Carne Asada Tacos
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Slice the skirt steak into manageable pieces.
- 2Thinly slice half of a white onion.
- 3Slice the jalapeño.
- 4Mince the garlic.
- 5Chop the cilantro.
- 6In a large bowl, add sliced onion, jalapeño, minced garlic, and chopped cilantro.
- 7Pour olive oil into the bowl.
- 8Squeeze the juice of one lime into the bowl.
- 9Add cumin and chili powder.
- 10Squeeze the juice of one orange into the bowl.
- 11Add salt to taste.
- 12Whisk all ingredients together to create the marinade.
- 13Add the sliced skirt steak to the marinade and mix well to coat all pieces.
- 14Transfer the marinated steak to a glass container and refrigerate to marinate.
- 15Pour masa harina into a green bowl.
- 16Add water to the masa harina and mix until a dough forms.
- 17Use a tortilla press to flatten small balls of dough into tortillas.
- 18Cook the tortillas on a hot frying pan until lightly browned.
- 19Place cooked tortillas in a basket lined with a cloth to keep warm.
- 20Place a grill grate on the grill.
- 21Add tomatillos and onion wedges to the grill grate.
- 22Add jalapeños to the grill grate and grill until charred.
- 23In a molcajete, add salt and garlic and grind until a paste forms.
- 24Add the grilled onions and jalapeños to the molcajete and grind into a coarse salsa.
- 25Add the grilled tomatillos to the molcajete and grind, mixing with the other ingredients.
- 26Add diced avocado to the molcajete and mix into the salsa.
- 27Place the marinated skirt steak on the hot grill.
- 28Flip the steak as it cooks to ensure even charring.
- 29Once cooked, remove the steak from the grill and wrap it in aluminum foil to rest.
- 30Transfer the rested steak to a cutting board.
- 31Slice the steak against the grain into small pieces.
- 32Transfer the chopped steak into a bowl and season with salt.
- 33Mix the steak pieces to distribute the salt.
- 34Assemble the tacos by placing grilled steak on warm tortillas.
- 35Top with charred onions, tomatillo-avocado salsa, and a sprinkle of fresh diced onion and cilantro.
- 36Finish with a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
Ingredients
- skirt steak
- 1 unit white onion
- 1 unit jalapeño
- garlic
- 1 bunch cilantro
- olive oil
- 1 unit lime
- cumin
- chili powder
- 1 unit orange
- salt
- corn masa harina
- water
- tomatillos
- avocado
Equipment
cutting boardknifelarge mixing bowllime squeezerwhiskglass containerrefrigeratorgrilltongstortilla pressfrying panmolcajetealuminum foil
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