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Carne Asada
Recipe No. 22 · Mexican
Mexican Free recipe

Carne Asada

Citrus-marinated skirt steak grilled hot and fast, sliced thin against the grain.

240 minTotal time
4Servings
4.8Rating
MediumLevel

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs skirt steak
  • Juice of 4 limes
  • Juice of 2 oranges
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 bunch cilantro
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • Sea salt

Method

  1. 1 Blend lime juice, orange juice, garlic, cilantro, oil, and cumin into a marinade.
  2. 2 Soak the steak for at least three hours and up to overnight.
  3. 3 Grill over the hottest possible coals for 2 minutes per side.
  4. 4 Rest 5 minutes, slice thin against the grain, and finish with sea salt.