Anyone know a good recipe for Carne Asada?

Answer 1

In Monterrey, Northeastern Mexico, Carne Asada is GRILLED meat, the equivalent of a barbecue in the USA, at least we use it to get together with family or friends. When someone invites you to a carne asada that means you are invited to a cookout. We do not complicate our lives with marinades and such, just choose good cuts of meat, fit for a grill, like sirloin, chops, t-bones, rib eyes, flank steak for fajitas, we call it arrachera, get the grill ready with coal or mesquite wood and take half an onion and use it rub the grill prior to laying the meat on to cook. Sprinkle it with some fajita seasoning, there are plenty of different brands available. Personally we prefer to keep it simple without all the fuss of marinating but that is a personal choice you will have to make, so try different recipes, marinated or not and find out which you like best. We avoid marinating because in Monterrey you can get really good cuts of meat and some faijta seasoning does not drown out the taste of the meat. Carne asada is not just meat, we also grill thick short sausages expressly made for that purpose, something similar to a polish sausage but not quite and not franks either but maybe you will find something similar out there. We wrap onions in aluminum foil and set them to cook in the coals, once cooked they can be eaten with lemon juice and salt. You will need tortillas, corn or flour, and it is preferable to cut the meat into strips once its ready. You do not need forks because you take a tortilla, place a couple of strips in it, add salsa of your choice, lemon juice, salt and sometimes guacamole, then roll it up and just eat.
Pico de gallo is another option to salsas, think of it as a dry salsa, its just chopped onion, tomatoes and serrano peppers with parsley and cilantro all mixed together and spooned onto your taco just like an ordinary salsa. No carne asada is complete without guacamole and beans, not the refried kind for us thank you very much, but what we call drunken beans, which is just cooked beans with onion and garlic, and to which you add once they're done a cooked mixture of chopped onion, tomatoes, garlic, franks and bacon, and some fresh chopped cilantro plus a very generous portion of beer.
Salsas you get bottled, for a real carne asada opt for the Mexican ones from La Costena, del Monte or any other that is bona fide Mexican.

You might try to browse through a few recipes at the listed source site for ideas, mind you that American and Latin American BBQ's and Carnes Asadas are vastly different as to ingredients and complements but it takes all kinds to make a world and each is delicious in its own way The whole idea is to bring people together and this is the perfect reason for it.

Buen provecho. Bon Apetit.

Oh, and kamkurt needs to check a dictionary because frito and asado are vastly different ways to cook, asar is to grill and freir is to fry. I'd never fry a choice cut of meat believe me, but I'll give the recipe he or she provided, a try.

Answer 2

Carne Asada means fried beef in Spanish, so don't let those grill lovers fool you.

This is how my Homies down in Jalisco would do it.

3 pounds of cheap beef - think chuck blade, top round. etc.
2 oz guadillo peppers
2 oz ancho peppers
2 oz pasilla peppers
1 onion
1 orange
1 head of garlic
2 bay leaves
a bottle of Budweiser
lard or vegetable oil
beef stock (volume may vary)

Cube beef.

Tare up chillies into chunks, reserving seeds for next years garden. Smack garlic with a pan, removing husk. Quarter orange and onion.

Get out that crock pot your aunt swears by, place one of the bay leaves at the bottom. Layer beef then vegetables over and over, till filled up, top with other bay leaf. Pour in Bud till covered.

Cook on low over night.

Next day, reserve and strain liquid. There should be the same volume of liquid as there is meat. If not, mix in the beef stock.Toss veggies to the dogs. Chop beef chunks into microscopic pieces.

Heat a heavy pan. High heat. like inferno.
Toss in some rendered lard, some minced onion, and some beef. Work in small batches. You are gonna cook it till way overdone, and right before it burns (yeah, cant tell when that is, just if you burn it, you waited too long) pour in an equal volume of the reserved liquid, and cook until meat absorbs liquid. Lots of salt, lime, and cilantro.

MMM, Asada.

You use this recipe for making money, I'm gonna get my cut, whether you give it willingly or i have to take it.

Answer 3

Carne asada is the thinly sliced, grilled beef served so often in tacos and burritos. It is also commonly served as is, with rice and beans on the side. Although almost any cut of beef can be butterflied into thin sheets for the carne asada, typically it is made from flank steak. It can be grilled just with salt and pepper for flavorings, or it can be marinated. The following is a recipe for marinated carne asada.

2 pounds flank or skirt steak
Olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Marinade:
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 jalapeño chile pepper, seeded and minced
1 teaspoon freshly ground cumin
1 large handful fresh cilantro, leaves and stems, finely chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 limes, juiced
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup olive oil

Lay the flank steak in a large baking dish. Combine marinade ingredients and pour the marinade over the steak. Make sure each piece is well coated. Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-4 hours.

Preheat your grill over medium-high flame (you can also use a cast iron grill pan on high heat for stove-top cooking). Brush the grates with a little oil to prevent the meat from sticking. Remove the steak from the marinade. If you are cooking indoors, you may want to brush off excess marinade as the bits may burn and smoke on the hot pan. Season both sides of the steak pieces with salt and pepper. Grill the pieces for a few minutes only, on each side, depending on how thinly sliced they are, until medium rare to well done, to your preference. You may need to work in batches. Remove the steak pieces to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes. Thinly slice the steak across the grain on a diagonal.

(Optional) Serve with warm tortillas (flour or corn). Warm the tortillas for 30 seconds on each side in a dry skillet or on the grill, until toasty and pliable. Alternatively, you can warm tortillas in a microwave: heating just one or two at a time, place tortillas on a paper towel and microwave them for 15 to 20 seconds each on high.

(Optional) Serve with pico de gallo (fresh tomato salsa) and chopped avocados.

Serves 4-6.

Answer 4

Carne Asada Tacos

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 pounds boneless beef top sirloin, cut into thin bite-size slices
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
crushed red pepper to taste
1 lime
1 (28 ounce) can tomatillos
2 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded
4 tablespoons canola oil, divided
1 (10.5 ounce) can beef broth

12 (6 inch) corn tortillas
1/2 large onion, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 avocado - peeled, pitted and sliced
1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
1 lemon

DIRECTIONS
Place sliced meat into a shallow bowl, and season with salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper. Squeeze the lime juice over the meat, and turn until evenly coated. Cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
In a blender or food processor, combine tomatillo and jalapeno. Puree for 15 to 20 seconds, or until thick. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Carefully pour in tomatillo mixture. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Stir in beef broth. Reduce heat, and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until mixture coats a spoon. Transfer mixture to a serving dish.
Heat tablespoon oil in a large skillet over high heat. Stir in 1/3 of the beef, and saute for 1 minute. Transfer to serving dish. Repeat with remaining beef. Meanwhile, heat tortillas in the oven or microwave, according to package instructions.
To serve, place two tortillas on top of each other. Add desired amount of meat, spoon over some tomatillo mixture. Top with onions, tomatoes, avocado and cilantro. Garnish with a wedge of lemon, to be squeezed over taco before eating.

Carne Asada Marinade

INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, mix extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Place beef into the mixture. Rub mixture into the meat. Cover bowl and allow beef to marinate in the refrigerator at least 2 hours before grilling as desired.

Answer 5

Go to this webpage ... there are numerous recipes for CARNE ASADA's... I am sure you will find one that will be to your liking.

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,carne_asada,FF.html

Happy meal!

Answer 6

Here's a nice one
http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/002046carne_asada.php

Answer 7

I know its not exactly what you asked for but Trader Joe's sells some already seasoned that is REALLY good!