Who doesn't love carne asada tacos? This is my version of arrachera, a grilled skirt steak marinated in spices and beer!
Course Beef, Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4Servings
Ingredients
For the Marinade:
6-8 clovesgarlicminced
1/2cupwhite oniondiced
2-3serrano peppersdiced
1/4cupcilantro. optionalfinely chopped
Juice of 1 orange
Juice of 1 lemon
Juice of 1 lime
10ouncesMexican beer
2tspspepper
salt tasteplus 1 teaspoon salt separated
You Will Also Need:
2lbsskirt or flank steakfilleted in half, so it’s thin
1cupradishesdiced
1cuppickled red onions
1/3cupcilantrochopped
1/2cupof your favorite salsa
1limesliced into wedges
12warm corn tortillas
Instructions
Directions:
In a mortar or molcajete, add the garlic, onions, cilantro and serrano peppers. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and grind it with the pestle until it becomes like a coarse-looking paste. If you don’t have a mortar or molcajete, you could roughly chop in an electric mini chopper as well. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl.
Add the remaining ingredients, minus the steak. Stir well to combine and taste for salt before adding marinade to the beef.. Transfer the steak to a heavy plastic storage bag. Pour the marinade over the beef, seal bag and marinate for at least 6 hours.
When ready to cook, remove the steak from the refrigerator about 30 to 40 minutes before cooking. Drain off all the marinade and transfer steak to a plate.
Preheat heat your grill to medium/high heat while the steaks comes to room temperature. Cook the steak on the direct heat for 5 minutes per side. Move to cooler side of the grill and continue cooking for another 5 to 6 minutes. Remove beef from the grill and let it rest for 5 to 6 minutes before slicing. Always slice against the grain for a more tender cut. It’s best to keep a meat thermometer on hand to reach the desired temperature. Steak doneness: rare 130 to 135 degrees F., medium rare 140 degrees, medium 155 degrees, well done 165 degrees.
Notes
Skirt steak is the traditional cut of meat used to prepare arrachera. But, in a pinch, I will use flank steak, making sure that I slice it thin. The thin sliced arrachera from the Mexican carniceria(butcher) works the best for carne asada.