Mexican🥩 Meat

Red Carne Asada Marinade

Name: Red Carne Asada Marinade
Total time: 5 h 30 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: ¼ onion; 3 cloves garlic cloves; 4.5-5 tsp salt; 2½ tbsp chili powder; 1½ tbsp achiote paste; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp oregano; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp brown sugar; 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice (or 100% juice); ¼ cups freshly squeezed lime juice; 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; ¼ cups oil; 3-4 lb steak (ranchera, flap meat, skirt steak, or diezmillo)

⏱ 330 min

Adapted from a video by Cooking Con Claudia

Ditch the Carnicería Marinade! Make This RED CARNE ASADA Marinade Instead 🥩🔥

Watch on YouTube

Ingredients

onion¼
garlic cloves3 cloves
salttaste and adjust4.5-5 tsp
chili powder2½ tbsp
achiote paste1½ tbsp
ground cumin1 tsp
oregano1 tsp
black pepper1 tsp
brown sugarto balance acidity1 tsp
freshly squeezed orange juice (or 100% juice)1 cup
freshly squeezed lime juice¼ cups
apple cider vinegar

Steps

▶ Tap a timecode to jump to roughly that moment in the video.

1
Add the onion, garlic, salt, chili powder, achiote paste, cumin, black pepper, brown sugar, and oregano to a blender.
2
Add the orange juice, lime juice, and apple cider vinegar, then blend until smooth.
3
Open the blender, add the oil, and give it a quick blend to combine — the marinade is ready.
4
Place the steak in a container, pour the marinade over it, and make sure every piece is well coated.
5
Cover and refrigerate, marinating overnight or for at least 4 hours.
6
After marinating, let the meat rest for at least 1 hour to come to room temperature.
7
Shake off excess marinade, place the meat on a hot grill, and cook to your desired doneness.
8
Remove from the grill, cover with foil, and let rest for at least 5 minutes.
9
Serve with tortillas, rice and beans, cactus salad, salsa, onions, and jalapeños as desired.

Red Carne Asada Marinade

Ingredients

Steps

More like this