Mexican cuisine · Meat & Kebab

Carne Asada

Marinated, char-grilled beef steak, sliced onto tortillas – northern Mexico, pure and simple.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 800 g flank steak or rump steak
• 3 limes
• 1 orange
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 jalapeño
• 1/2 bunch cilantro
• 1 tsp cumin
• 4 tbsp oil
• Salt, pepper
• 8 corn tortillas
• 1 red onion

Instructions

1. Mix the lime and orange juice with the chopped garlic, jalapeño, cilantro, cumin and oil.
2. Marinate the steak in it for 2–4 hours in the fridge (no longer, or the acid will start to "cook" the meat).
3. Pat the meat dry, season with salt and sear on a very hot grill or in a cast-iron pan for 3–4 min per side – it should stay pink inside.
4. Let rest for 5 min, then slice thinly against the grain.
5. Briefly warm the tortillas and finely dice the onion.
6. Serve the meat on the tortillas with onion, cilantro and lime wedges – guacamole goes perfectly alongside.