Tacos al carbon recipe

Thanks everyone, for all your help! I think the leaves are definitely some kind of eucalyptus (I attached a pic) - it certainly smells like it! I am going to try HalfPint's suggestion and put a small amount in the marinade and see what happens!

I looked around for eucalyptus in Mexican cuisine and there's plant called hoja santa, which among other flavors, has accents of eucalyptus in its flavor profile. Hoja santa is used in moles and with meat, chicken, & fish. http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Hoja_santa_leaf

That saide, my suggestion is to try adding the eucalyptus (a small amount) to a marinade for tacos al carbon (which is just charcoal grilled meat). I trust the recipe from Homesick Texan, http://www.homesicktexan.com/2010/03/tacos-al-carbon-recipe.html

So add maybe 1/2-1 tsp of the dried eucalyptus to the marinade.

You can also make a tea for chest congestion with dried eucalyptus or add some to a hot vapor humidifier when you have a cold/cough.

Are you positive they aren't bay leaves? I've never heard of cooking with eucalyptus leaves.

That doesn't sound right. I never heard of cooking with eucalyptus. they're not even native to north America. Are you sure it's eucalyptus? maybe it's dried cilantro.

Sure it wasn't Tacos al Koala?


(couldn't resist. I only know eucalyptus as a decongestant, not as an ingredient)