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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Carne Asada Recipe

Carne asada is a Mexican recipe for marinated skirt or flank steak that’s marinated in a spicy and flavorful marinade and then is often cooked on a grill and then served in tortillas along with salsa, guacamole and sour cream.  Below is my recipe for making a delicious carne asada on the grill.  The marinade that you marinade the skirt steak with is made with tequila, lime juice, lemon juice, orange juice, garlic, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, coriander, oregano, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper.


















Ingredients:

1/2 cup of tequila
1/4 cup of lime juice
1/4 cup of lemon juice
1/4 cup of orange juice
5 garlic cloves, mashed and minced
1 medium onion chopped
1 jalapeño chile pepper, seeded and minced
1 large handful of fresh cilantro, leaves and stems, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon of ground coriander seed
1/2 teaspoon of Mexican oregano
1/2 teaspoon of chili powder
1/4 teaspoon of ground cumin seed
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of black pepper
2 pounds of skirt steak
12 flour tortillas
1 bundle of green onions

Instructions:

Take a mixing bowl and add in your tequila, lime juice, lemon juice, orange juice, garlic, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, coriander, oregano, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper and whisk your ingredients together.  Then place your marinade in a large freezer bag, add your flank steak, seal your bag and then massage your marinade into your meat.  Place your skirt steak in the refrigerator and let it marinate for 6 to 8 hours, making certain to turn the meat over a few times as it marinates.

Preheat your grill.

Now, place a few drops of water on each tortilla, stack them and then wrap in aluminum foil.   Then, place your tortillas on grill, but not directly over the heat.

You will want to remove your skirt steak from the refrigerator about 30 minutes prior to grilling to allow the meat to come up to room temperature.  When its time to grill, remove your skirt steak from the marinade and set aside your marinade.  Place your skirt steak on grill and brush it with your reserved marinade.   After 5 to 6 minutes on the grill turn your meat and then brush one last time with your reserved marinade.  You will also want to place your green onions on the grill and turn your tortillas at this time.  Then let your skirt steak cook for an additional 5 to 6 minutes.  You will now want to discard any remaining marinade.  You can not use it on cooked meat since it would contaminate your meat and make you ill.

Your meat should now be medium rare so remove it from the grill, along with your green onions and tortillas.  Keep your tortillas in the aluminum to keep them warm until just before serving.  Let your meat rest for 5 minutes and then slice your skirt steak thinly on an angle against the grain and then serve with your tortillas and green onions.  You can also serve with salsa, guacamole and sour cream on the side.

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