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    Carne Asada - Street Tacos

    Published May 5, 2015; Modified Jun 28, 2023 by Sylvie Taylor

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    Before we get into everything, let's take a moment to appreciate this Carne Asada - Street Tacos recipe which requires such little effort and will definitely impress the carnivore in your life.

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    Tacos are the ultimate food to please a crowd when you can fill them with chicken, beans or these citrus marinated slices of steak. People can top with homemade salsa, guacamole, grated cheese and sour cream and go fill their hungry bellies with a mixture of fresh and filling goods.

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    This rustic dish is great to get started a day or two before the meal to get the meat really marinated, but this also tastes (and smells) great if only marinated for a few hours.

    Why you'll love these

    Citrus marinade

    That citrus marinade will not only make your meat incredibly tender, but also adds the perfect acidic flavors to it.

    Quick and easy

    Other than the time needed for the meat to marinate, you can cook and have be eating a plate of these tacos quickly.

    How to prepare Carne Asada - Street Tacos

    • Juice and herbs: Place the juices, herb, garlic and seasonings into a bowl and combine.
    • Marinate: Pour the juice mixture over the steak and allow to marinate for at least 1 hour, but preferably 1 day.
    • Cook: Place a little oil into a frying pan on medium heat and cook the marinated steaks.
    • Prepare homemade salsa: Prepare homemade salsa which is best here.
    • Slice: Slice the steaks thinly and place on your corn tortillas, top with a little homemade salsa and crumbly cheese.
    • Serve: Place on a plate and serve immediately!

    Tips for the best Carne Asada - Street Tacos

    Marinating your steak: If you have plenty of time to marinate the steaks you can begin the marinade up to two days earlier which would make the meat incredibly tender, however, you would need one large piece of steak as opposed to one or two smaller pieces of beef.

    Serve with a side of fresh salsa: The beauty of street tacos is how quickly they can be made using the freshest ingredients so you will most definitely want to make a fresh salsa to accompany this.

    More Mexican dishes you'll enjoy

    Mollettes - Mexican Bean Sandwich

    Huevos Rancheros

    Baja Style Fish Tacos

    easy street tacos

    How to make Carne Asada - Street Tacos:

    Place the juices, cilantro, garlic, salt and pepper into a bowl and combine.

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    Place the steak into a shallow bowl and pour the marinade over the top, you want it to cover the steak completely.

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    Marinate for at least an hour, but the longer you leave it the more tender the meat will become so if you can allow to marinate for at least 2 hours or even overnight, these will taste that much better.

    Place a little oil in a frying pan and place on medium high heat and add the steaks to the pan, cooking to your preference, these taste best medium rare so 2 minutes either side.

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    Slice thinly and serve on top of the warmed tortillas.

    Spoon some salsa on top and serve immediately.

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    Carne Asada - Street Tacos

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    • Author: Sylvie Taylor
    • Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
    • Cook Time: 5 minutes
    • Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
    • Yield: Serves 4
    • Category: Dinner
    • Cuisine: Mexican
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    Description

    Steaks are marinated in fresh citrus juice and served alongside fresh salsa and a little crumbly queso in this traditional street taco dish of Carne Asada.


    Ingredients

    Carne Asada Marinade
    1 kilo / 2 pounds steak
    150 milliliters / ⅔ cup orange juice
    80 milliliters / ⅓ cup lime juice
    1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, finely chopped
    1 large garlic clove, finely chopped
    Salt and Pepper
    To serve
    12 corn tortillas
    Salsa
    2 tablespoons crumbly cheese like queso fresco


    Instructions

    1. Place the juices, cilantro, garlic, salt and pepper into a bowl and combine.
    2. Place the steak into a shallow bowl and pour the marinade over the top, you want it to cover the steak completely.
    3. Marinate for at least an hour, but the longer you leave it the more tender the meat will become so if you can allow to marinate for at least 2 hours or even overnight, these will taste that much better.
    4. Place a little oil in a frying pan and place on medium high heat and add the steaks to the pan, cooking to your preference, these taste best medium rare.
    5. Slice thinly and serve on top of the warmed tortillas.
    6. Spoon some salsa on top and serve immediately.

    Notes

    Marinating your steak: If you have plenty of time to marinate the steaks you can begin the marinade up to two days earlier which would make the meat incredibly tender, however, you would need one large piece of steak as opposed to one or two smaller pieces of beef.

    Serve with a side of fresh salsa: The beauty of street tacos is how quickly they can be made using the freshest ingredients so you will most definitely want to make a fresh salsa to accompany this

    Adapted from Cooking Mexican Recipes

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    Comments

    1. Jackie J.

      April 04, 2016 at 4:20 pm

      These look absolutely delicious. We hired a taco man catering company for our wedding and they served carne asada tacos and el pastor.

      Now my hubby wants me to cook tacos all the time. 🙂 I'll try this recipe for him.

      I absolutely love your blog, you have the best pictures I've seen.

      Cheers!

      Reply
      • Sylvie

        April 05, 2016 at 4:34 am

        Jackie, thanks so much for stopping by. These are kind of addictive and if you have a large enough piece of steak, you can marinade one for one day and another for two days in the juice because this is the kind of dinner you'll want again. I'd love to hear how yours turn out and thanks for the kind words regarding my photos.
        Have a wonderful day.

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