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Carne Asada

Citrus-marinated beef grilled hot and fast, torn into tender pieces and piled into warm corn tortillas.

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20 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
40 min
Total
8
Servings

Ingredients

Beef

  • 4 lbsbeef, sliced thin (chuck, flank, sirloin, or your preferred cut)
  • corn tortillas
  • cooking spray (canola, olive, or avocado)

Marinade

  • 1 cuporange juice
  • fresh lime juice (juice from 4 limes)
  • fresh lemon juice (juice from 2 lemons)
  • 3 clovesgarlic (crushed or minced)
  • fresh cilantro (large handful)
  • ½onion (roughly chopped)
  • kosher salt (to taste)
  • coarse ground black pepper (to taste)

Grill Seasoning

  • salt
  • pepper
  • garlic powder

Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine all marinade ingredients in a blender and pulse until slightly blended. Coat meat in marinade in a bowl or resealable bag. Refrigerate 4–6 hours or overnight.

  2. 2

    Preheat grill to 500°F.

  3. 3

    Grill meat slices, seasoning the top side as it cooks. Flip when it releases easily from the grates, season the other side, and cook to desired doneness.

  4. 4

    Rest meat in a covered container.

  5. 5

    Spray tortillas with cooking spray and grill flat, flipping when bubbles form. Keep warm in foil.

  6. 6

    Tear meat into pieces and fill tortillas. Top with cilantro, onion, guacamole, salsa, or your favorites.

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