Carne Asada – Street Tacos

Is it really Cinco de Mayo again?! Before we get into everything, let’s take a moment to appreciate these Carne Asada – Street TacosI know, time flies when you’re having fun and let’s be fair, Mexicans know how to have fun and party better than a lot of us, it all begins with the way Spanish sounds being uttered. It sounds as if it’s ready to party from the minute they get up in the morning.

Currently surrounded by more snow than I ever thought humanly possible in Iceland, it seems I couldn’t be further from Mexico, but during our brief visit in Reykjavik we stumbled into a taco and tequila bar and they were the best I’ve had since my last visit to America, needless to say the chef is American and he knew how to make some mean tacos. If you’ve never had tacos than here is a good place to start, I’ve yet to meet someone who dislikes them. Enjoy Cinco de Mayo and I’d love to hear your favorite taco filling in the comments below.

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.

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

Champurrado – Thick Mexican Hot Chocolate

Carne Asada Tacos
Adapted from Cooking Mexican Recipes
Serves 4

Ingredients:
Carne Asada Marinade
1 kilo / 2 pounds steak
150 milliliters / 2/3 cup orange juice
80 milliliters / 1/3 cup lime juice
1 tablespoon 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

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

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

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 a day this 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.

Slice thinly and serve on top of the warmed tortillas.

Spoon some salsa on top and serve immediately.

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