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Carne Asada Street Tacos

04/09/2015 by Judy 35 Comments

Street tacos are always a favorite of mine.  Any variety – fish, chicken, steak, or pork – is fine by me.  These Carne Asada Street Tacos are simple to make and never disappoint.

Carne Asada Street Tacos“Carne Asada” is simply steak (usually skirt, flank, or flap) that’s been marinated in a mixture of juice, garlic, herbs and spice, then grilled to impart a wonderful charred flavor.  Once the meat is cooked, it’s sliced thin and served.

Since I’m still apartment dwelling for the next several months with no outside bar-b-que, I made the steak for these carne asada street tacos on a grill pan, in the kitchen, on an electric stove (ugh!).  If that’s your only option then that’s what you have to do, but it’s not the best choice.  If you have a bar-b-que,  I recommend cooking the steak on the grill.  It’s just so much better that way.  One tip for those using a grill pan in the house – drain the meat from the marinade.  It’s hard to get a good char on the steak if it’s too wet from the marinade.

Carne Asada Street TacosI bought freshly made corn tortillas from the Mexican market where I got my carne asada steak. I prefer fresh homemade tortillas and they’re easy to make and taste so much better!  Typically, carne asada street tacos, or at least the ones I’ve devoured in Baja and SoCal come with just the steak, some cilantro, a little diced onion and lime.  However, I believe you should eat your tacos any way you like them and we, Americans, like to add stuff to our food.  I added a little crumbled Cotija cheese and a slice of avocado.  If you want them a little spicier, add some hot sauce or pico de gallo.

One last thing. Unless you’re one of those people who like their steak cooked well and can’t eat it any other way, you really should cook the steak no more than medium rare.  It’s juicier that way and since you’re not putting any additional sauce on these Carne Asada Street Tacos, you’ll want them juicy.  I’m still getting use to cooking on an electric stove and cooked some of these too long for my liking. They were still awesome and the marinade is delicious!  I hope you’ll give them a try.

Carne Asada Street Tacos
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 lb flank or skirt steak*
  • 12 corn tortillas
For the Marinade
  • 3 limes, juiced (if your limes aren't particularly juicy, add another one)
  • 1 orange, juiced
  • ¼ C. oil (I used olive oil)
  • 5-6 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ jalapeño, finely chopped (remove vien and seeds if you don't want it too spicy)
  • 1 tsp. cumin
  • ½ tsp. chile powder (I like chipotle chili powder)
  • ½ tsp. oregano
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • several grinds of fresh black pepper
  • ¾ C. chopped fresh cilantro (about a large handful)
Garnish - choose what you like
  • chopped cilantro
  • diced white onions (grilled onions would be yummy too!)
  • lime wedges
  • avocado slices
  • pico de gallo
  • crumbled Cotija cheese or Queso Fresco
Instructions
  1. Combine marinade ingredients in small bowl and mix well.
  2. Put steak and marinade in zip lock bag and let steak marinate for a few hours.
  3. Remove steak from marinade. Grill steak to desired doneness (preferably medium rare).
  4. Remove from grill and let steak rest a bit, then slice against grain into thin strips.
  5. Fill warmed corn tortillas (use two per taco) with some steak, top with additional cilantro, onions and squeeze of lime.
*I bought "carne asada" steak at a local Mexican market. It's sliced very thin and cooks up quick! You can use flank or skirt steak. Adjust cooking time according to thickness of steak.

For a more non-traditional street taco add other toppings like avocado, cheese or pico de gallo. If you want more spice top with your favorite hot sauce.
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Steak marinated in juice, herbs and spices, then chargrilled to delicious perfection all wrapped up in fresh corn tortillas. These carne asada street tacos are fantastic!

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Comments

  1. Debra @ Bowl Me Over says

    04/09/2015 at 09:13

    Love Carne Asada and your flavors look perfect for these! YUM, can’t wait to give this one a try!

    Reply
  2. Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says

    04/09/2015 at 09:36

    Those tacos are PERFECT (electric stove or not!).

    Reply
    • Judy says

      04/09/2015 at 10:58

      Thanks Dorothy, I sure do miss my BBQ though!

      Reply
  3. Blessing says

    04/09/2015 at 10:50

    I love Tacos and this looks so superb… Easy to follow recipe and very colorful pictures.

    Reply
  4. heather @french press says

    04/09/2015 at 11:01

    now I’m craving street tacos 🙂 looks SO good!!

    Reply
  5. Susan@LunaCafe says

    04/10/2015 at 00:13

    As far as I’m concerned, tacos should be one of the food groups. Is there a more perfect food? I think not. 🙂 Can’t wait to try these, and I will definitely keep the steak rare.

    Reply
    • Judy says

      04/10/2015 at 07:12

      Tacos as a food group? Now you’re speaking my language! I couldn’t agree more 🙂

      Reply
  6. Melinda @ RecipeFiction says

    04/10/2015 at 11:34

    Now I want tacos for breakfast, those pictures are so enticing. When I make them at home it never seems complete without a few slices of radish on the side.

    Reply
    • Judy says

      04/10/2015 at 11:54

      Oh yes, radish slices. Forgot about those!

      Reply
  7. Kasy Allen says

    01/25/2016 at 22:44

    We just started a meal plan where my boys have to cook a meal at least once a week. My 10 year old son loves tacos and I happened to have the perfect meat in the fridge to make carne asada. We did the marinate tonight, and plan on crockpotting this in the morning, so it’s done by the time he gets home from school. We’re both excited to see how it tastes.

    Reply
    • Judy says

      01/27/2016 at 20:05

      Love getting the kids involved in cooking! How did it turn out? I’ve always made carne asada on the grill (love the grilled taste). Never tried it in a crockpot which I’m guessing would give it a different flavor?

      Reply
  8. heather says

    02/21/2016 at 17:52

    what kind of cheese is in the photo?

    Reply
    • Judy says

      02/21/2016 at 19:51

      If I remember correctly it was Cotija. I’ve used both Cotija and Queso Fresco and both are good.

      Reply
    • Anonymous says

      08/26/2018 at 12:14

      Fresco… its soft yet it crumbles when you break it off..

      Reply
  9. Britt says

    04/30/2016 at 19:00

    How many does this serve?

    Reply
    • Judy says

      05/01/2016 at 04:46

      There’s a pound of steak sliced up so my best guess would be about 6…just depends on how much meat you like in your tacos!

      Reply
  10. Andrea says

    05/22/2016 at 18:53

    This recipe was amazing!!! I cut up flat iron steak before marinating for 24 hours and broiled it. I Forgot avocados today at the store but I oven roasted a yellow onion and used cojita cheese and it was the bomb!! Thank you for sharing this will be a regular menu item at our house 🙂

    Reply
    • Judy says

      05/22/2016 at 20:16

      Thanks for letting me know how much you enjoyed this recipe! Love the idea of an oven roasted onion… yummy!

      Reply
  11. Missy says

    08/14/2016 at 14:05

    Oh my… This is by far the best marinade i have tried! Love it!!!

    Reply
    • Judy says

      08/15/2016 at 08:38

      I’m so glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know 🙂

      Reply
  12. SUZIE BELL says

    11/22/2016 at 16:59

    I’VE ALWAYS LOVED ASADA TACOS, COULD YOU POST SOME CHICKEN STYLE RECIPES ( CHANGE OF DIET) HAVE TO CUT BACK ON RED MEAT. THIS LOOKS WONDERFUL AND FULL OF FLAVOR.

    Reply
    • Judy says

      11/22/2016 at 17:06

      I’ll work on some more chicken recipes! In the meantime, check out what I have already posted here

      Reply
  13. Lisa says

    01/30/2017 at 17:04

    Just made these tonight….Amazing!

    Reply
    • Judy says

      01/31/2017 at 07:46

      So happy to hear you liked them!!!

      Reply
  14. Anonymous says

    02/23/2017 at 13:35

    I don’t have a Oregano, what can you used in replace of oregano.

    Reply
    • Judy says

      02/23/2017 at 14:02

      A quick search on the internet tells me a good substitute for oregano is Marjoram or Thyme. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  15. Recetas de cocina says

    04/16/2017 at 08:56

    I love Mexican food, as soon as I can make this recipe at home.

    Reply
  16. Christena Rheinhardt says

    05/10/2017 at 09:19

    I just put the meat in the marinade and it smells delicious! I’m using a flat iron and keeping it whole. I hope that’s ok…

    Reply
    • Judy says

      05/19/2017 at 07:44

      Hope you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  17. stacy says

    06/02/2017 at 12:45

    weird question – does the orange add any kind of a citrus-y taste to it or is it one of those counter intuitive things thats brings out another flavor rather than adding orange? i love oranges, and i love lime for my tacos like this, but I’m not a big lemon/citrus-y flavored meat person. just wondering if i should skip the orange or not. can’t wait to make it tonight! prepping the marinade now!

    Reply
    • Judy says

      06/03/2017 at 09:26

      Sorry I didn’t respond to this sooner… what did you end up doing? It’s been a while since I’ve made this but the orange shouldn’t add too much of a citrus flavor to the meat. Let me know what you thought after you made it. Enjoy!

      Reply
  18. stacy says

    06/02/2017 at 12:47

    does the orange add an orange-y taste or does it just enhance the meat? can’t wait to try tonight!

    Reply
  19. Sheri says

    03/25/2018 at 09:59

    Thank you for this wonderful recipe. I use elk and deer steak – such a great treat!

    Reply
  20. Holly says

    09/09/2018 at 08:36

    The marinade is sooo delicious! This is now our must have! We’ve made these for family and friends and always seem to never have enough, they go so quick!

    Reply
  21. Olga says

    03/02/2019 at 21:53

    Judy, it looks perfect and tasty! Can’t wait to have this anytime of the day, love it!

    Reply

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