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Here is a great recipe for grilled carne asada made with flank steak. I used a classic marinade of lime, cilantro, onion, garlic and cumin. I’ve made a carne asada before, although not traditional, with top sirloin. I have been afraid to use flank steak in the past, because I feared it would be to tough. However, after a strong acidic marinade and proper cooking, it’s incredibly tender and flavorful. Using high heat to cook the steak, and not cooking it beyond a medium temperature makes the steak very juicy. After the meat was cooked, I let it rest, for about half of the time that it cooked. Then I sliced it thinly against the grain, and served it in a tortilla warmed on the grill with pico de gallo and chopped avocados.
Grilled Carne Asada Recipe
Ingredients:
1 flank steak (about 2 lbs)
the juice of 2 limes
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1/4 onion, chopped
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
2 tablespoons white vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon cumin
salt and pepper
vegetable oil for grillingDirections:
Preheat grill. Combine all ingredients, except steak, in a large bowl. Mix well. Add steak. Let it marinate for 1 - 3 hours. Letting it marinate for too long will make the meat "soggy" because the citrus and vinegar will start to cook the meat.
Brush grill grates with vegetable, or another high heat oil. Grill until you get a good sear on each side. You don't want to cook more than medium, or it will become dry. Make sure to let the steak rest for at least half of it's cooking time. Then slice perpendicular to grain of meat before serving.
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Really nice marinade for this! Flank steak is one of my favorite things to cook on the grill. Your tips of high heat and cooking until no more than medium-rare are right on the money.
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Carne asada tacos are my favorite Mexican menu item! The quality of the carne asada is how I judge a new mexican restaurant
I can just imagine the taste of this carne asada with that delicious marinade. Yum. We may just have to put some carne asada on the grill tonight!
This looks and sounds delicious!
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This is simple southern fare…I love the thought of that grilled tortilla and the fresh salsa. If only I ate meat…being here in Texas is making it hard for me to resist!
That is a beautiful piece of steak. I love your tips and how you were reluctant to use flank steak. Sounds like everything came out gloriously
Next time we make fajitas I’m going to give your marinade a try.
I’m a big fan of carne asada. We use flank steak often. It’s a nice lean cut of beef. This looks delicious!
Wow, this looks fantastic! Must make the marinade at my very next opportunity! Love the flank, too. Always as hit with MM. Great, pic, too. I can almost smell the deliciousness now!
Great looking recipe! I didn’t know carne asada was so easy. I’ll have to try it soon.
look at that little nibble of cilantro! what an awesome slab of meat.
That marinade is fool proof!
I love carne asada…especially with avocado! Yours looks great
What a great picture! My husband loves Carne Asada–I think I will try this recipe over the weekend!
This is SUCH a fantastic recipe!!
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This is another wonderful recipe that I do like to do (and to eat too, obviously) every once in a while. There are some health concerns regarding the consumption of meat, and since it is better to be safe than sorry, I would say that it is important to cook the meat well, although not up to the point of drying it completely. Either way, this is a tasty meal.
That grilled carne asada looks awesome! You had me at “lime marinade”… yum
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