DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Carne Asada
Citrus-and-beer-marinated grilled flank steak with soy sauce and corn tortillas.
About Carne Asada
Mely Martínez’s carne asada selects flank steak in a marinade of orange, lime, light beer and soy sauce. She explains regional Mexican variation and links the soy-sauce practice to Mexican family restaurants and Tex-Mex cooking.
Citrus gives the beef its bright marinade flavour, while soy supplies a savoury note. Pepper seasons the steak, with charcoal grilling contributing the charred character described by the author.
The grilled steak is cut into thin strips and served with corn tortillas. Guacamole, salsa, lime wedges and grilled green onions with nopales complete the selected serving choices.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Soy.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Carne Asada
Mely Martínez’s Mexican/Tex-Mex restaurant-style citrus, beer and soy carne asada.
- Beef flank steakProtein
- Orange juiceSeasoning
- Lime juiceSeasoning
- Light beerLiquid
- Kikkoman soy sauceSeasoning
- Vegetable oilCooking medium
- Black pepperSeasoning
- White onionAromatic · Optional
- Corn tortillasAccompaniment
- GuacamoleAccompaniment
- SalsaAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
- Lime wedgesAccompaniment
- Grilled green onionsAccompaniment
- Grilled nopalesAccompaniment
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Beef flank steak: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Flank branch selected over skirt steak.
- Orange juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Lime juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Light beer: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader beer identity; exact grain/product formula unknown, no barley/wheat absence or presence inferred.
- Kikkoman soy sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed. Named ordinary soy sauce, full brand/market-specific grain formula unverified.
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Marinade and explicit grill-brushing153/167; botanical species unknown, olive alternative not merged.
- Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Narrative64/164 identifies freshly ground black pepper.
- White onion (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit optional sliced-onion branch152/163.
- Corn tortillas: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact commercial/home tortilla formula unprovided.
- Guacamole: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named serving compound, full formula not imported.
- Salsa: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named serving compound; full recipe and heat/product formula unprovided.
- Lime wedges: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Grilled green onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Green-onion/nopales branch selected over unspecified salad.
- Grilled nopales: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named serving159; exact separate full recipe unknown.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Mexico
- HondurasCatalogue link pending review
- El SalvadorCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Mexican Cuisine
- Tex-Mex Cuisine
- Salvadoran CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Honduran National CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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