel it.
- Looking at the shrimp, they are nice sized shrimp.
I would definitely say it's like the higher end
range restaurant.
- Yeah, I can have three of these, for sure.
It's a go. (giggles)
- It's all right.
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- Which celebrity has the best tacos?
Time to pick our winner.
- Out of the four celebrity tacos,
my favorite probably has to be
the one with the purple onions.
The onions on this look like they're pickled really good.
If he didn't cook it with a machete
then that (bleep) ain't right.
- Out of these four celebrity recipes,
I'm going with the steak,
nicely done, perfect toppings on it
and it just tasted the best.
It does make sense.
I think she's done other things with food.
- Out of the four celebrity tacos,
my favorite one has to be the one with the toothpick
because it had the avocado, a small portion of the meat,
and it was just a two biter
that I can definitely not feel guilty of grabbing 10
or five whatever it is. (giggles)
Who is it?
Oh, okay.
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- And there you have it, Eva Longoria has the best tacos.
Which recipes should we try next?
Leave a comment below.
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