Carne Asada Tacos
This easy carne asada tacos recipe is a family favorite (and a lot of our friends and family, too!). I found a base recipe years ago on the Internet, and it was good, but still needed some work. After many attempts, I finally created the best carne asada tacos recipe! These delicious tacos pair nicely with onion, lime & cilantro relish, roasted tomato salsa, guacamole, and cotija cheese. I normally pair this easy carne asada taco recipe with spicy pinto beans, tortilla chips, and taqueria-style pickled jalapenos and carrots. The leftover carne asada meat makes delicious tostadas, quesadillas, and sandwiches.
Carne Asada Tacos
Carne Asada Marinade:
- 2 lbs flank steak
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup vegetable or olive oil
- ⅓ cup vinegar
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp coriander
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp oregano
- Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
- Pinch of white pepper, optional
- 5 large cloves of garlic, minced
- Handful of cilantro, chopped
- Juice from 1 lime
Other Ingredients:
- Corn or flour tortillas, warmed
- Onion, lime & cilantro relish
- Roasted tomato salsa
- Guacamole
- Cotija cheese, crumbled
How to Make Carne Asada Tacos
Prepare the marinade by combining the soy sauce, oil, vinegar, cumin, coriander, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, paprika, oregano, sea salt, freshly cracked black pepper, white pepper, minced garlic, fresh cilantro, and lime juice in a gallon-sized zip-lock bag. Mix well, then add the flank steak and mix to coat it in the marinade. Place in the refrigerator and marinate for 6-24 hours.
Remove the steak from the refrigerator 30 minutes before grilling it.
Remove the flank steak from the marinade and place it on some paper towels to remove excess liquid.
Cook the marinade by adding a few tablespoons of water to the marinade and pouring it through a fine strainer into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, and cook for 3-5 minutes. Pour liquid into a fat separator and set aside.
Grill the steak on a hot grill or in a grill pan over medium-high heat, for5-6 minutes on each side, or until the desired degree of doneness.
Let the meat rest for 7-10 minutes before slicing thinly against the grain.
Cook tortillas over an open flame or in a (dry)hot pan for 45-60 seconds on each side. You want them soft & pliable.
Serve tacos by topping the warm tortilla with carne asaca meat, onion relish, salsa, guacamole, and cheese. Enjoy!
Equipment
- Grill or Grill Pan
Ingredients
Carne Asada Marinade:
- 2 lbs flank steak
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup vegetable or olive oil
- ⅓ cup vinegar
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp coriander
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp oregano
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- Pinch white pepper, to taste optional
- 5 large cloves of garlic, minced
- Handful of cilantro, chopped
- Juice from 1 lime
Other Ingredients:
- Corn tortillas, warmed
- Onion, Lime & Cilantro relish (see recipe here) **Click recipe link up above for the recipe
- Roasted Tomato Salsa **Click recipe link up above for the recipe
- Guacamole **Click recipe link up above for the recipe
- Cotija cheese, crumbled
Instructions
- Prepare the marinade by combining the soy sauce, oil, vinegar, cumin, coriander, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, paprika, oregano, sea salt, freshly cracked black pepper, white pepper, minced garlic, fresh cilantro, and lime juice in a gallon-sized zip-lock bag. Mix well, then add the flank steak and mix to coat it in the marinade.
- Marinate in the refrigerator 6-24 hours.
- Meanwhile, prepare the Guacamole (see recipe here), Roasted Tomato Salsa (see recipe here), and Onion, Lime & Cilantro relish (see recipe here), if desired.
- Remove the steak from the refrigerator 30 minutes before grilling it.
- Remove the flank steak from the marinade and place it on some paper towels to remove excess liquid.
- Cook the marinade by adding a few tablespoons of water to the marinade and pouring it through a fine strainer into a small saucepan.
- Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, and cook for 3-5 minutes. Pour liquid into a fat separator and set aside.
- Grill the steak on a hot grill or in a grill pan over medium-high heat, for5-6 minutes on each side, or until the desired degree of doneness.
- Let the meat rest for 7-10 minutes before slicing thinly against the grain.
- Drizzle the marinade (cooked/strained) over the sliced meat.
- Cook tortillas over an open flame or in a (dry)hot pan for 45-60 seconds on each side. You want them soft & pliable.
- Serve tacos by topping the warm tortilla with carne asaca meat, onion relish, salsa, guacamole, and cheese. Enjoy!
Looks delicious indeed. I think my boyfriend is going to love this recipe.
hey, this is so perfect with your corn salad… another winner… 🙂
man, if I was eating at your house I would think I had died and gone to heaven. this looks fabulous!
im actually drooling in from of my laptop now!! yum
I think this is going to be one of my all time favorites too!
My friend just made a similar dish the other night, but didn’t make guacamole, bummer. This recipe looks really good!
Tea with cream? How forward thinking 😉 we only have semi-skimmed milk, but I’m sending you one over 🙂 These tacos look amazing, once I finish revising and I get back to cooking anything remotely fun i’ll give it a try 🙂
Oh my goodness… this is my steak happy face 🙂 Awesome job, your husband is a lucky dude
Your Guac looks so inviting!! What a great meal!
We love tacos, and may have to try this recipe so we can have more variety to choose from!
Congrats on being featured on FFF!
Hi Pam! Congrats on being featured on Leftover Queen’s Finest Foodies!
Your carne asada looks so delicious and your pictures are awesome as usual! Have a great weekend!
I never heard of tacos with steak before! This sounds good!
WOW that looks amazingly good! can you possibly mail me one??? 🙂
I would love those tacos!!
As you can see from my blog – I/we (the husband too) love tacos!!!
I will HAVE to give those a go. Thanks for sharing. Jan x
Ohhh yum! They look so good.
You’re getting all my favorite dishes this week!
Oh Pam, your stuff just keeps getting better and better! Love this recipe and your photos are great. I’ve not cooked flank steak before, and I’m thinking I need to give it a try!
oh these look lovely. i never cook tacos, but always mean to add them to my repertior. i love, love, love guac. yum.
I think I have to move in with you and watch your munchkins while you cook 🙂
These look absolutely incredible. It’s bittersweet I found you because I am gaining weight just looking. How did I anyway, find you that is!? I have already forgotten with this amazing food in front of my eyes!!
This looks wonderful Pam…I am all over this, when is dinner? Excellent pic too.
Ed the other half of MaryBeth…
You’re right– I do love them! Now, the next step is to convince my family to eat some beef with me… 🙂 (PS That roasted tomato salsa is calling my name!)
OMG I absolutely LOVE you! I have been searching for a good carne asada recipe FOREVER. When my first two kids were really little we lived in an apartment and there was a Mexican woman who would grill carne asada, oh it was Heaven! She bought it from a Mexican deli but we moved before finding out which one. We’ve since moved from that state completely. I can’t wait to try this, in fact I may just
holy guacamole. whenever i see it, i’m immediately interested. this entire meal is phenomenal–nicely done. 🙂
Everything here looks fabulous, Pam. Great job!
What a gorgeous presentation! This could easily be a favorite dish at my house too.
Tacos are a staple around this house. I love the seasonings and spices that you used on the flank steak – I usually use carne asada but will have to try with flank!!
YUM
How tasty! I love Mexican food.
Yum! Came across your blog searching for lemon bars and started reading other recipes. My wife and I made the corn salad with some BBS chicken – it turned out awesome. We made the carne asada marindate tonight and will be trying our hand at the salsa, guacamole, and relish for dinner tomorrow. Keep up the great work!!!
Yum! I just looks delicious. I want to marry any food South of the Border!
my boyfriend Hurley(who happen to write the restaurant reviews on the blog)is a huge fan of mexican food. I can’t wait until he comes home and so I can show him this because he will be floored by this recipe!
we made this tonight and it was fabulous! thank you.
My husband and I tried this tonight and we LOVED it. We were selfish and ate it all after the kids went to bed! Thanks so much for such a great recipe.
oh my god, that beef just looks so perfect! i wudda finish the beef before i could even get my hands on anything else hehe
Oh this looks fabulous! Makes me hungry for it at 7:30 in the morning.
Wonderfully vibrant photography, too. Beautiful blog. Very nice!
Delicious recipe! The marinade is so original and sounds quite tasty. I love all the yummy ingredients on the taco! We would love to feature this recipe on our blog and digital recipe reader. Please email me at [email protected] if you’re interested :). Have a great day!
Just wanted to say thanks for posting this recipe, I know it’s been up for a few years, but I just discovered it last year. I have made this many times for me & my husband, as well as friends and family, and it’s always a huge hit!! Thanks again for posting so many tasty recipes!
I can’t believe I haven’t commented on this until now! This is the 1st recipe I made from you and this dish WON me over. I make it often. I check out your blog weekly and saved you as my fave 10 best sites
Awesome recipe! Full of flavor! Thank you so much for posting!