From DN Recipes by David Nagy · Food & Beverage
Carne Asada Marinade
Published
Ingredients
Marinade:
- ⅜ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ⅙ cup lime juice
- ½ bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ tablespoon chili powder
- ½ tablespoon ground cumin
- ½ tablespoon ground paprika
- ½ tablespoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon finely chopped canned chipotle pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ cup olive oil
Carne Asada:
- 1 ½ pounds flank steak
Directions
- Combine orange juice, lemon juice, and lime juice for marinade in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add cilantro, soy sauce, garlic, chili powder, cumin, paprika, black pepper, chipotle pepper, and oregano; stir to combine.
- Slowly whisk in olive oil until well combined. Remove 1 cup of the marinade and place in a small bowl; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for use after the steak is cooked.
- Combine marinade ingredients into large bowl, leaving some out for serving.
- Place steak between two sheets of heavy plastic (resealable freezer bags work well) on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound steak with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
- Pound steak between two sheets of plastic, with the smooth side of a meat mallet.
- After pounding, poke steak all over with a fork. Place steak in the marinade in the large bowl, cover, and marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
- Once pounded and poked with a fork, place steak in marinade in the large bowl.
- When ready to cook, preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
- Remove steak from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade
- Cook steak on the preheated grill to desired doneness, about 5 minutes per side for medium-rare.
- Cook steak on grill to desired doneness.
- Remove steak from grill and slice across the grain.
- Once removed from grill, slice across the grain.
- Place on a serving platter and pour the reserved, unused marinade over top. Serve immediately.