Carne Asada

Carne asada can be as simple as grilling up a steak seasoned with salt and pepper or it can be marinated with a number of different marinades. Marinades for carne asada often contain lime juice which helps to tenderize the steak which is commonly a flank steak or a skirt steak.

Carne Asada

ingredients

• 1 1 lb flank steak
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1/4 cup orange juice (~1 orange)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice (~1 lime)
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1/2 jalapeno, finely diced
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin, toasted and ground
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

directions

1. Marinate the steak in the mixture of the remaining ingredients for 1-8 hours.
2. Grill the steak over medium-high heat, about 2-4 minutes per side for medium-rare, remove from heat and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing it thinly across the grain.

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