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Carne Asada Recipe
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Carne Asada Recipe

9 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr 8 servings (12 for Burrito Bar) openrecipes
Carne Asada Recipe

Carne asada, a recipe of marinated grilled flank steak, thinly sliced and stuffed into a tortilla, doesn't get much better than this one.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

419
Calories
29g
Protein
15g
Fat
36g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Beer 1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking 43
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups light Mexican beer , such as Dos Equis
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (from 2 medium limes)
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 1 medium lemon)
  • 4 medium garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 medium red onion , coarsely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper , plus more as needed
  • 2 to 3 pounds flank steak
  • Salt
  • 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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