Carne Asada Tacos

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave South American food. Try making Carne Asada Tacos at home. This main course has 604 calories, 35g of protein, and 41g of fat per serving. For $4.84 per serving, this recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 5. 107 people were impressed by this recipe. If you have cilantro, hot sauce, corn tortillas, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. It is brought to you by Cooking Classy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 94%, this dish is super. Carne Asada Tacos, Carne Asada (tacos), and Carne Asada Tacos are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 5

 

Ingredients:

3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

Sliced avocados

1 tsp chili powder

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Corn tortillas

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground paprika

1 tsp honey

Hot sauce, optional

1 jalapeno, minced

1/4 cup fresh lime juice (juice of about 2 - 3 limes)

Chopped cabbage or lettuce, optional

Lime wedges, for juicing

1/3 cup olive oil

1/4 cup fresh orange juice (from about 1 navel orange)

Pico de Gallo

Shredded Monterey Jack or crumbled Queso Fresco

1/2 cup chopped red onion

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 1/2 - 2 lbs flank or skirt steak

Equipment:

mixing bowl

plastic wrap

baking pan

grill

aluminum foil

Cooking instruction summary:

In a mixing bowl, stir together olive oil, lime juice, orange juice, apple cider vinegar, honey, red onion, cilantro, garlic, jalapeno, chili powder, cumin, paprika and season mixture with salt and pepper to taste. Place flank steak in a baking dish and pour marinade over steak. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to marinate in refrigerator 2 - 5 hours, rotating once halfway through marinating. Brush a grill lightly with oil and heat grill to medium-high heat. Remove steak from refrigerator. Lift steak and allow excess marinade and bits to run off, season with salt and pepper to taste and transfer to grill. Cook about 5 minutes per side, or until desired doneness (could be more or less depending on how thick your steak is and if you like it medium rare or more well done). Transfer to a plate or clean baking dish, cover with foil and allow to rest 5 minutes. Cut into thin strips and serve over warm tortilla shells along with desired toppings. Serve immediately.Recipe Source: Cooking Classy

 

Step by step:


1. In a mixing bowl, stir together olive oil, lime juice, orange juice, apple cider vinegar, honey, red onion, cilantro, garlic, jalapeno, chili powder, cumin, paprika and season mixture with salt and pepper to taste.

2. Place flank steak in a baking dish and pour marinade over steak. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to marinate in refrigerator 2 - 5 hours, rotating once halfway through marinating.

3. Brush a grill lightly with oil and heat grill to medium-high heat.

4. Remove steak from refrigerator. Lift steak and allow excess marinade and bits to run off, season with salt and pepper to taste and transfer to grill. Cook about 5 minutes per side, or until desired doneness (could be more or less depending on how thick your steak is and if you like it medium rare or more well done).

5. Transfer to a plate or clean baking dish, cover with foil and allow to rest 5 minutes.

6. Cut into thin strips and serve over warm tortilla shells along with desired toppings.

7. Serve immediately.Recipe Source: Cooking Classy


Nutrition Information:

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603k Calories
34g Protein
40g Total Fat
31g Carbs
37% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
603k
30%

Fat
40g
62%

  Saturated Fat
8g
51%

Carbohydrates
31g
10%

  Sugar
7g
9%

Cholesterol
86mg
29%

Sodium
474mg
21%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
34g
69%

Zinc
10mg
67%

Vitamin K
57µg
55%

Vitamin B6
1mg
51%

Vitamin B3
10mg
51%

Vitamin B12
2µg
49%

Selenium
32µg
47%

Fiber
10g
41%

Phosphorus
381mg
38%

Vitamin B2
0.63mg
37%

Vitamin E
5mg
33%

Potassium
1162mg
33%

Vitamin C
25mg
31%

Folate
121µg
30%

Manganese
0.56mg
28%

Vitamin A
1208IU
24%

Iron
4mg
24%

Vitamin B5
2mg
24%

Magnesium
91mg
23%

Copper
0.4mg
20%

Vitamin B1
0.24mg
16%

Calcium
80mg
8%

Vitamin D
0.16µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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