Carne Asada Tacos

By mirandavoegeli

Ingredients

• Carne Asada:
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 orange, juiced, or 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano leaves
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed coriander seeds
• 5 or more garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 2 or more jalapeno chilies
• 1 medium onion, sliced thin
• Up to 4 pounds beef flat meet
• Tacos:
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 2-3 scallions, sliced
• 4 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• Juice of one lime
• Queso fresco, crumbled
• Hot sauce

Preparation

Step 1

Carne Asada:
Combine all ingredients except for the meat into a 1-gallon ziploc bag. Close and mix well. Add beef flat meat. Marinate in bag up to 24 hours, turning and massaging meat frequently. Grill meat to medium. Cut meat into 1/2" slices against the grain.

Tacos:
Combine tomato with scallion, cilantro, and lime juice. Set aside and allow flavors to combine.

Fry tortilla shells. Fill with carne asada, tomato mixture, queso fresco,and hot sauce.