Carne Asada

Main
Throw these on a quesadilla, and you’ll be in heaven.
Author

Gage

Serves: 4
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 10–15 minutes

Main

Throw these on a quesadilla, and you’ll be in heaven.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs skirt steak
  • olive oil (to coat the steak)
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 orange (juice and zest)
  • 2 limes (juice and zest)
  • 6 cloves garlic (crushed)
  • 1 handful of cilantro (chopped)
  • ⅔ tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 1 heavy pinch oregano
  • ⅔ tbsp kosher salt

Instructions

A flame grill is ideal, but a ripping hot flat iron will also work.

  1. In a bowl, add the skirt steak, and coat with olive oil.
  2. Add the soy sauce, citrus, garlic, cilantro, and seasonings, and mix together to fully coat the steak.
  3. Marinate in the refrigerator for >1 hour.
  4. Add the steaks to the grill, and allow each side to get some char marks ($~$5 minutes on each side).
  5. Remove the steaks from the grill and let rest for >5 minutes.
  6. Cut the steaks against the grain, and serve.