Carne Asada
also called asada · taco de asada · tacos de carne asada · carne asada tacos · grilled skirt steak · arrachera
- Taquería
- serves 6
- about 5 hr
- Smoked & Grilled
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 1/2 cup(120 mL)fresh orange juice | whisk the marinade | marinate 4 hr, turning once | grill 4 min a side, hard char | rest 10 min | chop across the grain, toss |
| 1/4 cup(60 mL)fresh lime juice | |||||
| 2 Tbssoy sauce | |||||
| 1/4 cup(60 mL)vegetable oil | |||||
| 6 cloves(minced)garlic | |||||
| 1(seeded and minced)jalapeño | |||||
| 1 tspground cumin | |||||
| 1 tspdried Mexican oregano | |||||
| 1 tspcoarse black pepper | |||||
| 1/2 cup(chopped, stems and all)cilantro | |||||
| 2 lb(900 g; trimmed of the membrane)outside skirt steak | |||||
| 2 tspkosher salt | |||||
| 1/2 cup(finely chopped)white onion | |||||
| 1/2 cup(chopped)cilantro | |||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.16 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1whisk the marinade
2marinate 4 hr, turning once
goes in with what step 1 made
3grill 4 min a side, hard char
goes in with what step 2 made
5chop across the grain, toss
goes in with what step 4 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 4 hr 14 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- 4 minof the steps that give a time
2 of the 5 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 5 hr.
whisk the marinade
not timedfrom the start
marinate 4 hr, turning once
4 hrwalk awayfrom the start
grill 4 min a side, hard char
4 minneeds you4 hr in
rest 10 min
10 minwalk away4 hr 4 min in
chop across the grain, toss
not timed4 hr 14 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them.
You'll need charcoal grill · dish
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See how it is written
>> title: Carne Asada
>> category: Smoked & Grilled
>> tags: beef, mexican, grill, charcoal, tacos, marinade
>> counters: Taquería
>> aka: asada, taco de asada, tacos de carne asada, carne asada tacos, grilled skirt steak, arrachera
>> pairs-with: corn-tortillas, guacamole, salsa-verde
>> servings: 6
>> time: 5 hr
>> step.1: whisk the marinade
>> step.2: marinate 4 hr, turning once
>> step.3: grill 4 min a side, hard char
>> step.4: rest 10 min
>> step.5: chop across the grain, toss
Whisk @fresh orange juice{1/2%cup}(120 mL), @fresh lime juice{1/4%cup}(60 mL), @soy sauce{2%Tbs}, @vegetable oil{1/4%cup}(60 mL), @garlic{6%cloves}(minced), @jalapeño{1}(seeded and minced), @ground cumin{1%tsp}, @dried Mexican oregano{1%tsp}, @coarse black pepper{1%tsp}, and @cilantro{1/2%cup}(chopped, stems and all) together in a wide #dish{}.
Marinate @outside skirt steak{2%lb}(900 g; trimmed of the membrane) in @&(~1)marinade{} for ~marinate{4%hr} in the fridge, turning it once.
Grill @&(~1)marinated steak{} over a hot #charcoal grill{} for ~grill{4%min} a side, salting it with @kosher salt{2%tsp} as it goes, until the outside is nearly black and the inside is still pink — skirt is thin, so the char has to happen fast.
Rest @&(~1)grilled steak{} on the board for ~rest{10%min}, so the juice goes back into the meat rather than onto the knife.
Chop @&(~1)rested steak{} across the grain into small dice and toss it with @white onion{1/2%cup}(finely chopped) and @cilantro{1/2%cup}(chopped).