From DN Recipes by David Nagy · Food & Beverage

Slow Cooker Carne Asada

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Slow Cooker Carne Asada
Everything you love about carne asada made easier with a crockpot! This Slow Cooker Carne Asada is so juicy, tender, and topped w/ the best pico de gallo!
Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 6 hours 

Slow Cooker Carne Asada
Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 6 hours 
Ingredients
  • Carne Asada
  • 2 pounds flank steak
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt more to less to taste (I use about 1 teaspoon)
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice about 1 orange
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice about 1 lime
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice about 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce or gluten free alternative
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
Optional Additions
  • pico de gallo
  • corn tortillas
  • avocado
  • Cotija or crumbled feta
Instructions
In a small bowl, whisk together spices, then stir in the oil.
  1. Rub half the spice mixture on one side of the flank steak.
  2. Flip over and rub the rest of the spice mixture on the other side.
  3. Whisk together the orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice, soy sauce, and vinegar.
  4. Grease a crockpot and pour in half of the juice mixture.
  5. Place the steak in the crockpot and pour the rest of the juice over the top.
  6. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.
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* Once cooked, remove steak from crockpot and let sit for 5-10 minutes.
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* Using a serrated knife, thinly slice the steak against the grain.
* Gently place steak back in crockpot and mix with juices.
* Serve with corn tortillas, pico de gallo, avocado, and cotija!