Ingredients
- 40ml (2 tbsp) peanut oil
- 20ml (1 tbsp) red wine vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- ½ bunch coriander, finely chopped
- sea salt and cracked black pepper, to season
- juice of 2 limes
- 1kg beef skirt steak
- white corn tortillas, finely diced white onion, coriander leaves and lime to serve
SALSA
- 2 jalapeño chillies, cut in half
- ½ white onion, quartered
- 3 tomatillos, cut in half (use 5 well drained canned tomatillas if you can’t find fresh)
- ½ bunch coriander
- 20ml (1 tbsp) neutral oil
- sea salt, to taste
- juice of 1 lime
Directions
PREP THE BEEF
PREP THE SALSA
COOK AND SERVE
Notes
Origins
Carne Asada is a popular Mexican dish, consisting of grilled beef marinated in a chilli citrus mixture and grilled. It can be served on its own or with other side dishes, and the combination of citrus and sauces used for the marinade can differ depending on regions. But this is our version and we are serving it up our favourite way…as tacos!
Sourcing
Fresh tomatillos can be hard to find and they are very seasonal, but canned tomatillos are a good substitute.
Storage
Best eaten immediately, however the salsa can be refrigerated in an airtight container for several days.
Method
You can roast the onion and jalapenos in the oven on high temperature if you don’t have access to a grill and the beef can be seared on a heavy based frying pan.
FAQs
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Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1 serving
- Calories
- per serving
- 870
- Carbs
- 30 grams
- Protein
- 61 grams
- Fat
- 58 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 17 grams
- Fiber
- 5 grams
- Sugar
- 7 grams
- Sodium
- 700 milligrams
- Cholesterol
- 175 milligrams
- Potassium
- 1050 milligrams
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