Carne Asada

Carne Asada is a Mexican marinaded steak popularly used for tacos or eaten as-is with rice and beans. With Cinco de Mayo coming up I figured it was a great time to finally share my Carne Asada marinade recipe.

Like I said, this is great for tacos, which is what I usually use it for. Try it out on a flour or corn tortilla with my Mexican Chimichurri, red onion, avocado, plain greek yogurt and tajin (as I did below). You can also try topping with a slaw, queso fresco, sour cream, salsa, tomatoes or anything else you like.

Carnes Asada is best grilled, but if you don’t access to a grill, you can cook it in the oven. See cooking instructions for details. I used the grill function on my Ninja Foodi.

Serves 4-6

Ingredients:

• Flank Steak (mine was a little under 2 lbs)

• 1/2 orange, juice

• 1 lime, juice

• 1 lemon, juice

• 1 T Olive Oil

• 1 t garlic powder

• 1 t onion powder

• 1 t cumin

• 1 t chili powder

• 1 t cayenne powder

• 1/2 t oregano

• 2 T fresh cilantro, finely chopped

Directions

1. In a bag or container mix all ingredients together and coat your steak with the marinade.

2. Let it sit in the fridge for at least 2 hours (I did mine for 2 days). Flip the bag or container over halfway to make sure both sides get even flavor.

Cooking Instructions

Grill: Cook on medium-high heat for about 6-8 minutes on each sides.

Ninja Foodi Grill: Cook on high (500F) for 5 minutes on each side.

Oven: Broiler on high for about 5 minutes on each side.

Notes

Gluten-free: This recipe is gluten-free.

Dairy-free: This recipe is dairy-free.