Carne Asada Tacos
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Add some fresh onion and garlic into the food processor.
- 2Grate some lime zest into the food processor.
- 3Squeeze the juice of a few limes into the food processor.
- 4Grate some orange zest into the food processor.
- 5Squeeze the juice of an orange into the food processor.
- 6Season this with soy sauce for a deep savory umami flavor and to help caramelize.
- 7Add a few key spices like Mexican oregano, cumin.
- 8Add smoked paprika for added flavor.
- 9Finish it off with a bunch of cilantro.
- 10Blend all the ingredients for the marinade.
- 11Place your steak of choice into a plastic bag.
- 12Pour the marinade over the meat.
- 13Seal the bag and massage the marinade into the steak.
- 14Add tomatillos to a hot pan with olive oil.
- 15Add onion, garlic, and jalape den do to the pan with the tomatillos.
- 16Toast up the tomatillos, onion, garlic, and jalape den do until slightly browned/charred.
- 17Transfer the toasted ingredients to a blender.
- 18Add cilantro to the blender.
- 19Add salt to the blender.
- 20Add lime juice to the blender.
- 21Blend the salsa verde until desired consistency.
- 22Place the marinated skirt steak on a hot grill.
- 23Grill the skirt steak until charred on both sides and cooked to a perfect medium temperature.
- 24Remove the steak from the grill.
- 25Slice the steak against the grain and dice it up as small as you can.
- 26Place the diced carne asada onto warm corn tortillas.
- 27Top with salsa verde.
- 28Add fresh diced onion and cilantro on top.
- 29Squeeze a lime over the tacos.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs flank, flap, diced chuck or skirt steak
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed
- 0.25 medium onion, rough chopped
- 3 tbsp lime juice
- 0.25 cup orange juice
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.5 tsp chili powder
- 0.25 cup chopped cilantro
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 1.5 lbs tomatillos, rinsed and halved
- 1 jalape den do, deseeded
- 0.5 medium white onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 lime juice
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 0.33 cup cilantro
Equipment
food processorplastic bagpantongsblendergrillknifeplate
Tips
- The marinade is the most important thing here, but good thing it's easy.
- If you're going to have one topping on this taco, it's got to be salsa verde.
- You can definitely make this inside on a plancha or cast iron pan, but it's only right to grill this up if you got the chance.
- These tacos are one of the best for a reason: simple and filled with flavor.
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