Carne Asada Tacos
Chef Tucker
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Category
Mains
Cuisine
Mexican
Author:
Chef Tucker
Servings
4-6
Prep Time
24 hours
Cook Time
60 minutes
Hey everyone, Chef Tucker here! Elevate your culinary skills with my Carne Asada Tacos, featuring juicy marinated flank steak, homemade tortillas, and fresh, vibrant toppings. We'll start by marinating the steak in a flavorful mix of garlic, cilantro, citrus juices, and Obdulia’s seasoning. While the steak marinates, we'll make fresh tortillas from masa harina, giving these tacos an authentic touch. Once the steak is grilled to perfection, it's sliced thin and served on warm, homemade tortillas with crumbled cotija cheese, diced onion, fresh cilantro, and your favorite salsa or hot sauce. These tacos are perfect for a festive dinner or a weekend cookout. Enjoy! 🌮🥩🌿
Ingredients
- 1 head garlic
- ½ bunch cilantro
- 2 tablespoons Obdulia’s seasoning
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup lime juice
- ½ cup orange juice
- ¼ lemon juice
- 2 pounds flank steak
- 2 cups masa harina
- 2 cups warm water
- 1 tablespoon lard
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S&P Seasoning
- 4 ounces cotija cheese
- 1 each white onion
- ½ bunch cilantro
- 3 ounces Mexican crema
- Your favorite hot sauce, salsa, or pico de gallo
- To taste, Obdulia’s seasoning
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Tongs
- Large bowl
- Casserole dish
- Plastic wrap
- Foil
- Cast iron pan
- Spatula
- Kitchen towel
- Tongs
- Gas or charcoal grill! - If no grill: a stove top grill, a cast iron skillet, or a saute pan
- Tortilla press
Marinade
Tortillas
Garnish
MISE EN PLACE 🔪
Directions
24 Hours Before Cooking
Peel and mince the garlic (measure with your heart)! You can use between 1 clove and all the cloves of garlic…
- Pick and chop half of the cilantro.
- Combine the chopped garlic, spices, cilantro, soy sauce, and fruit juices, in a large mixing bowl and mix together.
- Transfer the steak to a casserole dish and pour over the marinade, cover with plastic wrap, and transfer to the fridge to marinate until class time tomorrow.
PREP 🥒
Remove the steak from the fridge and allow it to temper on the countertop.
In a large mixing bowl, mix together the masa harina, warm water, lard, and a pinch of S&P Seasoning. Use your hands to mix and knead until well incorporated and glossy. Set aside and allow to rest for about 10 minutes.
- Peel and dice the onion.
HOW TO COOK 🍳
Preheat your grill over medium high heat.
- First, we will make the tortillas: Preheat a cast iron pan over medium heat.
- Divide and roll the masa into marble-sized pieces. Use a plastic-lined tortilla press or your hands to thinly press a tortilla, then add it to the hot cast iron.
- Cook until the tortilla is nicely browned on one side and no longer sticks to the pan, use a spatula to flip and brown the second side, about 1 minute per side. Repeat with the remaining tortillas until you have your desired amount, wrapping the finished tortillas in a kitchen towel.
- Now, it’s time to grill the steak!
Remove the steak from the marinade and dry with paper towels (you can discard the marinade or use it one more time to marinate more steak!). Season the steak on all sides with S&P Seasoning and transfer to the grill.
- Grill the steak on medium high heat, flipping from time to time, until the steak is nicely charred on the outside and medium rare on the inside, about 6-8 minutes.
- Transfer the steak to the cutting board to rest.
- While the steak is resting, crumble the cotija cheese and pick the remaining cilantro.
- Carve the flank steak against the grain and plate up some delicious carne asada tacos on homemade tortillas!
- Top with pico de gallo, diced onion, cotija, and cilantro to finish those beautiful tacos!