Carne Asada
Once Upon a Chef to the rescue, yet again!
I was looking for a meal to do double duty…welcome Kyle home from his sophomore year of college (I can’t believe how these college years are flying by!) and feed my neighbors who just brought home baby #4…when an email from Jenn Segal landed in my inbox and this recipe for Carne Asada was featured.
As with all of Jenn’s recipes, I knew that the flavor and instructions would be spot on and with the exception of the flat iron steak, I had all of the ingredients on hand. Jenn explains that while most restaurants use skirt steak for their carne asada, it is close to impossible to get “restaurant tenderness” with home-cooking methods. For this reason, she suggests flat iron steak which absorbs the marinade and takes to the grill perfectly.
I served the steak with a basic Black Bean and Corn Salsa (I imagine that everyone has this recipe but if that’s not the case, let me know and I will post it), some guacamole, salsa and warmed tortillas. Voila! Dinner is served. The Carne Asada would be equally delicious served fajita style, sliced over a salad or rolled into burritos. Enjoy!
Carne Asada
Ingredients
- 1/4 c soy sauce
- 3 Tbls lime juice from 2 limes
- 3 Tbls vegetable oil
- 1 Tbls sugar
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 1/2 tsp ancho chile powder
- 3 cloves garlic finely minced
- 2 lbs flat iron steak
- guacamole, salsa, tortillas for serving, optional
Instructions
- In a dish large enough to hold the steak, whisk together the soy sauce, lime juice, vegetable oil, sugar, cumin, chili powder, and garlic. Using a fork, poke holes about an inch apart all over the steak on one side only. Place the steak in the marinade and turn to coat evenly (it doesn't matter which side is up). Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 8 hours, turning the steak at least once.
- Lightly oil the grill grates and preheat the grill to high. Grill the steak, covered, for 5 to 6 minutes per side for medium-rare. Let the meat rest on a cutting board, tented with aluminum foil, for about 5 minutes. Slice thinly against the grain and serve.