Mexican Carne Asada Marinade
This simple carne asada marinade recipe is fresh, bright and will add loads of flavor and tenderness to your steak dinner. I make this carne asada sauce and marinate it over night so that it has plenty of time to soak up all the flavors. This Mexican steak marinade features raw garlic, jalapeño, cilantro, lime, orange juice, vinegar, olive oil and salt. This is a common traditional carne preparation and creates a beautiful base of flavors that allow for the steak to shine in tacos, burritos, nachos or by itself.
Homemade carne asada marinade is quick and easy. You can whip this recipe up in no time! It is not hard to prepare carne asada this way and the rewards are sky high. The steak remains juicy, moist and tender throughout the entire cooking and resting process. Don’t take the easy way out – Mexican carne asada marinade is a must for any carne asada dinner!
Carne Asada Seasoning Ingredients (prep)
- Sea salt
- Cracked black pepper
Marinade:
- 2 limes
- 1 orange
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 1 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 jalapeno
- 2 tablespoons of white vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions:
- Prepare for juicing the limes by rolling it out on a table with the palm of your hand. This helps to soften the fruit and break the fibers of pulp, which in turn releases juices.
- Cut all citrus (limes and 1 orange) in half and squeeze out the juice into a bowl. If you have a citrus juicer use that or do the old fork trick that I still do to this day. Insert the fork and squeeze while rotating.
- Separate garlic cloves and remove their natural paper so you can either mince them or crush them in a garlic crusher.
- Finely dice the jalapeño. Chop the cilantro.
- Add all ingredients to the bowl : lime juice, orange juice, crushed garlic, jalapeño, cilantro, vinegar, olive oil and salt.
- If you have a hand held immersion blender use it to help the oil amalgamate with the citrus liquids and to help blend the other ingredients more. Use the pulse mode and make sure it still has chunks of ingredients and is not completely smooth. If you don’t have an immersion hand held blender – but you do have a high speed blender – transfer ingredients to the blender and pulse until you see the oil change color and consistency.
- Place your raw steak in a glass dish and pour the marinade over the top. Move the steak around to make sure all sides are coated evenly.
- Refrigerate over night or for at least two hours.
10. Bonus*- Remove the marinating meat from the refrigerator at least 30 minutes before cooking to help it come up to room temperature. Taking the chill off will help the meat cook more evenly.
Carne Asada Tacos Marinade
FAQ:
What is carne asada ?
Translates to grilled or roasted meat. Most of the time the term is synonymous with steak in particular. Asada Mexican food is one of the most popular forms of the cuisine in America.
What is the asada meaning ?
Grilled or roasted meat.
What are some other carne asada recipes you can make that pair well with these flavors in this mexican steak marinade ?
This recipe is great for filling tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos and much more!
Is this a typical carne asada marinade recipe ?
Yes the common denominators in carne asada seasoning and marinades are citrus (orange and limes), jalapeños (spicy & earthy tones), cilantro, garlic(and lots of it!), vinegar, oil and salt. This is a very common asada sauce for authentic carne asada marinade. The most familiar place you might recognize these flavors is for traditional steak taco marinade recipe.
Can you use this as a carne asada sauce recipe ?
How this marinade differs from being used as a sauce is that you will only use it on the raw steak before and while cooking. You don’t want to pour this sauce on the steak after it is already cooked because the flavors really need go through the cooking process in order to really taste good.
What do you recommend for asada seasoning before marinating?
I recommend generous salt on both sides and cracked black pepper if you like it.
This recipe is an easy carne asada marinade with simple fresh ingredients and with a few quick and easy steps you will add a ton of flavor and tenderness to your steak.
Homemade Carne Asada Marinade
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Thanks for checking out this quick carne asada marinade, If you liked this one you may love some of my other favorite recipes such as caldo de pollo arroz (with rice!), ground beef picadillo or birria ramen.
This is a great recipe to try if you’re a fan grilled steak and Mexican flavors. Please rate or comment below and if you made any additions or alterations and want to let me in on your ideas on this recipe, I would love to hear about it! If you would like to share or pin on Pinterest I am always thankful. Check out my food journey on Pinterest at Molé in the Wall.
I hope you do try this carne asada steak marinade and throughly enjoy it as much as we have. I’m pretty sure grilled steak may become one of your new favorite meals!
Thanks for checking out this quick carne asada marinade, If you liked this one you may love some of my other favorite recipes such as caldo de pollo arroz (with rice!), ground beef picadillo or birria ramen.
This is a great recipe to try if you’re a fan grilled steak and Mexican flavors. Please rate or comment below and if you made any additions or alterations and want to let me in on your ideas on this recipes, I would love to hear about it! If you would like to share or pin on Pinterest I am always thankful. Check out my food journey on Pinterest at Molé in the Wall.
I hope you do try this carne asada steak marinade and throughly enjoy it as much as we have. I’m pretty sure grilled steak may become one of your new favorite meals!
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Carne Asada Marinade
Ingredients
- 2 limes
- 1 orange
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 1 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 jalapeno
- 2 tablespoons of white vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Prepare for juicing the limes by rolling it out on a table with the palm of your hand. This helps to soften the fruit and break the fibers of pulp, which in turn releases juices.
- Cut all citrus (limes and 1 orange) in half and squeeze out the juice into a bowl. If you have a citrus juicer use that or do the old fork trick that I still do to this day. Insert the fork and squeeze while rotating.
- Separate garlic cloves and remove their natural paper so you can either mince them or crush them in a garlic crusher.
- Finely dice the jalapeño. Chop the cilantro.
- Add all ingredients to the bowl : lime juice, orange juice, crushed garlic, jalapeño, cilantro, vinegar, olive oil and salt.
- If you have a hand held immersion blender use it to help the oil amalgamate with the citrus liquids and to help blend the other ingredients more. Use the pulse mode and make sure it still has chunks of ingredients and is not completely smooth. If you don’t have an immersion hand held blender – but you do have a high speed blender – transfer ingredients to the blender and pulse until you see the oil change color and consistency.
- Place your raw steak in a glass dish and pour the marinade over the top. Move the steak around to make sure all sides are coated evenly.
- Refrigerate over night or for at least two hours.
- Bonus*- Remove the marinating meat from the refrigerator at least 30 minutes before cooking to help it come up to room temperature. Taking the chill off will help the meat cook more evenly.
