Carne Asada Tacos

These Carne Asada Tacos are just perfect, from the perfectly cooked steak to the spicy Salsa Roja everything just went together beautifully! Such a fresh and tasty meal but also really light and healthy, and who doesn't want that?

For this recipe you can use Skirt steak but its a bit harder to find especially in Halal butchers near me so I just went for Rib Eye steak. The marinade used in the recipe has a lot of acids in it so I wouldn't recommend marinating the meat for long as it can make your meat quite tough. I marinated mine whilst I was preparing everything else and it was more than okay.

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Servings

9-12 tacos depending on how much steak you add to each taco

Ingredients

For the steak marinade

30 ml juice from an orange

15 ml juice from a lime

Zest of 1/2 a lime

1/4 cup olive oil

2tbsp white wine vinegar

2 garlic cloves roughly chopped

1/2 tsp oregano

1/2 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp cumin

20g coriander roughly chopped

Salt & pepper to taste

450g rib eye steak (for me this was 2 steaks)

For the Salsa Roja

2 tomatoes

5 chile de arbol

2 chile pasilla

2 garlic cloves

1/4 of a white onion

Salt & pepper to taste

For the Avocado Crema

1 avocado

1/2 cup creme fraiche

3 garlic cloves peeled

30g coriander

Splash of water

1 tsp olive oil

Juice of 1 lime

Tortillas

Coriander to garnish

Lime to squeeze on tacos

Directions

1. Mix all the ingredients for the steak marinade together in a bowl

2. Pat dry your steak & add marinade to the steak

3. Cover and place in the fridge till you are ready to cook (take it out 20 minutes before cooking so it can come up to room temp)

4. When you're ready to cook, on a high heat add your steak to a cast iron pan or a griddle and cook your steak for 2 minutes on each side (of course if you want your steak more cooked or if the steak you're using is thicker adjust the timings accordingly)

5. Leave to rest for about 10 minutes before cutting into strips or cubes & assembling your tacos

For the salsa

1. Whilst the steak is marinating cut your tomatoes into quarters

2. Take off the stem of your chillies but leave the seeds inside

3. Peel and crush the garlic cloves

4. In a pan add some oil about 2 tablespoons and add your tomatoes, fry them for 1 minute

5. After 1 minute flip the tomatoes and add in your onion and garlic

6. Fry till the tomatoes have softened and the onion is translucent

7. Add the tomatoes and onion to a blender and add your chilles into the pan, fry off for about 1-2 minutes but no longer as they will make your salsa bitter

8. Add the chillies and the garlic to the blender and blend everything till its all blended well

For the Avocado Crema

1. Add all the ingredients mentioned above and blend till you get a smooth consistency

2. Add a bit more water if you need some help to get a smoother consistency

Serve and enjoy!