You’ve seen it in Mexican restaurants, and now it’s time to make it at home! Everyone needs to have “making carne asada” on their cooking bucket list. It’s a delicious steak that is easy to marinate and easy to grill too. You’ll love it eaten either on its own as a delicious steak or tucked into tortillas to create carne asada tacos.
Salsas and Tacos cookbook:
This recipe comes from a new book by The Santa Fe School of Cooking: Salsas and Tacos. These are described as the best and boldest recipes to offer the most satisfying combinations of genuine Southwestern cooking. Here’s the deal: if you really love foods from the Southwest, this is a good cookbook for you to try. There is a whole introduction explaining different Southwestern ingredients (I appreciate that!) It’s a niche cookbook that will cover your cravings! It basically covers various kinds of salsas and tacos and fillings, as well as homemade corn and flour tortillas. First of all, I want to try making tortillas. I’ve always wanted to do that. Now I’m motivated!! After a peek into the book, I have my eye on the following recipes: Roasted Tomatillo Salsa, Tomatillo-Papaya Salsa, New Mexico Red Chile Salsa, Grilled Pineapple Salsa, Tacos al Pastor, Hot and Smoky Shrimp Tacos, Steak and Mushroom Tacos, Apple Pie Tacos and Pickled Red Onions. Now I’m craving tacos, aren’t you??
About Carne Asada:
Most popular in Northern Mexico, carne asada is known as a meal of marinated, grilled, sliced beef. It’s usually made with sirloin (but tenderloin, chuck or ribeye are sometimes used). It can be eaten on its own as a steak, or it can be used as an ingredient in other dishes (like tacos, burritos, etc.) Often times, you can find carne asada already marinated and ready for purchase in the butcher shop at some local and specialty markets. The meat can also be purchased ready to marinate at home.
This recipe calls for using either sirloin, chuck steak or beef tenderloin. The meat is pounded out, marinated and then put on the grill. It’ll grill very quickly because it has been pounded out thin. You can garnish your carne asada with green onions and jalapeño.
Carne asada is especially good when cut into thin slices and served with tortillas and other fixings as the most awesome tacos ever. You might also consider chopping your carne asada to make burritos. Squeezes of lime are a great addition to the flavor of the marinated steak. Enjoy!
Here are a few more steak recipes you can make on the grill:
Marinated Flank Steak with Cilantro-Parsley Vinaigrette Grilled Steak Chopped Summer Salad Grilled Teriyaki Flank Steak Perfect Grilled Steak with Herb Butter Best Marinade for Grilling Skirt Steak Grilled Steaks with Blue Cheese and Chiles Grilled Skirt Steak with Corn and Tomato Salad Steak Kabobs with Garlic Butter
