# Carne Asada Quesadillas

This is a fast, easy and super delicious recipe for carne asada quesadillas that can be done in less than 30 minutes, including chopping the meat, getting all ingredients ready, boiling the tomatoes and toasting the chiles de rbol.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 5 boiled tomatillos
- 1 roma tomato
- 2 lightly toasted chile puya
- 1 handful lightly toasted chile de rbol
- 2 garlic cloves
- 0 salt
- 1 cup water
- 2 large avocados
- 2 raw chile serranos
- 1 handful cilantro
- 2 garlic cloves
- 0 salt
- 0.5 lime juice
- 0 a little bit water
- 3 lbs skirt or bottom round roast, small diced
- 1 tablespoon chile powder
- 1 tablespoon lemon pepper
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon chipotle powder
- 5 teaspoons salt
- 0 a little bit oil
- 0 tortillas
- 0 shredded cheese
- 0 some onion
- 0 some cilantro

## Instructions

1. Add 5 boiled tomatillos to a blender cup.
2. Add 1 roma tomato to the blender cup.
3. Add 2 lightly toasted chile puyas to the blender cup.
4. Add a handful of lightly toasted chile de rbol to the blender cup. Adjust the quantity based on how spicy you want your salsa.
5. Add 2 garlic cloves to the blender cup.
6. Add salt to taste to the blender cup.
7. Add 1 cup of water to the blender cup.
8. Blend until smooth.
9. Pour the salsa de rbol into a bowl.
10. Add 2 large avocados to a clean blender cup.
11. Add 2 raw chile serranos to the blender cup.
12. Add a handful of cilantro to the blender cup.
13. Add 2 garlic cloves to the blender cup.
14. Add salt to taste to the blender cup.
15. Add the juice of half a lime to the blender cup.
16. Add a little bit of water to the blender cup.
17. Blend until smooth.
18. Pour the avocado salsa into a bowl.
19. In a separate bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of chili powder, 1 tablespoon of lemon pepper, 2 teaspoons of ground cumin, 2 teaspoons of onion powder, 2 teaspoons of garlic powder, 1 teaspoon of oregano, 1 teaspoon of chipotle powder, and 5 teaspoons of salt to create the carne asada seasoning.
20. Mix the seasoning ingredients together until well combined.
21. Sprinkle the carne asada seasoning over 3 lbs of small diced skirt or bottom round roast.
22. Mix the seasoning into the meat with your hands, ensuring it's evenly coated.
23. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add a little bit of oil, allowing it to heat up.
24. Add the seasoned meat to the hot skillet, making sure to put it in a single layer and not to overcrowd it.
25. Cook the meat for 2 minutes, checking for doneness.
26. Remove the cooked meat from the heat.
27. Use the same skillet for the quesadillas, reducing the heat to medium.
28. Add a little more oil to the skillet (optional).
29. Place tortillas into the skillet and allow them to blister.
30. Once the tortillas have fully blistered, turn them over.
31. Add shredded cheese to the tortillas and allow it to melt.
32. Add some of the cooked carne asada meat on top of the melted cheese.
33. Add some diced onion on top of the meat.
34. Add some cilantro on top of the onion.
35. Spoon some salsa de rbol on top.
36. Add some avocado salsa on top.
37. Fold one half of the quesadilla over the other.
38. Remove the quesadillas from the heat.
39. Cut the quesadillas in half and enjoy.

## Equipment

- blender
- bowl
- skillet

## Tips

- No marinating is needed for this recipe. The carne asada seasoning mix is all you need!
- For the carne asada, use skirt or beef bottom round roast presliced steaks.
- When chopping the meat, make sure to cut against the grain.
- The meat is nice, juicy, and tender after 2 minutes of cooking, but you can always cook it longer to your liking.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BK3ueeNCD/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/29a86440-cdf6-48dd-b0ae-537756179c7f
- Extracted: 2025-09-01

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