# Carne Asada

A delicious and simple non-traditional carne asada steak recipe with a flavorful marinade.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 bunch Cilantro
- 3 large Garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Fresh ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 0.5 cup Olive oil
- Brown sugar
- 1 Lime, zest and juice
- 2 tablespoons Soy sauce
- Sirloin flap steak

## Instructions

1. Start by taking off the top of a bunch of cilantro and cutting it up fairly small, chopping for about a minute or using a processor.
2. Add three large cloves of garlic, one tablespoon of cumin, one teaspoon each of fresh ground pepper and kosher salt to the cilantro.
3. Add half a cup of olive oil, brown sugar, the zest and juice of one lime, and a couple of tablespoons of soy sauce to the mixture.
4. Mix the marinade ingredients thoroughly.
5. Place the sirloin flap steak into the marinade, ensuring everything is beautifully coated.
6. Refrigerate the marinated meat for up to four hours; an hour is sufficient if time is short.
7. Grill the thin pieces of meat for a couple of minutes per side.
8. Grill thicker pieces of meat for about three minutes per side until done.
9. Remove the meat from the grill once it has good charring marks.
10. Cut the cooked meat against the grain to shorten the fibers and make it more juicy and tender.

## Equipment

- Processor (optional)
- Zester
- Grill

## Tips

- Cut against the grain for fibrous meat to shorten fibers and make it more juicy and tender.
- Marinate the meat for at least one hour, up to four hours.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/YhW7nSvLJ9Y?si=2ZqDtKF91bnHGR69
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/76ec1bc3-4085-4f42-bda2-6916c7a04225
- Extracted: 2026-01-17

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