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Carne Asada

Marinate your meat with the freshest and zestiest ingredients to achieve juicy and tender carne asada for your tacos.

Roy Choi

Recipe - 530 - San Jose - Hillsdale Ave

Carne Asada

Servings4

Ingredients

1/4 Cup Garlic Cloves, peeled

1/4 Onion, peeled

1/4 Cup Chopped Scallions

1/4 Cup Ancho Chile Powder

1 Tablespoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper

2 Jalapeño Peppers

1/2 Bunch Fresh Cilantro

3/4 Cup Budweiser, or any other beer you got in the fridge

Juice and Grated Zest of 1 Orange

Juice and Grated Zest of 2 Limes

1/2 Kiwifruit, peeled

1/4 Cup Mirin

Good pinch of Kosher Salt

Good pinch of Sugar

1 Pound Skirt Steak

Corn Tortillas

Directions

Combine all the ingredients for the marinade in a blender or food processor and puree.
Rub the marinade all over the steak and marinate the meat in the refrigerator, covered, for at least an hour and up to 2 days.
When you're ready to grill, heat the grill to medium heat, brush with oil, and cook the steak for 10 minutes, until it's nice and charred on the outside and medium on the inside.
Rest the meat for 5 to 10 minutes; then eat. YUM.

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Makes 4 servings

1/4 Cup Garlic Cloves, peeled

Garlic - 1 Each

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1/4 Onion, peeled

Yellow Onions - 1 Pound

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1/4 Cup Chopped Scallions

Green Onions - 1 Each

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1/4 Cup Ancho Chile Powder

First Street Chili Pepper, Ancho, Ground - 4 Ounce

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1 Tablespoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper

First Street Black Pepper, Ground - 2.8 Ounce

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2 Jalapeño Peppers

Jalapeno Peppers - 0.3 Pound

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1/2 Bunch Fresh Cilantro

Cilantro - 1 Each

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3/4 Cup Budweiser, or any other beer you got in the fridge

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Budweiser Beer, Lager - 3 Each

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$7.59$2.53 each

Juice and Grated Zest of 1 Orange

Navel Oranges - 0.41 Pound

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Juice and Grated Zest of 2 Limes

Limes - 1 Each

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1/2 Kiwifruit, peeled

Green Kiwifruit - 1 Pound

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1/4 Cup Mirin

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Good pinch of Kosher Salt

First Street Salt, Kosher - 22 Ounce

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Good pinch of Sugar

First Street Cane Sugar, Pure, White Granulated - 4 Pound

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1 Pound Skirt Steak

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Corn Tortillas

First Street Tortillas, White Corn, Taco Size - 72 Each

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Directions

Combine all the ingredients for the marinade in a blender or food processor and puree.
Rub the marinade all over the steak and marinate the meat in the refrigerator, covered, for at least an hour and up to 2 days.
When you're ready to grill, heat the grill to medium heat, brush with oil, and cook the steak for 10 minutes, until it's nice and charred on the outside and medium on the inside.
Rest the meat for 5 to 10 minutes; then eat. YUM.